Public Holidays in Iraq — 2025
Iraq keeps a short official calendar in 2025: 7 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
2 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 5 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 4 before July and 3 after it — with January the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 155 days, from Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Friday, October 3, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
2 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Iraq sits in Western Asia, is run from Baghdad, pays in Iraqi Dinar, and has about 40.2M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 7
- Days off work
- 5
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- January (2)
- Longest gap
- 155 days
- Capital
- Baghdad
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Mon, Jan 6 | Monday | Army Day | |
| Fri, Mar 21 | Friday | Nowruz | |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | |
| Fri, Oct 3 | Friday | National Day | |
| Wed, Dec 10 | Wednesday | Victory Day | |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2025?
7 — of which 5 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Iraq in 2025?
New Year's Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Christmas Day on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Iraq?
Friday + Saturday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Iraq in 2025?
Between Thursday, May 1, 2025 and Friday, October 3, 2025 — 155 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 7 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.