Public holidays in 2021 in Iran

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 27 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 27 calendar days that fall in 2021.

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Key insights

Total holidays

27 days

From 27 holiday records in Iran, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

March

7 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

5 days

2021-03-20 - 2021-03-24.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 17, 2021Martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima
Feb 11, 2021Revolution Day
Feb 25, 2021Birthday of Imam Ali and Father's Day
Mar 11, 2021Prophet's Ascension
Mar 20, 2021Oil Nationalization Day
Mar 21, 2021Norooz
Mar 22, 2021Norooz Holiday
Mar 23, 2021Norooz Holiday
Mar 24, 2021Norooz Holiday
Mar 29, 2021Imam Mahdi's birthday
Apr 1, 2021Islamic Republic Day
Apr 2, 2021Nature Day
May 4, 2021Martyrdom of Imam Ali
May 13, 2021Eid-e-Fetr
May 14, 2021Eid-e-Fetr Holiday
Jun 4, 2021Anniversary of Khomeini's Death
Jun 5, 2021Revolt of Khordad 15
Jun 6, 2021Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
Jul 20, 2021Eid-e-Ghorban
Jul 29, 2021Eid-e-Ghadir
Aug 18, 2021Tassoua
Aug 19, 2021Ashura
Sep 27, 2021Arbaeen
Oct 6, 2021Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
Oct 7, 2021Martyrdom of Imam Reza
Oct 15, 2021Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari
Oct 24, 2021Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadeq

Related guides & tools

Working days in Iran (2021)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Iran (2021)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Iran (2021)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Iran in 2021?

Iran has about 27 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 27 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

March has the most holiday days, with 7.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides