Iran Public Holidays 2023

Below you'll find 2023's official holidays for Iran. This list includes all government-recognized public holidays when businesses and offices may be closed.

Iran

There are 27 public holidays in Iran for 2023. There are also bank and optional holidays across the country. Explore calendars for different countries or religions to learn more about their significant dates.

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Date	Day	Holiday name
2023-02-04	Sat	Birthday of Imam Ali
2023-02-11	Sat	Anniversary of Islamic Revolution
2023-02-18	Sat	Mabaas of Muhammad
2023-03-07	Tue	Birthday of Imam Mahdi
2023-03-20	Mon	Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry
2023-03-21	Tue	Nowruz
2023-03-22	Wed	Nowruz
2023-03-23	Thu	Nowruz
2023-03-24	Fri	Nowruz
2023-04-01	Sat	Islamic Republic Day
2023-04-02	Sun	Sizdah Bedar
2023-04-12	Wed	Martyrdom of Imam Ali
2023-04-21	Fri	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
2023-04-22	Sat	Holyday for Fetr Eeid
2023-05-15	Mon	Martyrdom of Imam Jafar
2023-06-04	Sun	Imam Khomeini's Demise
2023-06-05	Mon	Revolt of Khordad 15
2023-06-28	Wed	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
2023-07-06	Thu	Eid al-Ghadeer
2023-07-27	Thu	Tasoua
2023-07-28	Fri	Ashoura
2023-09-05	Tue	Arbaeen-e Hosseini
2023-09-13	Wed	Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba)
2023-09-15	Fri	Martyrdom of Imam Reza
2023-09-23	Sat	Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
2023-10-02	Mon	Birthday of Muhammad Prophet
2023-12-16	Sat	Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara