Iran public holidays (2024)
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:
Iran public holidays (2024)
| Description | Weekday | Ceremony | Date |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Thursday | Ali’s Birthday | January 25th |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Thursday | Muhammad’s first revelation | February 8th |
| Bazaars and museums are closed until noon. | Sunday | Iranian Revolution | February 11th |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Sunday | Mid-Sha’ban celebration | February 25th |
| Tuesday | Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry | March 19th | |
| Everywhere is open but very crowded | From Wednesday to Saturday | Nowruz | From (20th to 23rd ) March |
| All museums and bazaars are closed | Sunday | Islamic Republic Day Ali’s Death | March 31st |
| Some museums and bazaars are closed | Monday | Sizdah Be-dar | April 1st |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | April 10th |
| Only Bazaar is closed | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | April 11th |
| All museums and bazaars are closed | Sunday | Jafar Sadegh Death | May 4th |
| All museums and sightseeings are closed | Monday | khomeini’s Death | June 3rd |
| Only bazaars are closed | Tuesday | The Khordad 15 demonstration | June 4th |
| Only bazaars are closed | Monday | Eid al-Adha | June 17th |
| Only bazaars are closed | Tuesday | Eid al-Ghadir | June 25th |
| All museums and bazaars are closed | Tuesday | Tasu’a | July 16th |
| All museums and sightseeings are closed | Wednesday | Ashura | July 17th |
| Some museums and bazaars are closed | Sunday | Arbaeen | August 25th |
| All museums and sightseeings are closed | Monday | Muhammad’s Death | September 2nd |
| Some museums and bazaars are closed | Wednesday | Reza’s Death | September 4th |
| Only bazaars are closed | Thursday | Hassan Askari’s Death | September 12th |
| Only bazaars are closed | Saturday | Muhammad’s Birth | September 21st |
| Persepolis, Necropolis, and Pasargad are Closed | Sunday | Cyrus the Great Day | October 28th |
| Only bazaars are closed | Thursday | Fatima Zahra’s death | December 5th |
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