Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan has 19 days of national public holidays in 2026, 14 on working days.

Next: Қазақстан Республикасы күні (Republic Day), Sunday, 25 October 2026in 6 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Kazakhstan in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	Жаңа жылNew Year's Day	291 days ago
2 JanFri	Жаңа жылNew Year's Day	290 days ago
7 JanWed	Православиелік РождествоOrthodox Christmas	285 days ago
8 MarSunWeekend	Халықаралық әйелдер күніInternational Women's Day	225 days ago
9 MarMon	Халықаралық әйелдер күні (қайта белгіленген демалыс)International Women's Day (observed)	224 days ago
21 MarSatWeekend	Наурыз мейрамыNowruz Holiday	212 days ago
22 MarSunWeekend	Наурыз мейрамыNowruz Holiday	211 days ago
23 MarMon	Наурыз мейрамыNowruz Holiday	210 days ago
24 MarTue	Наурыз мейрамы (қайта белгіленген демалыс)Nowruz Holiday (observed)	209 days ago
25 MarWed	Наурыз мейрамы (қайта белгіленген демалыс)Nowruz Holiday (observed)	208 days ago
1 MayFri	Қазақстан халқының бірлігі мерекесіKazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday	171 days ago
7 MayThu	Отан Қорғаушы күніDefender of the Fatherland Day	165 days ago
9 MaySatWeekend	Жеңіс күніVictory Day	163 days ago
11 MayMon	Жеңіс күні (қайта белгіленген демалыс)Victory Day (observed)	161 days ago
27 MayWed	Құрбан айт (бағаланған)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	145 days ago
6 JulMon	Астана күніCapital Day	105 days ago
25 OctSunWeekend	Қазақстан Республикасы күніRepublic Day	in 6 days
26 OctMon	Қазақстан Республикасы күні (қайта белгіленген демалыс)Republic Day (observed)	in 7 days
16 DecWed	Тəуелсіздік күніIndependence Day	in 58 days

At a glance

Kazakhstan in 2026

01Public holidays

19 days

14 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

7 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Қазақстан Республикасы күні (Republic Day)

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · in 6 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan
4 days offNew Year's Day
Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar
3 days offInternational Women's Day · International Women's Day (observed)
Sat 21 Mar – Wed 25 Mar
5 days offNowruz Holiday · Nowruz Holiday (observed)
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May
3 days offKazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday
Sat 9 May – Mon 11 May
3 days offVictory Day · Victory Day (observed)
Sat 4 Jul – Mon 6 Jul
3 days offCapital Day
Sat 24 Oct – Mon 26 Oct
3 days offRepublic Day · Republic Day (observed)

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Astana.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Kazakhstan have in 2026?

Kazakhstan has 19 days of national public holidays in 2026, 14 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Kazakhstan?

Қазақстан Республикасы күні (Republic Day), on Sunday, 25 October 2026.

How many long weekends does Kazakhstan have in 2026?

7: Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan (New Year's Day); Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar (International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)); Sat 21 Mar – Wed 25 Mar (Nowruz Holiday, Nowruz Holiday (observed)); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday); Sat 9 May – Mon 11 May (Victory Day, Victory Day (observed)); Sat 4 Jul – Mon 6 Jul (Capital Day); Sat 24 Oct – Mon 26 Oct (Republic Day, Republic Day (observed)).

Which public holidays in Kazakhstan fall on a weekend in 2026?

Халықаралық әйелдер күні (International Women's Day), Sunday, 8 March 2026; Наурыз мейрамы (Nowruz Holiday), Saturday, 21 March 2026; Наурыз мейрамы (Nowruz Holiday), Sunday, 22 March 2026; Жеңіс күні (Victory Day), Saturday, 9 May 2026; Қазақстан Республикасы күні (Republic Day), Sunday, 25 October 2026.