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Iraq Public Holidays 2026

See also: 2026 public holidays in Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and worldwide.

This page contains the list of Iraq 2026 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Iraq public holidays in 2026 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Thursday New Year's Day (Sovereignty Day)
Tuesday Army Day (1921) (except Kurdistan)
Friday Bank Holiday (the Prophet's Ascension) banks
Thursday Rebellion Anniversary (1991) (Kurdistan) regional
Friday Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Saturday Eid al Fitr Holiday
Saturday Spring Day (Nowruz)
Sunday Eid al Fitr Holiday banks
Thursday Baghdad Liberation Day (Kurdistan) regional
Friday Labor Day
Wednesday Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Thursday Eid al Adha Holiday
Friday Eid al Adha Holiday
Saturday Eid al Adha Holiday
June Thursday Eid al-Ghadir
June Tuesday Islamic New Year
June Thursday Ashura
July Tuesday Republic Day
Aug Wednesday The day after the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein
Aug Tuesday Moulad (The Prophet's Birthday)
Oct Saturday National Iraqi Day
Dec Thursday Victory Day
Dec Friday Christmas Day

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Global Holidays Observed in Iraq


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Iraq, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2025-2035).

Iraq Background Information and Links