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Public holidays in Lebanon

18 days in 2026 · 17 in 2027

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Next public holiday

Independence Day

عيد الإستقلال

After it: Christmas Day, Friday 25 December

Sunday, 22 November 2026

The list the Banque du Liban publishes for the public sector and the banks gives 18 days off in 2026, and most of them belong to one community's calendar or another's. Easter is kept twice, by the Western churches on 5 April and by the Eastern churches a week later on 12 April, each with its Good Friday before it and a day off on the Monday after. Christmas is kept on 25 December and, for the Armenian Orthodox, on 6 January. The Muslim days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, the Islamic New Year, Ashura and the Prophet's birthday, follow the lunar calendar, and the bank marks their dates as tentative.

Some days belong to everyone. The Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March is kept by both Christians and Muslims, and three civic days mark the state's own history: Labour Day, Resistance and Liberation Day on 25 May for the Israeli withdrawal from the south in 2000, and Independence Day on 22 November for 1943.

In 2027 the calendars overlap. The Prophet's birthday and the Assumption of Mary both fall on Sunday 15 August, and the Islamic New Year on Sunday 6 June.

Days off in 2026
18Nationwide public holidays
On a weekday
16Monday to Friday
On a weekend
2Saturday or Sunday
Long weekends
8and 5 with one day of leave

2026

Public holidays in Lebanon in 2026

  1. 1 January: New Year's Dayرأس السنةNew Year's Day, 1 January.Thursday
  2. 6 January: Armenian Christmasعيد الميلاد - الأرمن الأرثودكسChristmas for the Armenian Orthodox, who keep it on 6 January, the date of Epiphany for other churches. It became a national holiday in 2003.Tuesday
  3. 9 February: Saint Maroun's Dayعيد مار مارونThe feast of Saint Maroun, the hermit whose followers became the Maronite church. In 2025, when 9 February fell on a Sunday, the bank moved the day off to the day after.Monday
  4. 20 March: Eid al-Fitrعيد الفطرThe feast at the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal. Wikipedia describes it as lasting three days; the bank's list gives one day off, on Friday 20 March in 2026, and timeanddate expects Wednesday 10 March in 2027.FridayDate moves
  5. 25 March: Feast of the Annunciationعيد البشارةThe Annunciation to Mary, kept by Christians and Muslims together on 25 March.Wednesday
  6. 3 April: Good Friday (Western churches)جمعة الآلامGood Friday, kept twice: by the Western churches on Friday 3 April 2026 and by the Eastern churches on Friday 10 April 2026.FridayDate moves
  7. 6 April: Easter, observed (Western churches)الفصح المجيدEaster, kept by both the Western and the Eastern churches. Easter Sunday falls on a weekend, so the bank gives the day off on the Monday after: 6 and 13 April in 2026, 29 March and 3 May in 2027.MondayDate moves
  8. 10 April: Good Friday (Eastern churches)جمعة الآلامGood Friday, kept twice: by the Western churches on Friday 3 April 2026 and by the Eastern churches on Friday 10 April 2026.FridayDate moves
  9. 13 April: Easter, observed (Eastern churches)الفصح المجيدEaster, kept by both the Western and the Eastern churches. Easter Sunday falls on a weekend, so the bank gives the day off on the Monday after: 6 and 13 April in 2026, 29 March and 3 May in 2027.MondayDate moves
  10. 1 May: Labour Dayعيد العمّالLabour Day, 1 May.Friday
  11. 25 May: Resistance and Liberation Dayعيد المقاومة والتحريرResistance and Liberation Day, for the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000. The bank's list calls it South Liberation Day.Monday
  12. 27 May: Eid al-Adhaعيد الأضحىThe feast of the sacrifice on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, at the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca. The bank gives one day off, Wednesday 27 May in 2026.WednesdayDate moves
  13. 16 June: Islamic New Yearرأس السنة الهجريةThe Islamic New Year, 1 Muharram. The bank gives Tuesday 16 June 2026; timeanddate gives the 17th.TuesdayDate moves
  14. 26 June: Ashuraذكرى عاشوراءAshura, 10 Muharram, a holiday Britannica describes as particular to Shia Muslims. The Maqtal al-Husayn, the account of Husayn's death, is sometimes read on the day.FridayDate moves
  15. 15 August: Assumption of Maryعيد إنتقال العذراءThe Assumption of Mary, 15 August.Saturday
  16. 25 August: Prophet's Birthdayمولد النبيThe Prophet's birthday. Sunnis keep it on 12 Rabi' al-awwal and Shia Muslims on the 17th.TuesdayDate moves
  17. 22 November: Independence Dayعيد الإستقلالIndependence Day, for 22 November 1943, when the French released the government they had arrested on 11 November.Sunday
  18. 25 December: Christmas Dayعيد الميلادChristmas, 25 December, for the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches that follow the Gregorian calendar.Friday

Long weekends

Long weekends in Lebanon in 2026

Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.

  • 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
  • 4daysSat 3 Jan to Tue 6 JanWith Mon 5 Jan taken as leave · Armenian Christmas
  • 3daysSat 7 Feb to Mon 9 FebSaint Maroun's Day
  • 3daysFri 20 Mar to Sun 22 MarEid al-Fitr
  • 4daysFri 3 Apr to Mon 6 AprGood Friday (Western churches), Easter, observed (Western churches)
  • 4daysFri 10 Apr to Mon 13 AprGood Friday (Eastern churches), Easter, observed (Eastern churches)
  • 3daysFri 1 May to Sun 3 MayLabour Day
  • 3daysSat 23 May to Mon 25 MayResistance and Liberation Day
  • 5daysSat 23 May to Wed 27 MayWith Tue 26 May taken as leave · Resistance and Liberation Day, Eid al-Adha
  • 4daysSat 13 Jun to Tue 16 JunWith Mon 15 Jun taken as leave · Islamic New Year
  • 3daysFri 26 Jun to Sun 28 JunAshura
  • 4daysSat 22 Aug to Tue 25 AugWith Mon 24 Aug taken as leave · Prophet's Birthday
  • 3daysFri 25 Dec to Sun 27 DecChristmas Day

2027

Public holidays in Lebanon in 2027

  1. 1 January: New Year's Dayرأس السنةFriday
  2. 6 January: Armenian Christmasعيد الميلاد - الأرمن الأرثودكسWednesday
  3. 9 February: Saint Maroun's Dayعيد مار مارونTuesday
  4. 10 March: Eid al-Fitrعيد الفطرWednesdayDate moves
  5. 25 March: Feast of the Annunciationعيد البشارةThursday
  6. 26 March: Good Friday (Western churches)جمعة الآلامFridayDate moves
  7. 29 March: Easter, observed (Western churches)الفصح المجيدMondayDate moves
  8. 30 April: Good Friday (Eastern churches)جمعة الآلامFridayDate moves
  9. 1 May: Labour Dayعيد العمّالSaturday
  10. 3 May: Easter, observed (Eastern churches)الفصح المجيدMondayDate moves
  11. 17 May: Eid al-Adhaعيد الأضحىMondayDate moves
  12. 25 May: Resistance and Liberation Dayعيد المقاومة والتحريرTuesday
  13. 6 June: Islamic New Yearرأس السنة الهجريةSundayDate moves
  14. 15 June: Ashuraذكرى عاشوراءTuesdayDate moves
  15. 15 August: Assumption of Maryعيد إنتقال العذراءSunday
  16. 22 November: Independence Dayعيد الإستقلالMonday
  17. 25 December: Christmas Dayعيد الميلادSaturday

Observances

Days marked in Lebanon that are not days off

  1. 14 February: Rafic Hariri Memorial Dayيوم اغتيال رفيق الحريريThe anniversary of the assassination of the former prime minister Rafic al-Hariri on 14 February 2005, kept as a day of mourning. The bank's list for 2025 gave it as a day off; its list for 2026 does not, so it is shown here as marked.Saturday
  2. 9 March: Teachers' Dayعيد المعلمTeachers' Day, marked on 9 March and not a day off.Monday
  3. 21 March: Mother's Dayعيد الأمMother's Day, on 21 March at the spring equinox. Marked, not a day off.Saturday
  4. 6 May: Martyrs' Dayعيد الشهداءMartyrs' Day, for the nationalists hanged in Damascus and Beirut on 6 May 1916 on the orders of Jamal Pasha. Lebanon shares it with Syria. Marked, not a day off.Wednesday

The list here follows the Banque du Liban, whose calendar binds the central bank, the banking and financial sector and the public sector. Timeanddate's calendars list more: the Hariri anniversary on 14 February, extra days of both Eids and an Easter Monday typed as a government holiday. The bank's list is taken as the record and timeanddate's as the source for the lunar dates of 2027, which the bank had not published at the time of writing.

A holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved as a rule. The bank moved Saint Maroun's day to the Monday in 2025, when 9 February was a Sunday, but its list for 2026 gives Independence Day on Sunday 22 November with no substitute.

The bank's list for 2025 also included a Beirut Port Explosion Memorial Day on 4 August, for the explosion of 2020. It does not appear in the list for 2026.

Common questions

Questions about public holidays in Lebanon

How many public holidays does Lebanon have in 2026?

The Banque du Liban lists 18 days off for 2026, counting the Monday after each of the two Easters. Two of them fall on a weekend: the Assumption on Saturday 15 August and Independence Day on Sunday 22 November. The dates of the five Muslim holidays are tentative until the moon is sighted.

Why does Lebanon celebrate Easter twice?

Because its Christians follow two calendars. The Catholic and Protestant churches date Easter by the Gregorian calendar and the Orthodox churches by the Julian, and the public holiday follows both. In 2026 the Western Easter fell on 5 April and the Eastern on 12 April, so Good Friday and the Monday after were each kept twice. In 2027 the two Easters are five weeks apart, on 28 March and 2 May.

Is the Annunciation a holiday for Muslims as well?

Yes. The Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March is a public holiday for Christians and Muslims together, and Wikipedia's list of Lebanese holidays notes that both communities observe it. In 2026 it fell on a Wednesday and in 2027 on a Thursday.

When is Eid al-Fitr in Lebanon in 2027?

Timeanddate expects it on Wednesday 10 March 2027, and like every date of the Islamic calendar it depends on the sighting of the new moon. The Banque du Liban gave one day off for the Eid in 2026, on Friday 20 March, though Wikipedia's list describes the feast as lasting three days.

What is Resistance and Liberation Day?

The holiday on 25 May for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon in 2000, after an occupation of the south that had lasted since the civil war. The Banque du Liban's list calls it South Liberation Day. The day was a Monday in 2026 and is a Tuesday in 2027.

Is 14 February a holiday in Lebanon?

It was in 2025, when the Banque du Liban's list gave a day off for the anniversary of Rafic al-Hariri's assassination in 2005. The bank's list for 2026 does not include it, so the day is shown here as marked but not off. Timeanddate still lists it as a public holiday.

Which holidays fall on a weekend in 2027?

Five, on four dates: Labour Day on Saturday 1 May, the Islamic New Year on Sunday 6 June, the Assumption and the Prophet's birthday together on Sunday 15 August, and Christmas on Saturday 25 December. No rule moves a holiday off a weekend, though the bank has made an exception before.

Dates from Written from the sources, read 2026-10-02. The page counts from Saturday, 3 October 2026, the day it was built.