Public holidays
Public holidays in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic has 21 public holidays in 2026, of which 7 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 — in 25 days
202621 dayspublic holidays in total
202721 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Sunday 8 MarchRevolution Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate 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-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 5 AprilGregorian Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 12 AprilJulian Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Friday 17 AprilIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
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-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Friday 29 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate 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 Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 8 MarchRevolution Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Sunday 21 MarchMother's Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 28 MarchGregorian Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 17 AprilIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayJulian Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 6 MayMartyrs' Day
Saturday 15 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 18 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Sunday 6 JuneIslamic New Yearfalls on a weekenddate 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 Dayfalls on a weekend
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.