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Public holidays in Iran in 2026
Iran has 28 public holidays in 2026, 21 of them on working days, leaving 294 working days. 3 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | Birthday of Imam Ali |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Friday | Mabaas of Muhammad |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Imam Mahdi |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Anniversary of Islamic Revolution |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Martyrdom of Imam Ali |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Holyday for Fetr Eeid |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Nowruz |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday | Nowruz |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Monday | Nowruz |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Nowruz |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | Islamic Republic Day |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Sizdah Bedar |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Monday | Martyrdom of Imam Jafar |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Eid al-Ghadeer |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Imam Khomeini's Demise |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Friday | Revolt of Khordad 15 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Wednesday | Tasoua |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Ashoura |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Monday | Arbaeen-e Hosseini |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Thursday | Martyrdom of Imam Reza |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Friday | Martyrdom of Imam Hassan |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Sunday | Birthday of Muhammad Prophet |
| 13 Nov 2026 | Friday | Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara |
| 22 Dec 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Imam Ali |
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Long weekends in Iran, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 2 Jan 2026 – 3 Jan 2026: book Saturday 3 Jan 2026 (Birthday of Imam Ali)
- 15 Jan 2026 – 16 Jan 2026: book Thursday 15 Jan 2026 (Mabaas of Muhammad)
- 2 Feb 2026 – 3 Feb 2026: book Monday 2 Feb 2026 (Birthday of Imam Mahdi)
- 11 Feb 2026 – 13 Feb 2026: book Thursday 12 Feb 2026 (Anniversary of Islamic Revolution)
- 9 Mar 2026 – 10 Mar 2026: book Monday 9 Mar 2026 (Martyrdom of Imam Ali)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 24 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry, Nowruz)
- 31 Mar 2026 – 3 Apr 2026: book Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 (Islamic Republic Day, Sizdah Bedar)
- 12 Apr 2026 – 13 Apr 2026: book Sunday 12 Apr 2026 (Martyrdom of Imam Jafar)
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