Public Holidays in Qatar — 2026
There are 14 public holidays in Qatar in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
4 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 10 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: March alone holds 5 of them, while 5 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 115 days, from Tuesday, August 25, 2026 to Friday, December 18, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 0 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Qatar sits in Western Asia, is run from Doha, pays in Qatari Rial, and has about 2.9M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 14
- Days off work
- 10
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- March (5)
- Longest gap
- 115 days
- Capital
- Doha
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Tue, Feb 10 | Tuesday | National Sports Day | |
| Sun, Mar 1 | Sunday | March bank holiday | |
| Thu, Mar 19 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Fri, Mar 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Sat, Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Sun, Mar 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Tue, May 26 | Tuesday | Arafat Day | |
| Wed, May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (Tentative Date) | |
| Thu, May 28 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Fri, May 29 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Tue, Jun 16 | Tuesday | Islamic New Year | |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Fri, Dec 18 | Friday | National Day |
How many public holidays does Qatar have in 2026?
14 — of which 10 fall on a working day and 4 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Qatar in 2026?
New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is National Day on Friday, December 18, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Qatar?
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 Qatar in 2026?
Between Tuesday, August 25, 2026 and Friday, December 18, 2026 — 115 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
5 of the 14 dates are approximate — mostly moon-sighting based observances that shift by a day. The rest are fixed. Source: api-ninjas+offline.