Iraq (christian) holidays 2026 and 2027
Iraq (christian) (IQ:christian). Public holidays fall on 13 weekdays in Iraq (christian) in 2026.
- Id
IQ:christian- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Fri–Sat
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 6 Jan 2026 | Army Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 16 Mar 2026 | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Nowruz | Closed | ||
| Sun 22 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 5 Apr 2026 | Easter Sunday | Closed | ||
| Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 26 May 2026 | Day of Arafah (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 28 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 29 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 4 Jun 2026 | Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 16 Jun 2026 | Islamic New Year (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 25 Jun 2026 | Ashura (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 6 Jan 2027 | Army Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 10 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 11 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 16 Mar 2027 | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people | Closed | ||
| Sun 21 Mar 2027 | Nowruz | Closed | ||
| Sun 28 Mar 2027 | Easter Sunday | Closed | ||
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 15 May 2027 | Day of Arafah (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 17 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 18 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 24 May 2027 | Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 6 Jun 2027 | Islamic New Year (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 15 Jun 2027 | Ashura (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 14 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Iraq (christian) holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Iraq (christian) closed in 2026?
13: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Army Day (Tue 6 Jan 2026); Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people (Mon 16 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Sun 22 Mar 2026); Easter Sunday (Sun 5 Apr 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Day of Arafah (estimated) (Tue 26 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Wed 27 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Thu 28 May 2026); Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) (Thu 4 Jun 2026); Islamic New Year (estimated) (Tue 16 Jun 2026); Ashura (estimated) (Thu 25 Jun 2026); Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Tue 25 Aug 2026).
Which days are the weekend for Iraq (christian)?
Fri–Sat. Those days aren't business days unless a date says otherwise.
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=IQ%3Achristian&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/IQ%3Achristian.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
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