Iran holidays 2026 and 2027
Iran (IR). Public holidays fall on 27 weekdays in Iran in 2026.
- Id
IR- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Fri
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Jan 2026 | Birthday of Imam Ali | Closed | ||
| Sat 17 Jan 2026 | Isra' and Mi'raj | Closed | ||
| Wed 4 Feb 2026 | Birthday of Mahdi | Closed | ||
| Wed 11 Feb 2026 | Islamic Revolution Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 1 Mar 2026 | Public Holiday | Closed | ||
| Mon 2 Mar 2026 | Public Holiday | Closed | ||
| Tue 3 Mar 2026 | Public Holiday | Closed | ||
| Wed 4 Mar 2026 | Public Holiday | Closed | ||
| Thu 5 Mar 2026 | Public Holiday | Closed | ||
| Fri 6 Mar 2026 | Public Holiday | Closed | ||
| Sat 7 Mar 2026 | Public Holiday | Closed | ||
| Wed 11 Mar 2026 | Martyrdom of Imam Ali | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Nowruz | Closed | ||
| Sun 22 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | Closed | ||
| Sun 22 Mar 2026 | Nowruz Holiday | Closed | ||
| Mon 23 Mar 2026 | Nowruz Holiday | Closed | ||
| Tue 24 Mar 2026 | Nowruz Holiday | Closed | ||
| Wed 1 Apr 2026 | Islamic Republic Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 2 Apr 2026 | Nature's Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 14 Apr 2026 | Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | Closed | ||
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha | Closed | ||
| Thu 4 Jun 2026 | Death of Imam Khomeini | Closed | ||
| Thu 4 Jun 2026 | Eid al-Ghadir | Closed | ||
| Fri 5 Jun 2026 | 15 Khordad Uprising | Closed | ||
| Wed 24 Jun 2026 | Tasua | Closed | ||
| Thu 25 Jun 2026 | Ashura | Closed | ||
| Tue 4 Aug 2026 | Arbaeen | Closed | ||
| Wed 12 Aug 2026 | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali | Closed | ||
| Thu 13 Aug 2026 | Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida | Closed | ||
| Fri 21 Aug 2026 | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari | Closed | ||
| Sun 30 Aug 2026 | Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | Closed | ||
| Fri 13 Nov 2026 | Martyrdom of Fatima | Closed | ||
| Wed 23 Dec 2026 | Birthday of Imam Ali | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 Jan 2027 | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 24 Jan 2027 | Birthday of Mahdi (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 11 Feb 2027 | Islamic Revolution Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 1 Mar 2027 | Martyrdom of Imam Ali (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 10 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 11 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 20 Mar 2027 | Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 21 Mar 2027 | Nowruz | Closed | ||
| Mon 22 Mar 2027 | Nowruz Holiday | Closed | ||
| Tue 23 Mar 2027 | Nowruz Holiday | Closed | ||
| Wed 24 Mar 2027 | Nowruz Holiday | Closed | ||
| Thu 1 Apr 2027 | Islamic Republic Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 2 Apr 2027 | Nature's Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 3 Apr 2027 | Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 17 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 May 2027 | Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 4 Jun 2027 | Death of Imam Khomeini | Closed | ||
| Sat 5 Jun 2027 | 15 Khordad Uprising | Closed | ||
| Tue 15 Jun 2027 | Tasua (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 16 Jun 2027 | Ashura (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 25 Jul 2027 | Arbaeen (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 2 Aug 2027 | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 3 Aug 2027 | Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 11 Aug 2027 | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Aug 2027 | Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 3 Nov 2027 | Martyrdom of Fatima (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 12 Dec 2027 | Birthday of Imam Ali (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 26 Dec 2027 | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) | 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").
Iran holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Iran closed in 2026?
27: Birthday of Imam Ali (Sat 3 Jan 2026); Isra' and Mi'raj (Sat 17 Jan 2026); Birthday of Mahdi (Wed 4 Feb 2026); Islamic Revolution Day (Wed 11 Feb 2026); Public Holiday (Sun 1 Mar 2026); Public Holiday (Mon 2 Mar 2026); Public Holiday (Tue 3 Mar 2026); Public Holiday (Wed 4 Mar 2026); Public Holiday (Thu 5 Mar 2026); Public Holiday (Sat 7 Mar 2026); Martyrdom of Imam Ali (Wed 11 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr and Nowruz (Sat 21 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday and Nowruz Holiday (Sun 22 Mar 2026); Nowruz Holiday (Mon 23 Mar 2026); Nowruz Holiday (Tue 24 Mar 2026); Islamic Republic Day (Wed 1 Apr 2026); Nature's Day (Thu 2 Apr 2026); Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (Tue 14 Apr 2026); Eid al-Adha (Wed 27 May 2026); Death of Imam Khomeini and Eid al-Ghadir (Thu 4 Jun 2026); Tasua (Wed 24 Jun 2026); Ashura (Thu 25 Jun 2026); Arbaeen (Tue 4 Aug 2026); Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali (Wed 12 Aug 2026); Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida (Thu 13 Aug 2026); Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (Sun 30 Aug 2026); Birthday of Imam Ali (Wed 23 Dec 2026).
Which days are the weekend for Iran?
Fri. 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=IR&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/IR.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
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