Public Holidays in Pakistan 2026

There are 15 Pakistani public holidays in 2026. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Pakistani public holidays in 2026 are Kashmir Solidarity Day (Thursday, February 5), Eid ul-Fitr (Friday, March 20), Eid ul-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, March 21), Eid ul-Fitr (day 3) (Sunday, March 22), Pakistan Day (Monday, March 23), Labour Day (Friday, May 1), Eid ul-Adha (Wednesday, May 27), Youm-e-Takbeer (Thursday, May 28), Eid ul-Adha (day 2) (Thursday, May 28), Eid ul-Adha (day 3) (Friday, May 29), Ashura (Wednesday, June 24), Ashura (day 2) (Thursday, June 25), Independence Day (Friday, August 14), Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Tuesday, August 25), Iqbal Day (Monday, November 9) and Quaid-e-Azam Day & Christmas (Friday, December 25).

The next holiday is Iqbal Day on Monday, November 9, 2026, in 22 days.

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2026: Mar 20–Mar 23 (4 days, Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Fitr (day 2), Eid ul-Fitr (day 3), Pakistan Day); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Labour Day); May 27–May 31 (5 days, Eid ul-Adha, Youm-e-Takbeer, Eid ul-Adha (day 3)); Aug 14–Aug 16 (3 days, Independence Day); Nov 7–Nov 9 (3 days, Iqbal Day); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Quaid-e-Azam Day & Christmas).

The weekend in Pakistan is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Federal public holidays. Islamic holidays depend on the moon sighting in Pakistan and are often a day later than shown.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.