Public holidays in Syrian Arab Republic 2026

21 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Syrian Arab Republic

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day عيد رأس السنة الميلادية	عيد رأس السنة الميلادية
8 March Sunday	Sunday	Revolution Day الثورة السورية	الثورة السورية
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Mother's Day عيد الأم	عيد الأم
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Gregorian Easter Sunday عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الغربي	عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الغربي
12 April Sunday	Sunday	Julian Easter Sunday عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الشرقي	عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الشرقي
17 April Friday	Friday	Independence Day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
6 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Martyrs' Day عيد الشهداء	عيد الشهداء
26 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday عيد المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي الشريف
6 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Tishreen Liberation War Day ذكرى حرب تشرين التحريرية	ذكرى حرب تشرين التحريرية
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Liberation Day عيد التحرير	عيد التحرير
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day عيد الميلاد	عيد الميلاد
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Boxing Day يوم الصناديق	يوم الصناديق

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Syrian Arab Republic (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Damascus: high 10°C (50°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 6 Mar – Sun 8 Mar · 3 days off
Revolution Day
Typically in Damascus: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 14% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Mother's Day
Typically in Damascus: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Gregorian Easter Sunday
Typically in Damascus: high 20°C (68°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 10 Apr – Sun 12 Apr · 3 days off
Julian Easter Sunday
Typically in Damascus: high 20°C (68°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 26% of days
Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Damascus: high 29°C (84°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days

Bridge days

Thu 7 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 6 May – Sat 9 May)
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Damascus: high 25°C (77°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 13% of days

Leave planner 2026

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 21 May – Sat 30 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 21 May, Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Mar – Sun 8 Mar · Revolution DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Mother's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Gregorian Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 Apr – Sun 12 Apr · Julian Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 25 May) get 6 days in a rowMon 25 May – Sat 30 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓