Public holidays in Qatar 2026

8 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Qatar

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
10 February Tuesday	Tuesday	National Sports Day اليوم الوطني للرياضة	اليوم الوطني للرياضة
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
18 December Friday	Friday	Qatar National Day اليوم الوطني لقطر	اليوم الوطني لقطر

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Qatar (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Doha: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 9% of days
Wed 27 May – Sat 30 May · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Doha: high 41°C (106°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2026.

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 22 May – Sat 30 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 2 days off (Sun 8 Feb, Mon 9 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 6 Feb – Tue 10 Feb · National Sports DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 5 days in a rowTue 26 May – Sat 30 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Dec) get 3 days in a rowThu 17 Dec – Sat 19 Dec · Qatar National DayShow on calendar ↓