New Year's Day National
New Year's Day on 1 January marks the start of the Gregorian calendar year. It is an official day off in Lebanon, reflecting the Gregorian calendar's role in government and business.
Lebanon Public Holidays 2028
Official Calendar
Complete Guide to Islamic Holidays, National Days & Work Schedule in Lebanon
Lebanon Public Holidays List 2028
| Holiday | Date | Day | Hijri date | Days off | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Saturday | 4 Shaban 1449 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Armenian Christmas | Thursday | 9 Shaban 1449 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Saint Maron's Day | Wednesday | 13 Ramadan 1449 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Rafik Hariri Memorial Day | Monday | 18 Ramadan 1449 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Eid al-Fitr Expected | Saturday | 1 Shawwal 1449 AH | 2 days (26 February – 27 February) | Religious | |
| Feast of the Annunciation | Saturday | 29 Shawwal 1449 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Good Friday (Western) | Friday | 19 Dhu al-Qadah 1449 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Good Friday (Orthodox) | Friday | 19 Dhu al-Qadah 1449 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Easter Sunday (Western) | Sunday | 21 Dhu al-Qadah 1449 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | Sunday | 21 Dhu al-Qadah 1449 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Labour Day | Monday | 6 Dhu al-Hijjah 1449 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Eid al-Adha Expected | Friday | 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1449 AH | 2 days (5 May – 6 May) | Religious | |
| Resistance & Liberation Day | Thursday | 1 Muharram 1450 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Islamic New Year Expected | Thursday | 1 Muharram 1450 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Ashura Expected | Saturday | 10 Muharram 1450 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Prophet's Birthday Expected | Thursday | 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1450 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Assumption of Mary | Tuesday | 24 Rabi al-Awwal 1450 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Independence Day | Wednesday | 5 Rajab 1450 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Christmas Day | Monday | 9 Shaban 1450 AH | 1 day | Religious |
Weekend days: Saturday and Sunday
Note: Religious holiday dates may vary based on moon sighting and could change by one day. Please check official sources for confirmation.
Long Weekends 2028
Plan your vacations! There are 5 long weekends this year where public holidays connect with regular weekend days.
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3 days off 12 February – 14 February
Rafik Hariri Memorial Day
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3 days off 14 April – 16 April
Good Friday (Western) + Good Friday (Orthodox) + Easter Sunday (Western) + Easter Sunday (Orthodox)
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3 days off 29 April – 1 May
Labour Day
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3 days off 5 May – 7 May
Eid al-Adha
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3 days off 23 December – 25 December
Christmas Day
Lebanon Calendar 2028
Public holiday Weekend
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 — New Year's Day | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 — Armenian Christmas | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
- 1 January New Year's Day
- 6 January Armenian Christmas
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 — Saint Maron's Day | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 — Rafik Hariri Memorial Day | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 — Eid al-Fitr | 27 — Eid al-Fitr |
| 28 | 29 |
- 9 February Saint Maron's Day
- 14 February Rafik Hariri Memorial Day
- 26 February Eid al-Fitr
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 — Feast of the Annunciation | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 25 March Feast of the Annunciation
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 — Good Friday (Western)، Good Friday (Orthodox) | 15 | 16 — Easter Sunday (Western)، Easter Sunday (Orthodox) |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 14 April Good Friday (Western)
- 14 April Good Friday (Orthodox)
- 16 April Easter Sunday (Western)
- 16 April Easter Sunday (Orthodox)
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 — Labour Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 — Eid al-Adha | 6 — Eid al-Adha | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 — Resistance & Liberation Day، Islamic New Year | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1 May Labour Day
- 5 May Eid al-Adha
- 25 May Resistance & Liberation Day
- 25 May Islamic New Year
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 — Ashura | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 3 June Ashura
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 — Prophet's Birthday | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 — Assumption of Mary | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 3 August Prophet's Birthday
- 15 August Assumption of Mary
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 — Independence Day | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 22 November Independence Day
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 — Christmas Day | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 25 December Christmas Day
Religious Holidays
- Based on Islamic (Hijri) calendar
- May vary based on moon sighting
- Move about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year
National Holidays
- Fixed dates every year
- Celebrate historical events
- Usually single-day observances
2028 Holiday Summary
- Total public holidays
- 19
- National holidays
- 5
- Religious holidays
- 14
- Total days off
- 21
- Long weekends
- 5
- Weekend days
- Saturday and Sunday
About Public Holidays in Lebanon
Lebanon has the most religiously diverse public holiday calendar in the Arab world, reflecting its unique multi-confessional society. Alongside Islamic holidays including Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha, and the Prophet's Birthday, Lebanon observes several Christian public holidays found nowhere else in the Arab world — including Christmas on 25 December, Good Friday and Easter for both the Western and Orthodox churches, the Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March, and the Feast of the Assumption. National holidays include Independence Day on 22 November and Liberation Day on 25 May. Lebanon follows a Saturday-Sunday weekend, distinguishing it from most Arab neighbours. This diversity of holidays means Lebanon has one of the longest official holiday calendars in the region, though economic disruptions in recent years have sometimes affected how uniformly these are observed across sectors. Lebanon's economy has historically relied on banking, tourism, services, and trade, with the work week typically running Monday through Friday and weekends on Saturday and Sunday. Islamic holiday dates shift annually based on the lunar Hijri calendar, while Easter moves each year and most other Christian holidays fall on fixed dates.
Practical Information for Residents and Visitors
- Government offices, banks, and most official institutions close on all public holidays.
- Private sector employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays under Lebanese Labour Law.
- Many shops and restaurants remain open on holidays, often with adjusted hours.
- Islamic holiday dates are subject to moon sighting confirmation and may shift by one day.
Official source: Government of Lebanon
Public Holiday Details 2028
Armenian Christmas Religious
Lebanon's Armenian community celebrates Christmas on 6 January, which is an official public holiday.
Saint Maron's Day Religious
Saint Maron's Day on 9 February honours the founder of the Maronite Church, Lebanon's largest Christian community.
Rafik Hariri Memorial Day National
14 February marks the anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut in 2005.
Eid al-Fitr Religious
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and falls on 1 Shawwal in the Hijri calendar. Families attend the Eid prayer in the morning, visit relatives and exchange gifts, and children traditionally receive Eidiya money. The exact start is confirmed by moon sighting, so the date can move by one day. See Eid 2028 dates for all Arab countries.
Feast of the Annunciation Religious
The Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March has been a joint Christian–Muslim national holiday in Lebanon since 2010, honouring the Virgin Mary, who is revered in both faiths.
Good Friday (Western) Religious
Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. Lebanon observes it twice: once for the Catholic and Protestant churches (this date) and once for the Orthodox churches.
Good Friday (Orthodox) Religious
Orthodox Good Friday follows the Julian church calendar and is a separate public holiday in Lebanon for the Orthodox communities.
Easter Sunday (Western) Religious
Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus according to the Gregorian church calendar used by Catholic and Protestant communities in Lebanon.
Easter Sunday (Orthodox) Religious
Orthodox Easter is celebrated by the Eastern churches in Lebanon according to the Julian calendar, usually one to five weeks after Western Easter.
Labour Day National
Labour Day on 1 May honours workers and the labour movement. In Lebanon government offices, banks and most businesses close for the day.
Eid al-Adha Religious
Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, begins on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, the day after pilgrims stand at Mount Arafat during the Hajj. Muslims perform the Eid prayer and many sacrifice a sheep or other livestock, sharing the meat with family, neighbours and those in need. It is the longest public holiday of the year in most Arab countries. See Eid 2028 dates for all Arab countries.
Resistance & Liberation Day National
Resistance and Liberation Day on 25 May marks the Israeli withdrawal from most of southern Lebanon in 2000.
Islamic New Year Religious
The Islamic New Year (Ras al-Sana al-Hijriya) falls on 1 Muharram and marks the start of a new Hijri year, commemorating the Prophet Muhammad's migration (Hijra) from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. It is a quiet, reflective holiday rather than a festive one.
Ashura Religious
Ashura falls on 10 Muharram. Many Sunni Muslims fast on this day, and for Shia Muslims it is a major day of mourning commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein at Karbala in 680 CE. In Lebanon it is an official day off.
Prophet's Birthday Religious
Al-Mawlid al-Nabawi commemorates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. In Lebanon it is an official holiday, often marked with religious lectures, poetry recitals in praise of the Prophet and traditional sweets.
Assumption of Mary Religious
The Feast of the Assumption on 15 August is a Christian holiday honouring the Virgin Mary, revered by Christians and Muslims alike in Lebanon.
Independence Day National
Independence Day celebrates the day Lebanon gained its independence. It is marked with official ceremonies, flag raising, and public celebrations across the country.
Christmas Day Religious
Christmas Day on 25 December celebrates the birth of Jesus and is an official holiday in Lebanon for all citizens.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many public holidays does Lebanon have in 2028?
Lebanon has 19 public holidays in 2028: 5 national and 14 religious, adding up to about 21 days off.
When is Eid al-Fitr 2028 in Lebanon?
Eid al-Fitr in Lebanon is expected on Saturday, 26 February 2028 (1 Shawwal 1449 AH), with 2 days off (26 February to 27 February). The date may shift by one day depending on moon sighting.
When is Eid al-Adha 2028 in Lebanon?
Eid al-Adha in Lebanon is expected on Friday, 5 May 2028 (10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1449 AH), with 2 days off (5 May to 6 May). The date may shift by one day depending on moon sighting.
What are the weekend days in Lebanon?
The official weekend in Lebanon is Saturday and Sunday.
How many long weekends are there in Lebanon in 2028?
There are 5 long weekends where public holidays connect with the weekend. The longest is 3 days, from 12 February to 14 February.