Holiday calendar
Holiday calendarPublic holidays in Iran
dates, names and what's closed
It's worth planning around Iran's holiday calendar: attractions, museums and banks close, public transport switches to a holiday timetable, and flight and hotel prices around long weekends jump. On the upside — festivals, parades and markets you won't see on an ordinary day.
Coming up
Upcoming public holidays in Iran
- Friday 13 NovemberMartyrdom of Fatima-Zahara · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ زﻫﺮا ﺳﻼم اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻬﺎ
- Tuesday 22 DecemberBirthday of Imam Ali · وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم
- Tuesday 5 January 2027Mabaas of Muhammad · ﻣﺒﻌﺚ ﺣﻀﺮت رﺳﻮل اﮐﺮم ﺻﻠﯽ اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ و آﻟﻪ
- Saturday 23 January 2027Birthday of Imam Mahdi · وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻗﺎﺋﻢ ﻋﺠﻞاﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻓﺮﺟﻪ شریف
- Thursday 11 February 2027Anniversary of Islamic Revolution · انقلاب اسلامی پنجاه و هفت
- Sunday 28 February 2027Martyrdom of Imam Ali · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم
- Tuesday 9 March 2027End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) · ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻓﻄﺮ
- Wednesday 10 March 2027Holyday for Fetr Eeid · ﺑﻪ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺖ ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻓﻄﺮ
- Saturday 20 March 2027Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry · ملی شدن صنعت نفت
- Sunday 21 March 2027Nowruz · نوروز
- Monday 22 March 2027Nowruz · نوروز
- Tuesday 23 March 2027Nowruz · نوروز
- Wednesday 24 March 2027Nowruz · نوروز
- Thursday 1 April 2027Islamic Republic Day · روز جمهوری اسلامی
- Friday 2 April 2027Martyrdom of Imam Jafar · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﺟﻌﻔﺮ ﺻﺎدق ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم
- Friday 2 April 2027Sizdah Bedar · سیزده بدر
- Sunday 16 May 2027Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) · ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻗﺮﺑﺎن
- Monday 24 May 2027Eid al-Ghadeer · ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻏﺪﯾﺮ ﺧﻢ
- Friday 4 June 2027Imam Khomeini's Demise · رﺣﻠﺖ اﻣﺎم ﺧﻤﯿﻨﯽ
- Saturday 5 June 2027Revolt of Khordad 15 · قیام ۱۵ خرداد
- Monday 14 June 2027Tasoua · ﺗﺎﺳﻮﻋﺎی ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ
- Tuesday 15 June 2027Ashoura · ﻋﺎﺷﻮرای ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ
- Saturday 24 July 2027Arbaeen-e Hosseini · اربعین حسینی
- Sunday 1 August 2027Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) · رﺣﻠﺖ ﺣﻀﺮت رﺳﻮل اﮐﺮم صلّی الله علیه وآله و سلّم
- Tuesday 3 August 2027Martyrdom of Imam Reza · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم رﺿﺎ ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم
- Tuesday 10 August 2027Martyrdom of Imam Hassan · شهادت امام حسن عسكری علیه‌السلام
- Thursday 19 August 2027Birthday of Muhammad Prophet · ولادت حضرت رسول اکرم صلّی الله علیه وآله و سلّم
All 2026 holidays in Iran
- Friday 2 JanuaryBirthday of Imam Ali · وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم
- Friday 16 JanuaryMabaas of Muhammad · ﻣﺒﻌﺚ ﺣﻀﺮت رﺳﻮل اﮐﺮم ﺻﻠﯽ اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ و آﻟﻪ
- Tuesday 3 FebruaryBirthday of Imam Mahdi · وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻗﺎﺋﻢ ﻋﺠﻞاﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻓﺮﺟﻪ شریف
- Wednesday 11 FebruaryAnniversary of Islamic Revolution · انقلاب اسلامی پنجاه و هفت
- Tuesday 10 MarchMartyrdom of Imam Ali · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم
- Friday 20 MarchEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) · ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻓﻄﺮ
- Friday 20 MarchNationalization of the Iranian oil industry · ملی شدن صنعت نفت
- Saturday 21 MarchHolyday for Fetr Eeid · ﺑﻪ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺖ ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻓﻄﺮ
- Saturday 21 MarchNowruz · نوروز
- Sunday 22 MarchNowruz · نوروز
- Monday 23 MarchNowruz · نوروز
- Tuesday 24 MarchNowruz · نوروز
- Wednesday 1 AprilIslamic Republic Day · روز جمهوری اسلامی
- Thursday 2 AprilSizdah Bedar · سیزده بدر
- Monday 13 AprilMartyrdom of Imam Jafar · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﺟﻌﻔﺮ ﺻﺎدق ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم
- Wednesday 27 MayFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) · ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻗﺮﺑﺎن
- Thursday 4 JuneEid al-Ghadeer · ﻋﯿﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ ﻏﺪﯾﺮ ﺧﻢ
- Thursday 4 JuneImam Khomeini's Demise · رﺣﻠﺖ اﻣﺎم ﺧﻤﯿﻨﯽ
- Friday 5 JuneRevolt of Khordad 15 · قیام ۱۵ خرداد
- Wednesday 24 JuneTasoua · ﺗﺎﺳﻮﻋﺎی ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ
- Thursday 25 JuneAshoura · ﻋﺎﺷﻮرای ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ
- Monday 3 AugustArbaeen-e Hosseini · اربعین حسینی
- Tuesday 11 AugustDemise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) · رﺣﻠﺖ ﺣﻀﺮت رﺳﻮل اﮐﺮم صلّی الله علیه وآله و سلّم
- Thursday 13 AugustMartyrdom of Imam Reza · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم رﺿﺎ ﻋﻠﯿﻪاﻟﺴﻼم
- Friday 21 AugustMartyrdom of Imam Hassan · شهادت امام حسن عسكری علیه‌السلام
- Sunday 30 AugustBirthday of Muhammad Prophet · ولادت حضرت رسول اکرم صلّی الله علیه وآله و سلّم
- Friday 13 NovemberMartyrdom of Fatima-Zahara · ﺷﻬﺎدت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ زﻫﺮا ﺳﻼم اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻬﺎ
- Tuesday 22 DecemberBirthday of Imam Ali · وﻻدت ﺣﻀﺮت اﻣﺎم ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم
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Flights & hotels for Iran
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Q&A
Answers to your questions
What's the next public holiday in Iran?
Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara — Friday 13 November.
How many public holidays does Iran have?
Iran has 28 public holidays in 2026. Government offices and banks close, and some attractions and shops may be closed or on reduced hours.
What's closed on public holidays in Iran?
Banks, government offices and post offices close. Many supermarkets and shops close or run reduced hours, especially in smaller towns. Public transport usually shifts to a weekend timetable, and museums and attractions vary — check ahead.
Is it worth visiting Iran during a holiday?
It depends on the holiday. Ones with a public tradition — markets, parades, fireworks — are an experience in themselves. Ones where everything shuts and locals stay home are less convenient. The list above flags what to expect on each date.
Are shops open on Sundays in Iran?
Some European countries restrict Sunday and holiday trading by law; others don't. In big cities and tourist areas something is always open, but don't count on a big shop run on a Sunday or holiday.
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Sources: Dates: date-holidays