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2025-2026 Iraq Public Holidays

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Below is the list of upcoming Iraq public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from December 2025 to November 2026:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Wednesday Victory Day
Thursday Christmas Day
Sunday Public Sector Holiday (Kurdistan) regional government
Monday Public Sector Holiday (Kurdistan) regional government
Tuesday Public Sector Holiday (Kurdistan) regional government
Wednesday Public Sector Holiday (Kurdistan) regional government
Thursday New Year's Day (Sovereignty Day)
Tuesday Army Day (1921) (except Kurdistan)
Thursday Public Holiday (Baghdad) (Martyrdom of Imam Kadhim) regional
Saturday Bank Holiday (the Prophet's Ascension) banks
Thursday Rebellion Anniversary (1991) (Kurdistan) regional
Monday Bank Holiday (Halabja) banks
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
Thursday Eid al-Ghadir
Tuesday Islamic New Year
Thursday Ashura
Wednesday The day after the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein
Tuesday Moulad (The Prophet's Birthday)
Saturday National Iraqi 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 (2026-2036).

Iraq Background Information and Links