Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Iraq 2027
Iraq has 7 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 3 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Iraq 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 7
- Of those, on a working day
- 3
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (19 March to 21 March)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- January (2)
The weekend is taken as Friday and Saturday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Iraq, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fridayweekend | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Army Day | Army Day | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Nowruz | Nowruz | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | National Day | National Day | Nationwide | |
| Fridayweekend | Victory Day | Victory Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Iraq
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (2)
- Friday 19 March to Sunday 21 March 2027: 3 days off, with Nowruz.
- Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October 2027: 3 days off, with National Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Thursday 7 January: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Wednesday 6 January to Saturday 9 January 2027 (next to Army Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Iraq applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Iraq to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/iraq/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Iraq's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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