Public holidays in Iraq
This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
Date | Name | Notes |
January 1 | New Year's Day | |
January 6 | Army Day | |
March 21 | Nowruz | Iraqi Kurdistan only. |
April 9 | Liberation Day | Iraqi Kurdistan only. Celebrates the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. |
May 1 | Labour Day | |
July 14 | Republic Day | |
October 3 | National Day | Iraqi Independence Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932 |
December 10 | Victory Day | Celebrates the defeat of the ISIS in Iraq in 2017 |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Celebrated by Iraqi Christians. |
variable Islamic | Islamic New Year | |
variable Islamic | Ashura | |
variable Islamic | Prophet's Birthday | |
variable Islamic | End of Ramadan | |
variable Islamic | Feast of the Sacrifice |
Other important dates
These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to mark these dates.- 10 February: Kurdish Authors Union Day
- 18 February: Kurdish Students Union Day
- 1 March: Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani’s Death
- 7 March : Liberation of Slemani City
- 8 March: Women's Day
- 10 March: Kurdish Clothes Day
- 13 March: Liberation of Duhok City
- 16 March: Halabja Day
- 20 March: Liberation of Kirkuk City
- 1 April: Assyrian New Year
- 14 April: Commemoration of Anfal genocide against the Kurds
- 16 April: Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan
- 25 April: Anniversary of First Cabinet of Kurdish Government
- 13 June: Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day
- 11 December: Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union