| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | New Year's Holiday | National |
| 2025-02-11 | National Sports Day | National |
| 2025-03-30 | Eid al-Fitr | National |
| 2025-03-31 | Eid al-Fitr | National |
| 2025-04-01 | Eid al-Fitr | National |
| 2025-06-06 | Eid al-Adha | National |
| 2025-06-07 | Eid al-Adha | National |
| 2025-06-08 | Eid al-Adha | National |
| 2025-12-18 | Qatar National Day | National |
How many public holidays does Qatar have in 2025?
Qatar has 9 public holidays in 2025: 9 national holidays. The dates run from 2 January 2025 to 18 December 2025, and no public holiday falls in May, July, August, September, October, November. Observances and regional holidays are listed separately and are not counted.
Wondering how that stacks up globally? See how Qatar's public holiday count compares.
Long weekends in Qatar 2025
Qatar's public holidays create 2 long weekends in 2025 - runs of three or more consecutive days off, each built around a holiday that touches a weekend.
- Sat 29 March - Tue 1 April: Eid al-Fitr (4-day weekend, Saturday 29 March to Tuesday 1 April).
- Fri 6 - Sun 8 June: Eid al-Adha (3-day weekend, Friday 6 June to Sunday 8 June).
Observed and substitute holidays in Qatar 2025
A substitute holiday is a day off moved to a nearby working weekday when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday. The legal date never changes - only the day most people actually get off.
In 2025 no public holiday in Qatar is moved to a nearby weekday, so every holiday in the table above is observed on the date shown.
Regional variations are common; see public holidays across Asia for the wider picture.
Public holidays in Qatar: is your date a holiday in 2025?
Every date in the table above is a public holiday in Qatar in 2025. If the date you are checking appears there, it is a day off; if it does not, it is not a public holiday - however widely it may be marked.
For example, 2 January 2025 is New Year's Holiday, a public holiday in Qatar.
More to explore: browse public holidays by country.
About these holidays in Qatar (2025)
Our Qatar public holidays guide explains the background of each holiday and how the dates are set.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is the festival breaking the fast of Ramadan, observed on the first day of Shawwal. It is one of the two major Islamic festivals and a public holiday throughout the Muslim world. The celebration opens with a special congregational prayer, followed by visits to family and neighbours, shared meals and giving to charity. Where the date has been confirmed by moon sighting, it appears without the estimated qualifier on published calendars.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, begins on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah and coincides with the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It honours the devotion of Ibrahim, who was willing to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Families that can afford it sacrifice a sheep, goat, cow or camel and divide the meat into portions for family, friends and the poor.