Public holidays in Pakistan 2026

There are 11 public holidays in Pakistan in 2026, 11 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Feb 5 Kashmir Day
Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22 End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) Expected
Mon, Mar 23 Pakistan Day
Fri, May 1 Labour Day
Wed, May 27 – Fri, May 29 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Expected
Thu, May 28 Youm-e-Takbeer
Wed, Jun 24 – Thu, Jun 25 Ashura Expected
Fri, Aug 14 Independence Day
Tue, Aug 25 Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) Expected
Mon, Nov 9 Iqbal Day
Fri, Dec 25 Quaid-e-Azam Day

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Feb 5 Kashmir Day
Tue, Mar 9 – Thu, Mar 11 End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) Expected
Tue, Mar 23 Pakistan Day
Sat, May 1 Labour Day
Sun, May 16 – Tue, May 18 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Expected
Fri, May 28 Youm-e-Takbeer
Mon, Jun 14 – Tue, Jun 15 Ashura Expected
Sat, Aug 14 Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) Expected
Sat, Aug 14 Independence Day
Tue, Nov 9 Iqbal Day
Sat, Dec 25 Quaid-e-Azam Day

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Fri, Mar 20 – Mon, Mar 23: 4 days off · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Pakistan Day
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Wed, May 27 – Sun, May 31: 5 days off · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Youm-e-Takbeer
  • Fri, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 16: 3 days off · Independence Day
  • Sat, Nov 7 – Mon, Nov 9: 3 days off · Iqbal Day
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27: 3 days off · Quaid-e-Azam Day

Bridge days in 2026

  • Take Fri, Feb 6 off: 4 days off, Thu, Feb 5 – Sun, Feb 8 · Kashmir Day
  • Take Fri, Jun 26 off: 5 days off, Wed, Jun 24 – Sun, Jun 28 · Ashura
  • Take Mon, Aug 24 off: 4 days off, Sat, Aug 22 – Tue, Aug 25 · Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Feb 5 – Sun, Feb 7: 3 days off · Kashmir Day
  • Tue, Mar 9 – Thu, Mar 11: 3 days off · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Sat, May 15 – Tue, May 18: 4 days off · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
  • Fri, May 28 – Sun, May 30: 3 days off · Youm-e-Takbeer
  • Sat, Jun 12 – Tue, Jun 15: 4 days off · Ashura

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Mon, Mar 8 off: 6 days off, Sat, Mar 6 – Thu, Mar 11 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Take Fri, Mar 12 off: 6 days off, Tue, Mar 9 – Sun, Mar 14 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Take Mon, Mar 22 off: 4 days off, Sat, Mar 20 – Tue, Mar 23 · Pakistan Day
  • Take Mon, Nov 8 off: 4 days off, Sat, Nov 6 – Tue, Nov 9 · Iqbal Day

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Holidays of the Islamic calendar begin when the new moon is sighted, so their dates are marked expected and may move by a day.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in Pakistan in 2026?

11: Kashmir Day, End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Pakistan Day, Labour Day, Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Youm-e-Takbeer, Ashura, Independence Day, Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid), Iqbal Day, Quaid-e-Azam Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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