Public holidays in Iran 2029

28 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in Iran

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2029

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	Birthday of Mahdi Religious ولادت حضرت قائم عجل الله تعالی فرجه و جشن نیمه شعبان Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ولادت حضرت قائم عجل الله تعالی فرجه و جشن نیمه شعبان
6 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Martyrdom of Imam Ali Religious شهادت حضرت علی علیه السلام Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	شهادت حضرت علی علیه السلام
10 February Saturday	Saturday	Islamic Revolution Day National day پیروزی انقلاب اسلامی	پیروزی انقلاب اسلامی
15 February Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عید سعید فطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید سعید فطر
16 February Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious تعطیل به مناسبت عید سعید فطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	تعطیل به مناسبت عید سعید فطر
11 March Sunday	Sunday	Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq Religious شهادت امام جعفر صادق علیه السلام Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	شهادت امام جعفر صادق علیه السلام
19 March Monday	Monday	Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day روز ملی شدن صنعت نفت ایران	روز ملی شدن صنعت نفت ایران
20 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Nowruz جشن نوروز	جشن نوروز
21 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Nowruz Holiday عیدنوروز	عیدنوروز
22 March Thursday	Thursday	Nowruz Holiday عیدنوروز	عیدنوروز
23 March Friday	Friday	Nowruz Holiday عیدنوروز	عیدنوروز
31 March Saturday	Saturday	Islamic Republic Day National day روز جمهوری اسلامی	روز جمهوری اسلامی
1 April Sunday	Sunday	Nature's Day روز طبیعت	روز طبیعت
25 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious عید سعید قربان Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید سعید قربان
3 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Ghadir Religious عید سعید غدیر خم Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید سعید غدیر خم
23 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Tasua Religious تاسوعای حسینی Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	تاسوعای حسینی
24 May Thursday	Thursday	Ashura Religious عاشورای حسینی Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عاشورای حسینی
3 June Sunday	Sunday	Death of Imam Khomeini Religious رحلت حضرت امام خمینی	رحلت حضرت امام خمینی
4 June Monday	Monday	15 Khordad Uprising National day قیام 15 خرداد	قیام 15 خرداد
3 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Arbaeen Religious اربعین حسینی Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	اربعین حسینی
11 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali Religious رحلت رسول اکرم؛شهادت امام حسن مجتبی علیه السلام Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رحلت رسول اکرم؛شهادت امام حسن مجتبی علیه السلام
13 July Friday	Friday	Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida Religious شهادت امام رضا علیه السلام Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	شهادت امام رضا علیه السلام
21 July Saturday	Saturday	Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari Religious شهادت امام حسن عسکری علیه السلام Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	شهادت امام حسن عسکری علیه السلام
30 July Monday	Monday	Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq Religious میلاد رسول اکرم و امام جعفر صادق علیه السلام Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	میلاد رسول اکرم و امام جعفر صادق علیه السلام
12 October Friday	Friday	Martyrdom of Fatima Religious شهادت حضرت فاطمه زهرا سلام الله علیها Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	شهادت حضرت فاطمه زهرا سلام الله علیها
20 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Birthday of Imam Ali Religious ولادت امام علی علیه السلام و روز پدر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ولادت امام علی علیه السلام و روز پدر
4 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Isra' and Mi'raj Religious مبعث رسول اکرم (ص) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	مبعث رسول اکرم (ص)
22 December Saturday	Saturday	Birthday of Mahdi Religious ولادت حضرت قائم عجل الله تعالی فرجه و جشن نیمه شعبان Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ولادت حضرت قائم عجل الله تعالی فرجه و جشن نیمه شعبان

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Iran (Friday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Mon 19 Mar – Fri 23 Mar · 5 days off
Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day, Nowruz, Nowruz Holiday
Typically in Tehran: high 17°C (63°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 34% of days
Fri 30 Mar – Sun 1 Apr · 3 days off
Islamic Republic Day, Nature's Day
Typically in Tehran: high 19°C (66°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 29% of days
Wed 23 May – Fri 25 May · 3 days off
Tasua (estimated), Ashura (estimated)
Typically in Tehran: high 31°C (88°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 9% of days

Bridge days

Sat 10 Mar: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 9 Mar – Sun 11 Mar)
Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (estimated)
Typically in Tehran: high 17°C (63°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 26% of days
Thu 26 Apr: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 25 Apr – Fri 27 Apr)
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Tehran: high 25°C (77°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 23% of days
Sat 2 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 1 Jun – Mon 4 Jun)
Death of Imam Khomeini, 15 Khordad Uprising
Typically in Tehran: high 34°C (93°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 6% of days
Thu 12 Jul: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 11 Jul – Fri 13 Jul)
Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali (estimated), Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida (estimated)
Typically in Tehran: high 38°C (100°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 13% of days

Leave planner 2029

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 15 Mar – Fri 23 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 15 Mar, Sat 17 Mar, Sun 18 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 8 Feb) get 3 days in a rowThu 8 Feb – Sat 10 Feb · Islamic Revolution DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 14 Feb) get 3 days in a rowWed 14 Feb – Fri 16 Feb · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 18 Mar) get 6 days in a rowSun 18 Mar – Fri 23 Mar · Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day, Nowruz, Nowruz HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 Mar – Sun 1 Apr · Islamic Republic Day, Nature's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 22 May) get 4 days in a rowTue 22 May – Fri 25 May · Tasua, AshuraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jun – Mon 4 Jun · Death of Imam Khomeini, 15 Khordad UprisingShow on calendar ↓