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Public holidays in Iran

28 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Banks, post offices and most shops close — plan transport and bookings around these dates.

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Here are all 28 nationwide public holidays in Iran for 2026, with dates, local names and the next one coming up. Use them to plan around bank closures, transport changes and long weekends.

Next up
13
Nov
Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara
ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ زﻫﺮا ﺳﻼم اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻬﺎ · Nationwide · falls on a Fri
in 49 days

All 2026 holidays

2
Jan
Birthday of Imam AliApproximate
وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم · Fri
Nationwide
16
Jan
Mabaas of MuhammadApproximate
ﻣﺒﻌﺚ ﺣﻀﺮت رﺳﻮل اﮐﺮم ﺻﻠﯽ اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ و آﻟﻪ · Fri
Nationwide
3
Feb
Birthday of Imam MahdiApproximate
وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻗﺎﺋﻢ ﻋﺠﻞاﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻓﺮﺟﻪ شریف · Tue
Nationwide
11
Feb
Anniversary of Islamic Revolution
انقلاب اسلامی پنجاه و هفت · Wed
Nationwide
10
Mar
Martyrdom of Imam AliApproximate
ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم · Tue
Nationwide
20
Mar
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Approximate
ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻓﻄﺮ · Fri
Nationwide
20
Mar
Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry
ملی شدن صنعت نفت · Fri
Nationwide
21
Mar
Holyday for Fetr EeidApproximate
ﺑﻪ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺖ ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻓﻄﺮ · Sat
Nationwide
21
Mar
Nowruz
نوروز · Sat
Nationwide
22
Mar
Nowruz
نوروز · Sun
Nationwide
23
Mar
Nowruz
نوروز · Mon
Nationwide
24
Mar
Nowruz
نوروز · Tue
Nationwide
1
Apr
Islamic Republic Day
روز جمهوری اسلامی · Wed
Nationwide
2
Apr
Sizdah Bedar
سیزده بدر · Thu
Nationwide
13
Apr
Martyrdom of Imam JafarApproximate
ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﺟﻌﻔﺮ ﺻﺎدق ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم · Mon
Nationwide
27
May
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)Approximate
ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻗﺮﺑﺎن · Wed
Nationwide
4
Jun
Eid al-GhadeerApproximate
ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻏﺪﯾﺮ ﺧﻢ · Thu
Nationwide
4
Jun
Imam Khomeini's Demise
رﺣﻠﺖ اﻣﺎم ﺧﻤﯿﻨﯽ · Thu
Nationwide
5
Jun
Revolt of Khordad 15
قیام ۱۵ خرداد · Fri
Nationwide
24
Jun
TasouaApproximate
ﺗﺎﺳﻮﻋﺎی ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ · Wed
Nationwide
25
Jun
AshouraApproximate
ﻋﺎﺷﻮرای ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ · Thu
Nationwide
3
Aug
Arbaeen-e HosseiniApproximate
اربعین حسینی · Mon
Nationwide
11
Aug
Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba)Approximate
رﺣﻠﺖ ﺣﻀﺮت رﺳﻮل اﮐﺮم صلّی الله علیه وآله و سلّم · Tue
Nationwide
13
Aug
Martyrdom of Imam RezaApproximate
ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم رﺿﺎ ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم · Thu
Nationwide
21
Aug
Martyrdom of Imam HassanApproximate
شهادت امام حسن عسكری علیه‌السلام · Fri
Nationwide
30
Aug
Birthday of Muhammad ProphetApproximate
ولادت حضرت رسول اکرم صلّی الله علیه وآله و سلّم · Sun
Nationwide
13
Nov
Martyrdom of Fatima-ZaharaNextApproximate
ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ زﻫﺮا ﺳﻼم اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻬﺎ · Fri
Nationwide
22
Dec
Birthday of Imam AliApproximate
وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم · Tue
Nationwide

2026 calendar & bridge days

Every public holiday is marked below. If you work in this country, turn on bridge days: a single workday booked off next to a holiday turns it and the weekend into a long break.

Public holidayBridge dayWeekendToday
January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
Mon
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Sun
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September
Mon
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Sun
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October
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November
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December
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Best bridge days

  • 5
    days off
    1 Wed – Sun, Apr 5
    Take Fri, Apr 3 off
    for 1 day of leave
  • 5
    days off
    24 Wed – Sun, Jun 28
    Take Fri, Jun 26 off
    for 1 day of leave
  • 4
    days off
    31 Sat – Tue, Feb 3
    Take Mon, Feb 2 off
    for 1 day of leave
  • 4
    days off
    7 Sat – Tue, Mar 10
    Take Mon, Mar 9 off
    for 1 day of leave
  • 4
    days off
    8 Sat – Tue, Aug 11
    Take Mon, Aug 10 off
    for 1 day of leave
  • 4
    days off
    13 Thu – Sun, Aug 16
    Take Fri, Aug 14 off
    for 1 day of leave
  • 4
    days off
    19 Sat – Tue, Dec 22
    Take Mon, Dec 21 off
    for 1 day of leave
  • 6
    days off
    28 Sat – Thu, Apr 2
    Take 30 Mon – Tue, Mar 31 off
    for 2 days of leave
Good to know

When a public holiday lands midweek, many people “bridge” the gap to the weekend — expect quieter cities and busier roads around the long weekend.

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Iran has 28 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Some regions add their own local holidays on top, so the total where you're travelling can be higher.

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Holiday data from date-holidays, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Islamic holidays depend on a moon sighting and are approximate — they may shift by a day.