Searching for the national holidays in Iran? All public holidays in Iran are treated like Sundays. This means that most of the Iran employees have a day off and all schools are closed on these office holidays. If you are planning a trip to Iran and want to know what the national and regional holidays are, check the details in the tables below.
List of Official Holidays in Iran for Year 2019
| # |
Date |
Holiday |
Day |
| 1 |
February 11, 2019 |
Islamic Revolution Day |
Monday |
| 2 |
March 20, 2019 |
Oil Nationalisation Day |
Wednesday |
| 3 |
March 20, 2019 |
Imam Ali’s Birthday |
Wednesday |
| 4 |
March 21, 2019 |
Nowruz |
Thursday |
| 5 |
March 22, 2019 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Friday |
| 6 |
March 23, 2019 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Saturday |
| 7 |
March 24, 2019 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Sunday |
| 8 |
April 01, 2019 |
Islamic Republic Day |
Monday |
| 9 |
April 02, 2019 |
Nature Day |
Tuesday |
| 10 |
April 03, 2019 |
The Prohet’s Ascension |
Wednesday |
| 11 |
April 21, 2019 |
Imam Mahdi’s Birthday |
Sunday |
| 12 |
May 26, 2019 |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali |
Sunday |
| 13 |
June 04, 2019 |
Demise of Imam Khomeini |
Tuesday |
| 14 |
June 05, 2019 |
Khordad National Uprising |
Wednesday |
| 15 |
June 05, 2019 |
Eid e-Fitr |
Wednesday |
| 16 |
June 06, 2019 |
The Day after Eid-e-Fitr |
Thursday |
| 17 |
June 29, 2019 |
Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq |
Saturday |
| 18 |
August 11, 2019 |
Eid-e-Qorban |
Sunday |
| 19 |
August 19, 2019 |
Eid-e-Ghadir |
Monday |
| 20 |
September 08, 2019 |
Tasoua Hosseini |
Sunday |
| 21 |
September 09, 2019 |
Ashoura |
Monday |
| 22 |
October 09, 2019 |
Arbaeen |
Wednesday |
| 23 |
October 27, 2019 |
Death of Prophet Muhammed |
Sunday |
| 24 |
October 29, 2019 |
Martyrdom of Imam Reza |
Tuesday |
| 25 |
November 05, 2019 |
Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari |
Tuesday |
| 26 |
November 10, 2019 |
Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Sadegh |
Sunday |
List of Official Holidays in Iran for Year 2020
| # |
Date |
Holiday |
Day |
| 1 |
February 11, 2020 |
Islamic Revolution Day |
Tuesday |
| 2 |
March 19, 2020 |
Oil Nationalisation Day |
Thursday |
| 3 |
March 20, 2020 |
Nowruz |
Friday |
| 4 |
March 21, 2020 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Saturday |
| 5 |
March 22, 2020 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Sunday |
| 6 |
March 22, 2020 |
The Prohet’s Ascension |
Sunday |
| 7 |
March 23, 2020 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Monday |
| 8 |
March 31, 2020 |
Islamic Republic Day |
Tuesday |
| 9 |
April 01, 2020 |
Nature Day |
Wednesday |
| 10 |
April 09, 2020 |
Imam Ali’s Birthday |
Thursday |
| 11 |
April 09, 2020 |
Imam Mahdi’s Birthday |
Thursday |
| 12 |
May 14, 2020 |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali |
Thursday |
| 13 |
May 24, 2020 |
Eid e-Fitr |
Sunday |
| 14 |
May 25, 2020 |
The Day after Eid-e-Fitr |
Monday |
| 15 |
June 03, 2020 |
Demise of Imam Khomeini |
Wednesday |
| 16 |
June 04, 2020 |
Khordad National Uprising |
Thursday |
| 17 |
June 17, 2020 |
Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq |
Wednesday |
| 18 |
July 31, 2020 |
Eid-e-Qorban |
Friday |
| 19 |
August 08, 2020 |
Eid-e-Ghadir |
Saturday |
| 20 |
August 28, 2020 |
Tasoua Hosseini |
Friday |
| 21 |
August 29, 2020 |
Ashoura |
Saturday |
| 22 |
October 08, 2020 |
Arbaeen |
Thursday |
| 23 |
October 16, 2020 |
Death of Prophet Muhammed |
Friday |
| 24 |
October 17, 2020 |
Martyrdom of Imam Reza |
Saturday |
| 25 |
October 29, 2020 |
Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Sadegh |
Thursday |
| 26 |
November 16, 2020 |
Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari |
Monday |
List of Official Holidays in Iran for Year 2021
| # |
Date |
Holiday |
Day |
| 1 |
February 26, 2021 |
Imam Ali’s Birthday |
Friday |
| 2 |
March 11, 2021 |
The Prohet’s Ascension |
Thursday |
| 3 |
March 20, 2021 |
Oil Nationalisation Day |
Saturday |
| 4 |
March 21, 2021 |
Nowruz |
Sunday |
| 5 |
March 22, 2021 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Monday |
| 6 |
March 23, 2021 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Tuesday |
| 7 |
March 24, 2021 |
Nowruz Holiday |
Wednesday |
| 8 |
March 29, 2021 |
Imam Mahdi’s Birthday |
Monday |
| 9 |
April 01, 2021 |
Islamic Republic Day |
Thursday |
| 10 |
April 02, 2021 |
Nature Day |
Friday |
| 11 |
May 04, 2021 |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali |
Tuesday |
| 12 |
May 13, 2021 |
Eid e-Fitr |
Thursday |
| 13 |
May 14, 2021 |
The Day after Eid-e-Fitr |
Friday |
| 14 |
June 04, 2021 |
Demise of Imam Khomeini |
Friday |
| 15 |
June 05, 2021 |
Khordad National Uprising |
Saturday |
| 16 |
June 07, 2021 |
Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq |
Monday |
| 17 |
July 20, 2021 |
Eid-e-Qorban |
Tuesday |
| 18 |
July 29, 2021 |
Eid-e-Ghadir |
Thursday |
| 19 |
August 18, 2021 |
Tasoua Hosseini |
Wednesday |
| 20 |
August 19, 2021 |
Ashoura |
Thursday |
| 21 |
September 28, 2021 |
Arbaeen |
Tuesday |
| 22 |
October 06, 2021 |
Death of Prophet Muhammed |
Wednesday |
| 23 |
October 08, 2021 |
Martyrdom of Imam Reza |
Friday |
| 24 |
October 15, 2021 |
Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari |
Friday |
| 25 |
October 19, 2021 |
Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Sadegh |
Tuesday |
| 26 |
November 02, 2021 |
Islamic Revolution Day |
Tuesday |
