Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Qatar 2026
Qatar has 8 public holidays in 2026: 4 on working days (the weekend is Friday and Saturday) and 4 on a weekend. The next one is Qatar National Day on Friday, December 18, 2026, in 81 days.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Qatar
Of the 8 holiday dates in 2026, 4 fall on a working day and 4 on the weekend.
Of the 8 holiday dates in 2026, 4 fall on a working day and 4 on the weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday, with 1 date.
Two of the 8 dates land on a Thursday or Sunday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Eid al-Fitr (estimated) on Sunday, March 22 and Eid al-Adha (estimated) on Thursday, May 28.
March and May are the busiest months, with 3 holiday dates. Eight months have no public holiday at all (January, April, June, July, August, September, October and November). The longest stretch between two holidays is 203 days, from Eid al-Adha (estimated) on May 29 to Qatar National Day on December 18, the natural window for a longer break.
6 dates are marked as estimated in the source data, so confirm them nearer the time.
2027 brings 8 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 7 of the 8 dates fall on a working day, and 2 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in Qatar
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | National Sports Day | |
| FridayWeekend | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| FridayWeekend | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| FridayWeekendNext | Qatar National Day |
2027 public holidays in Qatar
8 holidays on 8 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | National Sports Day | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Qatar National Day |
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