Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Syria and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Sun	Revolution Day
20 Mar to 22 Mar	Fri to Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
21 Mar	Sat	Mother's Day
5 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
12 Apr	Sun	Orthodox Easter Sunday
17 Apr	Fri	Independence Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
6 May	Wed	Martyrs' Day
27 May to 30 May	Wed to Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday
16 Jun	Tue	Islamic New Year
25 Aug	Tue	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
6 Oct	Tue	Tishreen Liberation Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Mon	Revolution Day
9 Mar to 11 Mar	Tue to Thu	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
21 Mar	Sun	Mother's Day
28 Mar	Sun	Easter Sunday
17 Apr	Sat	Independence Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
2 May	Sun	Orthodox Easter Sunday
6 May	Thu	Martyrs' Day
16 May to 19 May	Sun to Wed	Eid al-Adha Holiday
6 Jun	Sun	Islamic New Year
15 Aug	Sun	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
6 Oct	Wed	Tishreen Liberation Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
27 Feb	Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
8 Mar	Wed	Revolution Day
21 Mar	Tue	Mother's Day
16 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
16 Apr	Sun	Orthodox Easter Sunday
17 Apr	Mon	Independence Day
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha Holiday
6 May	Sat	Martyrs' Day
25 May	Thu	Islamic New Year
3 Aug	Thu	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
6 Oct	Fri	Tishreen Liberation Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Public holidays in Syria are referred to as “official holidays,” many of which are based on Islamic tradition. Although some holidays are based on Islamic cultural beliefs, many holidays commemorate victories achieved during Syria’s ongoing struggle for political and religious freedom.

Syria recognises New Year’s Day and the March 8 Revolution, celebrating the seizure of power by the Baath Party. Syria also recognizes Gregorian Easter; Julian Easter and Labour Day. Additional political holidays include Martyrs’ Day, a celebration of the anniversary of the execution of Syrian nationalists by the Turks; Armed Forces Day; October Liberatory War, commemorating the Yom Kippur War and Christmas Day.

According to Syrian labour laws, all employees are entitled to at least 13 paid holidays per year. In the event an employee is required to work on an official holiday, compensation is paid at the regular daily wage in addition to double the wage, amounting to triple wages. If an official holiday falls on a weekly paid rest day, workers are entitled to a replacement day on the first working day after the holiday.