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Upcoming Iraq Public Holidays

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This page contains the list of upcoming Iraq public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from May 2025 to April 2026. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly.

Below is the list of Iraq public holidays from May 2025 to April 2026:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Thursday Labor Day
Saturday Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Sunday Eid al Adha Holiday
Monday Eid al Adha Holiday
Tuesday Eid al Adha Holiday
Saturday Eid al-Ghadir
Friday Islamic New Year
Monday Ashura
Monday Republic Day
Friday The day after the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein
Friday Moulad (The Prophet's Birthday)
Friday National Iraqi Day
Wednesday Victory Day
Thursday Christmas Day
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
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

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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