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Pakistan public holidays 2026: 11 holidays, 2 long weekends

In 2026, Pakistan has 11 public holidays: 11 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) falls on March 20, 2026, and May is the busiest month.

Year at a glance

11Public holidays
11On weekdays
250Working days in year
10Longest break (days)
MayBusiest month

Public holidays in 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Substitute day
February 5, 2026	Thursday	Kashmir Day	—
March 20, 2026	Friday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	—
March 23, 2026	Monday	Pakistan Day	—
May 1, 2026	Friday	Labour Day	—
May 27, 2026	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	—
May 28, 2026	Thursday	Youm-e-Takbeer	—
June 24, 2026	Wednesday	Ashura	—
August 14, 2026	Friday	Independence Day	—
August 25, 2026	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)	—
November 9, 2026	Monday	Iqbal Day	—
December 25, 2026	Friday	Quaid-e-Azam Day	—

2026 calendar

Holiday
Weekend

Holidays on weekend days

No public holidays fall on weekend days.

Long weekends and bridge days

Date	Days off	vacation days	Holiday
February 5, 2026 – February 8, 2026	4	1	Kashmir Day
March 20, 2026 – March 23, 2026	4	No leave needed	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Pakistan Day
March 14, 2026 – March 23, 2026	10	4	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Pakistan Day
May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026	3	No leave needed	Labour Day
April 25, 2026 – May 3, 2026	9	4	Labour Day
May 23, 2026 – May 28, 2026	6	2	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Youm-e-Takbeer

Moving holidays

Holiday	Date	Moving holidays
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	March 20, 2026	10 earlier
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	May 27, 2026	10 earlier
Ashura	June 24, 2026	10 earlier
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)	August 25, 2026	10 earlier

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