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Current Date And Time In Beirut, Lebanon

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
14:55:04 EEST
Capital: Beirut
Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (EEST)
Population: 2,500,000
Area: 19.80 km²
State Code: BA

🗓️ Public Holidays in Beirut, Lebanon


Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Beirut, Lebanon. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Beirut.

Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Beirut observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Beirut, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day (Eid al-Istiqlal) on November 22) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Beirut, Lebanon

This is Lebanon's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Lebanon's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Beirut and the rest of Lebanon, not a separate Beirut-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Beirut

These are Lebanon's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Lebanon's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Lebanon, including Beirut. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday NameFixed DateCategoryClosure StatusOfficial Source
Independence Day (Eid al-Istiqlal)November 22National Public HolidayFull National Closurewww.pcm.gov.lb

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Beirut

Public offices, banks and schools throughout Beirut close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Lebanon are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.

A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Beirut doesn't simply disappear — Lebanon's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.

As Beirut's own capital, Beirut observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Beirut.

Frequently Asked Questions — Beirut Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Beirut?

Yes, they do. Beirut follows Lebanon's statutory calendar exactly, so banks, government offices and schools throughout the state close on every officially mandated non-working day.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Beirut?

Beirut observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Lebanon nationally, since Beirut doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Beirut?

Check the day of the week for upcoming holidays in the live calendar above. Public holidays landing on Monday or Friday create an automatic 3-day weekend for travel across Beirut.


Do public holidays in Beirut differ from the rest of Lebanon?

No — public holidays in Lebanon are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Beirut observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Beirut-specific reference, not because Beirut has its own separate holiday list.


Does Beirut, Beirut's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Beirut observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Beirut and Lebanon. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.


What is the official source for Beirut's public holiday dates?

Beirut's public holidays are mandated by Lebanon's national statutory framework, published via www.pcm.gov.lb — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.

🗓️ Beirut Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 1 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Independence Day (Eid al-Istiqlal) (November 22)
📍 Beirut Quick Facts
State Capital: Beirut
Population: 2,500,000
Area: 20 km²
Area Rank in Lebanon: #8
Population Density: 54,513.7 / km²
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: +02:00
Bank Closures: Full closure on statutory days
✈️ Travel Essentials
Emergency Number: 999
Driving Side: Right side