Iraq Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Iraq. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Iraq has 7 public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on a weekend. There are 2 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 3 days around New Year's Day (1–3 January).
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2025 · 7 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.01.06Mon | Army Day | |
| 2025.03.21Fri | Nowruz | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour Day | |
| 2025.10.03Fri | National Day | |
| 2025.12.10Wed | Victory Day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day |
Iraq public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.01.06Tue | Army Day | |
| 2026.03.21Sat | Nowruz | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour Day | |
| 2026.10.03Sat | National Day | |
| 2026.12.10Thu | Victory Day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day |
2027 · 7 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.01.06Wed | Army Day | |
| 2027.03.21Sun | Nowruz | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Labour Day | |
| 2027.10.03Sun | National Day | |
| 2027.12.10Fri | Victory Day | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas Day |
2025 · 5 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed ~ 01.04Sat | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.01.03Fri ~ 01.06Mon | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.03Sat | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.10Wed ~ 12.13Sat | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.27Sat | 3-day break |
Iraq Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.03Sat | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.10Thu ~ 12.12Sat | 3-day break |
2027 · 3 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.06Wed ~ 01.09Sat | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.03.19Fri ~ 03.21Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.10.01Fri ~ 10.03Sun | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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