Current Date And Time In Damascus, Syria
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:34:01 EEST
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Damascus, Dimashq, Syria? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Damascus.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Damascus follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. 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 Damascus.
This is Syria's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Syria's country-level and Dimashq holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Damascus 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 Dimashq holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Damascus 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 |
Businesses in Damascus generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Syria: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Damascus doesn't simply get skipped — Syria's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.