161 countries and territories138 of 193 UN membersmonthly to 2026-09back to 1926
Holidays / Qatar

Qatar public holidays

Public holidays in Qatar, 2026

8 public holidays, 2 next to the weekend and 2 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

8Holidays in 2026
in 40 daysNext holiday
2Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
10 Feb 2026TueNational Sports Dayاليوم الوطني للرياضةweekdaypast
20 Mar 2026FriEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)weekendpast
21 Mar 2026SatEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)weekendpast
22 Mar 2026SunEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)long weekendpast
27 May 2026WedEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)weekdaypast
28 May 2026ThuEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)long weekendpast
29 May 2026FriEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)weekendpast
18 Dec 2026FriQatar National Dayاليوم الوطني لقطرweekendin 40 days

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

20 Mar to 22 MarEid al-Fitr (estimated)3 days
27 May to 30 MayEid al-Adha (estimated)4 days

More on Qatar

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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