Iran public holidays (2025)
Like any other country, Iran has its Public Holidays. Some of these holidays are national, and some are religious. The first two weeks of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, or the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry, are national events. Eid al-Fitr is a religious holiday like Tasua and Ashura.
Since the religious holidays are based on the lunar calendar which is different from the official Iranian-Solar calendar, their dates change every year. On the other hand, Public Holidays do not necessarily mean that everywhere, including tourist attractions, is closed.
Therefore, knowing these days and on which holidays the historical or cultural site is open to visiting or not is a necessity for your trip.
The following information will come in handy:
| Description | Weekday | Ceremony | Date |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Tuesday | Ali’s Birthday | January 14 |
| Jame Mosque are closed | Tuesday- Wednesday- Thursday | Etekaf | January 14-15-16 |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Tuesday | Muhammad’s first revelation | January 28 |
| Bazaars and museums are closed until noon. | Monday | Iranian Revolution | February 10 |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Friday | Mid-Sha’ban celebration | February 14 |
| Everywhere is open but very crowded | Friday-Sunday- Monday | Nowruz | March 21-23-24 |
| All Museums and Bazaars are closed | Saturday | Ali’s Death | March 22 |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Monday | Eid al-Fitr | March 31 |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr, Islamic Republic Day | April 1 |
| Some sightseeings are closed until noon | Wednesday | Sizdah Be-dar | April 2 |
| All Museums and Bazaars are closed | Thursday | Jafar Sadegh Death | April 24 |
| All museums and sightseeings are closed | Wednesday | khomeini’s Death | June 4 |
| Only bazaars are closed | Thursday | The Khordad 15 demonstration | June 5 |
| Only bazaars are closed | Friday | Eid al-Adha | June 6 |
| Only bazaars are closed | Saturday | Eid al-Ghadir | June 14 |
| All Museums and Bazaars are closed | Saturday | Tasu’a | July 5 |
| All museums and sightseeings are closed | Sunday | Ashura | July 6 |
| All museums and sightseeings are closed | Thursday | Arbaeen | August 14 |
| All museums and sightseeings are closed | Friday | Muhammad’s Death | August 22 |
| Some museums and bazaars are closed | Sunday | Reza’s Death | August 24 |
| Only bazaars are closed | Monday | Hassan Askari’s Death | September 1 |
| Only bazaars are closed | Wednesday | Muhammad’s Birth | September 10 |
| Persepolis, Necropolis, and Pasargadae are Closed | Wednesday | Cyrus the Great Day | October 29 |
| Only bazaars are closed | Monday | Fatima Zahra’s death | November 24 |
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