Eid al-Fitr 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Iraq

In Iraq, Eid al Fitr is a three-day celebration. It is a time to be joyous and generous.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	10 Apr	Wed	Eid al-Fitr
	11 Apr to 12 Apr	Thu to Fri	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2025	30 Mar	Sun	Eid al-Fitr
	31 Mar	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2026	20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
	21 Mar to 22 Mar	Sat to Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Eid al Fitr is one of the most important of all Muslim holidays, celebrating the end of the fast of Ramadan and coming on the first day of the following month of Shawwal. It is kept with great fervour in Iraq, where it is a public holiday as in other Muslim-majority countries.

The date of Eid al Fitr varies on the Western calendar, as it is based on the Islamic lunar calendar. And as with other Muslim holidays, the official date is not known for sure ahead of time since a moon-sighting committee must make the determination when the day actually arrives.

It is a time when many Muslims attend mosque for prayers and sermons. There are also local community meals and kids’ events, and everyone is expected to donate a food-gift called “zakat al fitr” to the poor if they have not already done so during Ramadan.

Many in Iraq will also go shopping and buy new clothes for Eid al Fitr. And you will frequently hear the greeting “Eid Mubbarak!,” meaning “Blessed Eid!” Exchanging Eid greeting cards and giving small gifts to children are also common ways to celebrate the day.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	21 Apr	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
	22 Apr to 23 Apr	Sat to Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2022	2 May	Mon	Eid al-Fitr
	3 May to 4 May	Tue to Wed	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2021	13 May	Thu	Eid al-Fitr
	14 May	Fri	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2020	24 May	Sun	Eid al-Fitr
	25 May	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2019	4 Jun	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
	5 Jun	Wed	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2018	15 Jun	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
	16 Jun	Sat	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2017	25 Jun	Sun	Eid al-Fitr
	26 Jun	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday