Public holidays in Iraq


This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
DateNameNotes
January 1New Year's Day
January 6Army Day
March 21Nowruz
Iraqi Kurdistan only.
April 9Liberation DayIraqi Kurdistan only. Celebrates the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.
May 1Labour Day
July 14Republic Day
October 3National DayIraqi Independence Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932
December 10Victory DayCelebrates the defeat of the ISIS in Iraq in 2017
December 25Christmas DayCelebrated by Iraqi Christians.
variable IslamicIslamic New Year
variable IslamicAshura
variable IslamicProphet's Birthday
variable IslamicEnd of Ramadan
variable IslamicFeast 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.