Iran Public Holiday

Annual Holidays:

The official weekend holiday in Iran is Friday. Iranian religious holidays are based on lunar system while the Persian calendar is based on Solar system. Religious holidays are subject to change depending upon the official sighting of the moon. Generally in the below-mentioned banking holidays which are mostly religious, all the historical sites and museums are not working.

  2015

 

4-5  June (Demise of Imam Khomeini)

 8 th July (Martyrdom of Imam Ali)

 11th Aug (Martyrdom of Imam Jafar)

 23rd & 24th October (Tasooa and Ashoora)

 2nd December (Arba’in)

 10th December (Demise of prophet Mohammad)

 12th December (Demise of Emam Reza)

 

2016

Note: In Iran we have some public holidays that are only bank holidays and tourists sites are open but during the dates in red, all sites are closed. 

11 Feb	Revolution Day
13 Mar	Martyrdom of Fatima
19 Mar	Oil Nationalization Day
20 Mar	Norooz (Persian New Year)
21 Mar	Norooz Holiday
22 Mar	Norooz Holiday
23 Mar	Norooz Holiday
21 Apr	Birthday of Imam Ali
5 May	Prophet's Ascension
23 May	Imam Mahdi's birthday

4 Jun & 5 Jun	Demise of Imam Khomeini
27 Jun	Martyrdom of Imam Ali
7 Jul	Eid-e-Fetr (End of Ramadan)
31 Jul	Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
13 Sep	Eid-e-Ghorban (Feast of Sacrifice)
21 Sep	Eid-al-Ghadir
11 Oct	Tassoua
12 Oct	Ashura
21 Nov	Arbaeen
30 Nov	Martyrdom of Imam Reza
17 Dec	Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Sadeq