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Lebanon Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Lebanon
Lebanon has 19 national public holidays in 2025. 11 of them fall on a weekday and 8 on a weekend. There are 5 long weekends and 5 more if you take a bridge day off.
Lebanon public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | رأس السنة الميلادية | Public holiday | |
| Armenian Orthodox Christmas Day | عيد الميلاد عند الطوائف الارمنية الارثوذكسية | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Saint Maron's Day | عيد مار مارون | Public holiday |
| Feast of the Annunciation | عيد بشارة السيدة مريم العذراء | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Public holiday |
| Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Public holiday | |
| Catholic Good Friday | الجمعة العظيمة عند الطوائف الأرثوذكسية | Public holiday | |
| Orthodox Good Friday | الجمعة العظيمة عند الطوائف الكاثوليكية | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Orthodox Holy Saturday | سبت النور للطائفة الأرثوذكسية | Public holiday |
| Labor Day | عيد العمل | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Martyrs' Day | عيد الشهداء | Public holiday |
| Weekend | Resistance and Liberation Day | عيد المقاومة والتحرير | Public holiday |
| Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى | Public holiday |
| Islamic New Year Day | عيد رأس السنة الهجرية | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Ashura | عاشوراء | Public holiday |
| Assumption Day | عيد انتقال العذراء | Public holiday | |
| Prophet's Birthday | ذكرى المولد النبوي الشريف | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Independence Day | ذكرى الاستقلال | Public holiday |
| Christmas Day | عيد الميلاد | Public holiday |
Bank holidays, school holidays and observances (4)
| Rafik Hariri Memorial Day | Bank holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Easter Monday | Bank holiday | |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | Bank holiday | |
| Anniversary of the tragedy of Beirut port explosion | Observance |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Lebanon holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 2
February 1
March 3
April 3
May 3
June 3
July 1
August 1
September 1
October
November 1
December 1
Long weekends in Lebanon 2025
5 long weekends come for free, and 5 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Sat 4 Jan – Mon 6 Jan
No leave needed
Sat 22 Mar – Tue 25 Mar
Take off Mon 24 Mar
Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar
No leave needed
Fri 18 Apr – Sun 20 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun
No leave needed
Thu 26 Jun – Sun 29 Jun
Take off Fri 27 Jun
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug
No leave needed
Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep
Take off Fri 5 Sep
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Take off Fri 26 Dec
Planning a trip to Lebanon?
On public holidays banks, offices and many shops close, public transport often runs a Sunday timetable and popular destinations get busy and more expensive. Book early around long weekends.