Thursday, 19 March 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
This guide records only dated, expressly announced closures of Syrian public institutions that are additional to recurring statutory holidays.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
No future occurrence is available in the supported data. A new date has not been inferred.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Obsolete and unsupported former holidays excluded
Reviewed · Scope: excluded_observances · Checked 2026-10-03
Decree 188 expressly repeals Decree 474 of 2004 and contrary provisions. Former 8 March Revolution Day, Martyrs’ Day, Tishreen Liberation War Day and Boxing Day are not in the current framework and are inactive.
2026 Eid al-Adha closure and lunar-date determination
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03
The dated notice expressly begins the public-institution closure on Arafah, 26 May; it is not promoted to a recurring statutory holiday.
2026 Labour Day closure notice
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03
The notice expressly closed public institutions on 30 April as well as statutory Labour Day; no recurring or private-sector entitlement is inferred for 30 April.
Six-day public-institution closure, 18-23 March 2026
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03
Dated official notice. March 19 and 23 are recorded only as one-off public-sector closure dates.
Six-day public-institution closure, 18-23 March 2026
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03
Dated official notice. March 19 and 23 are recorded only as one-off public-sector closure dates.
Decree No. 188 of 2025 defining official holidays
Reviewed · Scope: current_framework · Checked 2026-10-03
Current framework. It repeals Decree 474 of 2004 and contrary provisions; unspecified movable dates require a Presidency bulletin.
The listed occurrence closes public institutions under its dated Presidency notice. No broader employment entitlement is asserted.
No separate nationwide bank-closure calendar is inferred; institutions may publish operational arrangements.
No separate school-calendar closure is inferred beyond the official public-institution notice.
These dates are one-off public-sector arrangements, not substitute days, bridge-day rules or recurring nationwide private-sector holidays.
The calendar distinguishes fixed national holidays, religious movable holidays and one-off public-sector closures.
Observance does not create an additional day off beyond the supported occurrence.
Check current service notices before time-sensitive travel or appointments.
No. Each listed date is a separately evidenced one-off public-sector closure.
No. Only dates expressly stated in official notices are included.
View all Syria public holidays 2026