Public holidays in Jordan 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Jordan

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
16 January Friday	Friday	Isra' and Mi'raj ليلة المعراج Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ليلة المعراج
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 Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
25 May Monday	Monday	Independence Day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال
26 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Arafah يوم عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	يوم عرفة
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 Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday عيد المولد النبوي Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد	عيد الميلاد المجيد

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Amman: high 18°C (64°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Amman: high 23°C (73°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 16% of days
Mon 25 May – Sat 30 May · 6 days off
Independence Day, Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Amman: high 35°C (95°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

Sun 24 May: take 1 day off, get 9 days in a row (Fri 22 May – Sat 30 May)
Independence Day, Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Amman: high 35°C (95°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 1% of days

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: Wed 20 May – Sat 30 May — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 20 May, Thu 21 May, Sun 24 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 Jan) get 3 days in a rowThu 15 Jan – Sat 17 Jan · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 3 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sat 2 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 24 May) get 9 days in a rowFri 22 May – Sat 30 May · Independence Day, Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 3 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sat 26 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓