Public holidays
Public holidays in Iran
Iran has 35 public holidays in 2026, of which 10 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday14 NovemberMartyrdom of Fatima — in 64 days
202635 dayspublic holidays in total
202728 daysalready scheduled
2026
Saturday 3 JanuaryBirthday of Imam Alifalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 17 JanuaryIsra' and Mi'rajfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 4 FebruaryBirthday of Mahdidate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 11 FebruaryIslamic Revolution Day
Sunday 1 MarchPublic Holidayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 MarchPublic Holidaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 3 MarchPublic Holiday
Wednesday 4 MarchPublic Holiday
Thursday 5 MarchPublic Holiday
Friday 6 MarchPublic Holidaylong weekend likely
Saturday 7 MarchPublic Holidayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 11 MarchMartyrdom of Imam Alidate set by moon sighting
Friday 20 MarchIranian Oil Industry Nationalization Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 21 MarchNowruzfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitr Holidayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 22 MarchNowruz Holidayfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchNowruz Holidaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 24 MarchNowruz Holiday
Wednesday 1 AprilIslamic Republic Day
Thursday 2 AprilNature's Day
Tuesday 14 AprilMartyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiqdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Thursday 4 JuneDeath of Imam Khomeini
Friday 5 June15 Khordad Uprisinglong weekend likely
Friday 5 JuneEid al-Ghadirlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Thursday 25 JuneTasuadate set by moon sighting
Friday 26 JuneAshuralong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 4 AugustArbaeendate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 12 AugustDeath of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Alidate set by moon sighting
Friday 14 AugustMartyrdom of Ali al-Ridalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 22 AugustMartyrdom of Hasan al-Askarifalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 31 AugustBirthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiqlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 14 NovemberMartyrdom of Fatimafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 23 DecemberBirthday of Imam Alidate set by moon sighting
2027
Wednesday 6 JanuaryIsra' and Mi'rajdate set by moon sighting
Sunday 24 JanuaryBirthday of Mahdifalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 FebruaryIslamic Revolution Day
Monday 1 MarchMartyrdom of Imam Alilong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitr Holidaydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 20 MarchIranian Oil Industry Nationalization Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 21 MarchNowruzfalls on a weekend
Monday 22 MarchNowruz Holidaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 23 MarchNowruz Holiday
Wednesday 24 MarchNowruz Holiday
Thursday 1 AprilIslamic Republic Day
Friday 2 AprilNature's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 3 AprilMartyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiqfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 25 MayEid al-Ghadirdate set by moon sighting
Friday 4 JuneDeath of Imam Khomeinilong weekend likely
Saturday 5 June15 Khordad Uprisingfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 15 JuneTasuadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 16 JuneAshuradate set by moon sighting
Sunday 25 JulyArbaeenfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 2 AugustDeath of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Alilong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 3 AugustMartyrdom of Ali al-Ridadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 11 AugustMartyrdom of Hasan al-Askaridate set by moon sighting
Friday 20 AugustBirthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiqlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 3 NovemberMartyrdom of Fatimadate set by moon sighting
Sunday 12 DecemberBirthday of Imam Alifalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 26 DecemberIsra' and Mi'rajfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.