Public holidays
Public holidays in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic has 21 public holidays in 2026, of which 8 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 holiday6 OctoberTishreen Liberation War Day
202621 dayspublic holidays in total
202721 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 8 MarchRevolution Daylong weekend likely
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 21 MarchMother's Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 5 AprilGregorian Easter Sundaylong weekend likely
Sunday 12 AprilJulian Easter Sundaylong weekend likely
Friday 17 AprilIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 6 MayMartyrs' Day
Tuesday 26 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 29 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 16 JuneIslamic New Yeardate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 25 AugustProphet's Birthdaydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 6 OctoberTishreen Liberation War Day
Tuesday 8 DecemberLiberation Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 MarchRevolution Day
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 21 MarchMother's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 MarchGregorian Easter Sundaylong weekend likely
Saturday 17 AprilIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayJulian Easter Sundaylong weekend likely
Thursday 6 MayMartyrs' Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 15 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 18 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Sunday 6 JuneIslamic New Yearlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 14 AugustProphet's Birthdayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 6 OctoberTishreen Liberation War Day
Wednesday 8 DecemberLiberation Day
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Daylong weekend likely
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.