
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Kafr Shams, Daraa, Syria? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Kafr Shams.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Kafr Shams observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Evacuation Day (Eid al-Jala') on April 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Kafr Shams.
This is Syria's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Syria's country-level and Daraa holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Kafr Shams as anywhere else in Syria.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Syria's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Syria's country and Daraa holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Kafr Shams just as everywhere else in Syria.
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Liberation Day | Tue, Dec 8, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Kafr Shams's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Syria's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Kafr Shams's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Syria declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 12,435 and running on the Asia/Damascus time zone, Kafr Shams follows Syria's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.