The Duhok Film Festival will be held in Duhok, Iraq, from December 9th to 16th, 2025.

Public holidays and festivals in Iraq in 2025. Non-working days:

• Wednesday, 1 January: New Year (السنة الجديدة);
• Monday, 6 January: Armed Forces Day (يوم القوات المسلحة);
• Thursday, 6 March: National Day for Tolerance and Coexistence (اليوم الوطني للتسامح والتعايش);
• Friday, March 21, : Nowruz (نوروز);
• Sunday, March 30: Eid al-Fitr (عيد الأضحى);
• Monday, March 31: Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر);
• Thursday, 1 May: Labor Day (عيد العمال);
• from June 6 to June 9, from Friday to Monday: Eid al-Adha (إجازة عيد الأضحى);
• Thursday, 26 June: Islamic New Year (رأس السنة الهجرية);
• Sunday, 6 July: Ashura (عاشوراء);
• Monday, 14 July: Republic Day (يوم الجمهورية);
• Thursday, 4 September: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (مولد النبي محمد);
• Friday, 3 October: Iraqi Independence Day (عيد استقلال العراق);
• Wednesday, 10 December: Anniversary of the Victory over ISIS (ذكرى الانتصار على داعش);
• Thursday, 25 December: Christmas Day (عيد الميلاد).