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 Syria, reflecting the Gregorian calendar's role in government and business.
Syria Public Holidays 2026
Official Calendar
Complete Guide to Islamic Holidays, National Days & Work Schedule in Syria
Syria Public Holidays List 2026
| Holiday | Date | Day | Hijri date | Days off | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday | 12 Rajab 1447 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Syrian Revolution Day | Wednesday | 29 Ramadan 1447 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Eid al-Fitr | Friday | 1 Shawwal 1447 AH | 4 days (20 March – 23 March) | Religious | |
| Nowruz | Saturday | 2 Shawwal 1447 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Easter Sunday (Western) | Sunday | 17 Shawwal 1447 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | Sunday | 24 Shawwal 1447 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Evacuation Day | Friday | 29 Shawwal 1447 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Labour Day | Friday | 14 Dhu al-Qadah 1447 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Eid al-Adha | Wednesday | 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH | 3 days (27 May – 29 May) | Religious | |
| Islamic New Year | Tuesday | 1 Muharram 1448 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Prophet's Birthday | Tuesday | 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH | 1 day | Religious | |
| Liberation Day | Tuesday | 28 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH | 1 day | National | |
| Christmas Day | Friday | 16 Rajab 1448 AH | 1 day | Religious |
Weekend days: Friday and Saturday
Note: Religious holiday dates may vary based on moon sighting and could change by one day. Please check official sources for confirmation.
Long Weekends 2026
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 1 January – 3 January
New Year's Day
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4 days off 20 March – 23 March
Eid al-Fitr + Nowruz
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3 days off 3 April – 5 April
Easter Sunday (Western)
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3 days off 10 April – 12 April
Easter Sunday (Orthodox)
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4 days off 27 May – 30 May
Eid al-Adha
Syria Calendar 2026
Public holiday Weekend
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 — New Year's Day | 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 |
- 1 January New Year's Day
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 — Syrian Revolution Day | 19 | 20 — Eid al-Fitr | 21 — Eid al-Fitr، Nowruz |
| 22 — Eid al-Fitr | 23 — Eid al-Fitr | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 18 March Syrian Revolution Day
- 20 March Eid al-Fitr
- 21 March Nowruz
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 — Easter Sunday (Western) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 — Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 — Evacuation Day | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 5 April Easter Sunday (Western)
- 12 April Easter Sunday (Orthodox)
- 17 April Evacuation Day
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 — Labour Day | 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 — Eid al-Adha | 28 — Eid al-Adha | 29 — Eid al-Adha | 30 |
| 31 |
- 1 May Labour Day
- 27 May Eid al-Adha
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 — Islamic New Year | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 16 June Islamic New Year
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — Prophet's Birthday | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
- 25 August Prophet's Birthday
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 — Liberation Day | 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 |
- 8 December Liberation Day
- 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
2026 Holiday Summary
- Total public holidays
- 13
- National holidays
- 6
- Religious holidays
- 7
- Total days off
- 18
- Long weekends
- 5
- Weekend days
- Friday and Saturday
About Public Holidays in Syria
Syria's official public holiday calendar combines national commemorations with both Islamic and Christian religious observances. Like Lebanon, Syria recognises Christmas as an official public holiday, acknowledging the country's historic Christian communities. National holidays include Evacuation Day on 17 April, marking the withdrawal of French forces in 1946. Islamic religious holidays follow the Hijri lunar calendar and include Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha, and the Prophet's Birthday. Labour Day on 1 May is also observed as a public holiday. Syria observes Friday and Saturday as its official weekend. Syria's economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, manufacturing, oil production, and trade, with the official work week running Sunday through Thursday and the weekend on Friday and Saturday. Islamic holidays such as Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha shift dates each year according to the lunar Hijri calendar, meaning their timing varies from one year to the next.
Practical Information for Residents and Visitors
- Government offices and official institutions suspend operations on all public holidays.
- Private sector employees are entitled to paid leave on official public holidays.
- Retail and restaurant hours vary significantly during Eid periods.
- Islamic holiday dates are determined by official moon sighting and may vary by one day.
Official source: Government of Syria
Public Holiday Details 2026
Syrian Revolution Day National
18 March marks the start of the Syrian revolution in 2011 and became an official holiday after the political transition of December 2024.
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 2026 dates for all Arab countries.
Nowruz National
Nowruz, the Kurdish and Persian New Year, is celebrated at the spring equinox on 21 March and is an official holiday in Syria.
Easter Sunday (Western) Religious
Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus according to the Gregorian church calendar used by Catholic and Protestant communities in Syria.
Easter Sunday (Orthodox) Religious
Orthodox Easter is celebrated by the Eastern churches in Syria according to the Julian calendar, usually one to five weeks after Western Easter.
Evacuation Day National
Evacuation Day on 17 April marks the departure of the last French troops from Syria in 1946 and is the country's independence day.
Labour Day National
Labour Day on 1 May honours workers and the labour movement. In Syria 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 2026 dates for all Arab countries.
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.
Prophet's Birthday Religious
Al-Mawlid al-Nabawi commemorates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. In Syria it is an official holiday, often marked with religious lectures, poetry recitals in praise of the Prophet and traditional sweets.
Liberation Day National
8 December marks the fall of the Assad regime in 2024 and was declared a national holiday in 2025.
Christmas Day Religious
Christmas Day on 25 December celebrates the birth of Jesus and is an official holiday in Syria for all citizens.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many public holidays does Syria have in 2026?
Syria has 13 public holidays in 2026: 6 national and 7 religious, adding up to about 18 days off.
When is Eid al-Fitr 2026 in Syria?
Eid al-Fitr in Syria falls on Friday, 20 March 2026 (1 Shawwal 1447 AH), with 4 days off (20 March to 23 March).
When is Eid al-Adha 2026 in Syria?
Eid al-Adha in Syria falls on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 (10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH), with 3 days off (27 May to 29 May).
What are the weekend days in Syria?
The official weekend in Syria is Friday and Saturday.
How many long weekends are there in Syria in 2026?
There are 5 long weekends where public holidays connect with the weekend. The longest is 4 days, from 20 March to 23 March.