Iraq has a total of 28 holidays in 2021. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2021
Day off for New Year's Day
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Army Day
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Rebellion Anniversary
Friday, March 5, 2021
Anniversary of Signing of the March 11, 1970 Agreement
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Birth Anniversary of the Immortal Barzani
Sunday, March 14, 2021
March Equinox
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Nowruz
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Nowruz Holiday
Monday, March 22, 2021
Yazidi New Year
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Baghdad Liberation Day
Friday, April 9, 2021
Fall of the Defunct Dictatorial Regime and the Liberation of Iraq Day
Friday, April 9, 2021
Labor Day
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Eid al-Fitr holiday
Friday, May 14, 2021
June Solstice
Monday, June 21, 2021
Republic Day
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Eid al-Adha
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Eid al-Adha holiday
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Islamic New Year
Monday, August 9, 2021
Ashura
Thursday, August 19, 2021
September Equinox
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Iraqi Independence Day
Sunday, October 3, 2021
The Prophet's Birthday
Monday, October 18, 2021
Anniversary of Victory over ISIS
Friday, December 10, 2021
December Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Christmas Day
Saturday, December 25, 2021
New Year's Eve
Friday, December 31, 2021