Public Holidays in Lebanon — 2027
There are 16 public holidays in Lebanon in 2027 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
8 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 8 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 12 before July and 4 after it — with May the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 99 days, from Sunday, August 15, 2027 to Monday, November 22, 2027; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
4 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Lebanon sits in Western Asia, is run from Beirut, pays in Lebanese Pound, and has about 6.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 16
- Days off work
- 8
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (5)
- Longest gap
- 99 days
- Capital
- Beirut
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Sun, Feb 14 | Sunday | Rafic Hariri Memorial Day | |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tue, Mar 9 | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Wed, Mar 10 | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Thu, Mar 11 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Sat, May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day | |
| Sat, May 15 | Saturday | Arafat Day | |
| Sun, May 16 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Mon, May 17 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Tue, May 18 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Sun, Jun 6 | Sunday | Islamic New Year | |
| Sat, Aug 14 | Saturday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Sun, Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption Day | |
| Mon, Nov 22 | Monday | Independence Day | |
| Sat, Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
How many public holidays does Lebanon have in 2027?
16 — of which 8 fall on a working day and 8 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Lebanon in 2027?
New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027. The last one of the year is Christmas Day on Saturday, December 25, 2027.
Which days are the weekend in Lebanon?
Saturday + Sunday. 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 Lebanon in 2027?
Between Sunday, August 15, 2027 and Monday, November 22, 2027 — 99 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2027 dates confirmed?
10 of the 16 dates are approximate — mostly moon-sighting based observances that shift by a day. The rest are fixed. Source: curated official calendar.