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Public Holidays in Iran

Haft-sin table for Nowruz, the longest run of public holidays in Iran

Iran runs on the Solar Hijri calendar. Each year starts at Nowruz, on or around 21 March. This page lists the official public holidays in Iran, with the Gregorian date beside each Persian one.

Haft-sin table for Nowruz, the longest run of public holidays in Iran
A haft-sin table for Nowruz. Photo: Asalmavaddat / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Save the dates. The list of public holidays in Iran below shows the current Iranian year and updates itself each Nowruz. Pick next year from the menu to plan ahead. Each year downloads as a CSV for Google Calendar or Outlook, or as an ICS for Apple Calendar, Outlook or Google Calendar.

Download the Iran holiday calendar, March 2026 to April 2027

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In Google Calendar, open Settings, then Import and export, and choose the file. On an iPhone or Mac, open the ICS file and add it to a calendar.

DatePersian dateHoliday
Saturday 21 March 20261 Farvardin 1405Nowruz (Persian New Year), day 1
Sunday 22 March 20262 Farvardin 1405Nowruz, day 2
Monday 23 March 20263 Farvardin 1405Nowruz, day 3
Tuesday 24 March 20264 Farvardin 1405Nowruz, day 4
Wednesday 1 April 202612 Farvardin 1405Islamic Republic Day
Thursday 2 April 202613 Farvardin 1405Sizdah Bedar (Nature Day)
Tuesday 14 April 202625 Farvardin 1405Martyrdom of Imam Jafar Sadegh *
Wednesday 27 May 20266 Khordad 1405Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Ghorban) *
Thursday 4 June 202614 Khordad 1405Eid al-Ghadir; anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s death *
Friday 5 June 202615 Khordad 1405Anniversary of the 15 Khordad uprising
Wednesday 24 June 20263 Tir 1405Tasua *
Thursday 25 June 20264 Tir 1405Ashura *
Tuesday 4 August 202613 Mordad 1405Arbaeen *
Wednesday 12 August 202621 Mordad 1405Death of the Prophet Mohammad and martyrdom of Imam Hasan *
Thursday 13 August 202622 Mordad 1405Martyrdom of Imam Reza *
Friday 21 August 202630 Mordad 1405Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari *
Sunday 30 August 20268 Shahrivar 1405Birth of the Prophet Mohammad *
Friday 13 November 202622 Aban 1405Martyrdom of Fatemeh Zahra *
Wednesday 23 December 20262 Dey 1405Birth of Imam Ali *
Wednesday 6 January 202716 Dey 1405Mab’ath *
Sunday 24 January 20274 Bahman 1405Birth of Imam Mahdi (Nimeh Shaban) *
Thursday 11 February 202722 Bahman 1405Islamic Revolution Day
Sunday 28 February 20279 Esfand 1405Martyrdom of Imam Ali *
Wednesday 10 March 202719 Esfand 1405Eid al-Fitr, day 1 *
Thursday 11 March 202720 Esfand 1405Eid al-Fitr, day 2 *
Saturday 20 March 202729 Esfand 1405Oil Nationalisation Day
Sunday 21 March 20271 Farvardin 1406Nowruz (Persian New Year), day 1
Monday 22 March 20272 Farvardin 1406Nowruz, day 2
Tuesday 23 March 20273 Farvardin 1406Nowruz, day 3
Wednesday 24 March 20274 Farvardin 1406Nowruz, day 4
Thursday 1 April 202712 Farvardin 1406Islamic Republic Day
Friday 2 April 202713 Farvardin 1406Sizdah Bedar (Nature Day)
* Lunar holiday. The date can shift by a day once the moon is sighted.

Fixed and moving dates. Nowruz, Islamic Republic Day, Sizdah Bedar, 15 Khordad, Revolution Day and Oil Nationalisation Day sit on the solar calendar. They fall on the same Gregorian dates every year, give or take a day. The religious holidays follow the Islamic lunar calendar. They move about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. The calendar office fixes them in advance, but the final call on Eid al-Fitr and some other dates rests on moon sighting.

The weekend. Friday is the weekly day off across Iran. Many offices and schools also close or work short hours on Thursday. Public holidays in Iran that land on a Friday are not moved to another day.

Nowruz. Only four of its days are public holidays in Iran, but the country slows for two weeks. Government offices, banks and many shops shut or open short hours until Sizdah Bedar on 13 Farvardin. Trains, buses and domestic flights sell out early. Hotels in Shiraz, Isfahan, Yazd and the Caspian coast fill up weeks ahead.

Muharram and Ramadan. Tasua and Ashura bring processions and street mourning, and most businesses close. Ramadan is not a holiday, but opening hours change and eating in public in daylight is not allowed. It starts about 11 days earlier each year.

Unplanned closures. The government often shuts schools and offices at short notice for air pollution, heat waves or power and gas shortages. These are announced a day or two ahead, usually by province, and do not count as public holidays in Iran. Banks and the Tehran Stock Exchange follow the official calendar.

Nowruz starts the day the March equinox passes before noon, Tehran time. If it passes after noon, 1 Farvardin is the following day.