Holidays in Qatar 2027

Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: September 8, 2026

The 2027 Qatar holiday table below lists 13 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed. 10 fall on a working day of the Sunday-to-Thursday week and 3 land on a weekend, leaving 250 working days across the year on the national-only count. A date is not always a holiday of its own: 8 are numbered days of a holiday that lasts more than one day.

2027 public holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Feb 9	Tuesday	Qatar National Sports Day	Qatar National Sports Day on Tuesday February 9 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Friday-Saturday weekend on each side.
Mar 7	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr (eve, 28 Ramadan)approx.	Eid al-Fitr (eve, 28 Ramadan) (approximate) on Sunday March 7 sits next to the Friday-Saturday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Mar 8	Monday	Eid al-Fitr (eve, 29 Ramadan)approx.	Eid al-Fitr (eve, 29 Ramadan) (approximate) on Monday March 8 is joined to the Friday-Saturday weekend by holidays on both sides, with no working day in between.
Mar 9	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (day 1)approx.	Eid al-Fitr (day 1) (approximate) on Tuesday March 9 is joined to the Friday-Saturday weekend by holidays on both sides, with no working day in between.
Mar 10	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr (day 2)approx.	Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (approximate) on Wednesday March 10 is joined to the Friday-Saturday weekend by holidays on both sides, with no working day in between.
Mar 11	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (day 3)approx.	Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (approximate) on Thursday March 11 sits next to the Friday-Saturday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Mar 12	Friday (weekend)	Eid al-Fitr (day 4)approx.	Eid al-Fitr (day 4) (approximate) on Friday March 12 falls in the Friday-Saturday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
May 15	Saturday (weekend)	Arafat Dayapprox.	Arafat Day (approximate) on Saturday May 15 falls in the Friday-Saturday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
May 16	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (day 1)approx.	Eid al-Adha (day 1) (approximate) on Sunday May 16 sits next to the Friday-Saturday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 17	Monday	Eid al-Adha (day 2)approx.	Eid al-Adha (day 2) (approximate) on Monday May 17 is joined to the Friday-Saturday weekend by the holiday before it, with no working day in between.
May 18	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha (day 3)approx.	Eid al-Adha (day 3) (approximate) on Tuesday May 18 is joined to the Friday-Saturday weekend by the holidays before it, with no working day in between.
May 19	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (day 4)approx.	Eid al-Adha (day 4) (approximate) on Wednesday May 19 is joined to the Friday-Saturday weekend by the holidays before it, with no working day in between.
Dec 18	Saturday (weekend)	Qatar National Day	Qatar National Day on Saturday December 18 falls in the Friday-Saturday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.

approx. Entries tagged are projected, not announced: a lunar or Islamic date this site computed for a year the issuing authority has not yet published, or a holiday block whose days off the authority has not yet set. The announced dates can differ. Confirm against the issuing authority before relying on them for legally binding deadlines.

2027 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

105

Public holidays, Sunday to Thursday

Working days

250

The 3 weekend dates in 2027 fall on a Friday or Saturday, days the count already excludes, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 10 working-day dates. From 2026 the table follows Article 2 of Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025, which sets the State's official holidays: National Day on 18 December, Sports Day on the second Tuesday of February, Eid al-Fitr from 28 Ramadan to the end of 4 Shawwal and Eid al-Adha from 9 to the end of 13 Dhu al-Hijjah; where a single working day separates two holidays, the Article makes it a holiday as well. The table adds no such day. Article 1 sets the working days at Sunday-Thursday with Friday and Saturday the weekly holiday. The 2024 and 2025 tables predate the decision, which is dated 25 November 2025, and their Eid al-Fitr blocks are longer: nine dates in each, against seven in 2026. The Eid al-Adha block has five dates in every year.

Sources for these rules

Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025 (25 November 2025): working days Sunday to Thursday (art. 1); the official holidays, National Day, Sports Day, Eid al-Fitr 28 Ramadan to 4 Shawwal, Eid al-Adha 9 to 13 Dhu al-Hijjah, a single working day between two holidays part of them (art. 2); for the Central Bank, supervised institutions and markets, three working days per Eid, 1 January and Bank Day on the first Sunday of March (art. 4); the private sector under the Labour Law (art. 6); in force from its date (art. 8) (Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal)

Checked October 13, 2026. All sources

Holidays not included

Other sectors keep other lists. Under Article 4 of the decision, the Qatar Central Bank and the financial institutions it supervises, and the Qatar Financial Markets Authority and the markets it regulates, take three working days for each Eid, the Central Bank's Governor fixing when the Eid al-Fitr holiday starts, plus 1 January and Bank Day on the first Sunday of March. Private employers follow the Labour Law (Article 6 of the decision): Law No. 14 of 2004 grants three working days for each Eid, one for Independence Day and three days the employer fixes (Article 78). The table follows the State's list, so for a bank or private-sector deadline it can count an Eid working day as closed.

Sources for these rules

Checked October 13, 2026. All sources

Other years

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Sources and verification

Official source: Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal (almeezan.qa) (opens in a new tab)

Cross-checked against this source on September 8, 2026.

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Qatar Holidays 2027 - FAQ

How many dates are on the 2027 Qatar holiday calendar?

13 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed in 2027. Of those, 10 fall on a working day of the Sunday-to-Thursday week and 3 land on a weekend. A date is not always a holiday of its own: 8 are numbered days of a holiday that lasts more than one day. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many working days does Qatar have in 2027?

Qatar has 250 working days in 2027 on the national-only count, after subtracting 105 weekend days and 10 weekday-falling public holidays. This is the national count: it uses only the dates in the table above, so a holiday kept only in one region or by one sector is not in it.

Which 2027 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?

10 of the 13 dates in the 2027 Qatar holiday table fall on a working day of the Sunday-to-Thursday week and reduce the working days count: Qatar National Sports Day (Tuesday, February 9); Eid al-Fitr (eve, 28 Ramadan) (approximate) (Sunday, March 7); Eid al-Fitr (eve, 29 Ramadan) (approximate) (Monday, March 8); Eid al-Fitr (day 1) (approximate) (Tuesday, March 9); Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (approximate) (Wednesday, March 10); Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (approximate) (Thursday, March 11); Eid al-Adha (day 1) (approximate) (Sunday, May 16); Eid al-Adha (day 2) (approximate) (Monday, May 17); Eid al-Adha (day 3) (approximate) (Tuesday, May 18); Eid al-Adha (day 4) (approximate) (Wednesday, May 19).

Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

3 of the 2027 dates fall on a weekend: Eid al-Fitr (day 4) (approximate) on Friday, March 12; Arafat Day (approximate) on Saturday, May 15; Qatar National Day on Saturday, December 18. Each is listed on its calendar date, and none of those entries takes a working day out of the count.