Public holidays in Iran 2026

35 public holidays; 27 fall on a working day. The weekend in Iran is Friday.

Date	Holiday	Days
3 JanuarySaturday	Birthday of Imam Ali
17 JanuarySaturday	Isra' and Mi'raj
4 FebruaryWednesday	Birthday of Mahdi
11 FebruaryWednesday	Islamic Revolution Day
1 MarchSunday	Public Holiday
2 MarchMonday	Public Holiday
3 MarchTuesday	Public Holiday
4 MarchWednesday	Public Holiday
5 MarchThursday	Public Holiday
6 MarchFriday	Public Holidayweekend
7 MarchSaturday	Public Holiday
11 MarchWednesday	Martyrdom of Imam Ali
20 MarchFriday	Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Dayweekend
21 MarchSaturday	Eid al-Fitr
21 MarchSaturday	Nowruz
22 MarchSunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
22 MarchSunday	Nowruz Holiday
23 MarchMonday	Nowruz Holiday
24 MarchTuesday	Nowruz Holiday
1 AprilWednesday	Islamic Republic Day
2 AprilThursday	Nature's Day
14 AprilTuesday	Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
27 MayWednesday	Eid al-Adha
4 JuneThursday	Death of Imam Khomeini
4 JuneThursday	Eid al-Ghadir
5 JuneFriday	15 Khordad Uprisingweekend
24 JuneWednesday	Tasua
25 JuneThursday	Ashura
4 AugustTuesday	Arbaeen
12 AugustWednesday	Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali
13 AugustThursday	Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida
21 AugustFriday	Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askariweekend
30 AugustSunday	Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
13 NovemberFriday	Martyrdom of Fatimaweekend
23 DecemberWednesday	Birthday of Imam Ali

Count working days in Iran

Notes

Only nationwide public holidays are listed. Regions, employers and schools may add others. See also the 2026 calendar and time in Iran. Source: holidays 0.108 (github.com/vacanza/holidays), MIT.