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Eid al-Adha 2024, 2025 and 2026

Eid al-Adha, or “the Feast of Sacrifice,” is one of the most important Muslim holidays and is marked with public holidays in Qatar.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	15 Jun to 17 Jun	Sat to Mon	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2025	5 Jun to 7 Jun	Thu to Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2026	26 May to 28 May	Tue to Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The Eid al-Adha observance is in remembrance of the Koranic account of the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael on an alter in obedience to Allah’s command. Having passed the test, a ram was provided to Ibrahim to sacrifice in place of his son.

Eid al-Adha follows the other of the two most important Muslim holidays, Eid al Fitr, by 70 days, and lasts for four days straight, beginning on the 10th day of the final month of the Islamic calendar.

Observances include early morning prayers in the nearly 300 mosques and prayer areas throughout Qatar, wearing a newly bought change of clothes, attending special services at the mosques, going on Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca to fulfil Islamic law, and sacrificing animals such as cattle, goats, or sheep. The food from the sacrifices is consumed in large family feasts, and a third of it is usually donated to the poor.

Qatari government workers often get five days off around Eid al-Adha, and private-sector employees generally get three days off. Schools will be closed for most of the period. Most banks will be closed, but certain banks, typically in the shopping malls, will be open on certain days during the period, if with shortened hours.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	27 Jun to 29 Jun	Tue to Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2022	8 Jul to 10 Jul	Fri to Sun	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2021	19 Jul to 21 Jul	Mon to Wed	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2020	30 Jul to 1 Aug	Thu to Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2019	11 Aug to 14 Aug	Sun to Wed	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2018	20 Aug to 22 Aug	Mon to Wed	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2017	31 Aug to 2 Sep	Thu to Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday