Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Kazakhstan and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Fri	New Year Holiday
7 Jan	Wed	Orthodox Christmas Day
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
9 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day Holiday
21 Mar to 25 Mar	Sat to Wed	Nauryz Holiday
1 May	Fri	Kazakhstan People Solidarity Day
7 May	Thu	Defender's Day
9 May	Sat	Victory Day
11 May	Mon	Victory Day Holiday
27 May	Wed	Kurban Ait
6 Jul	Mon	Capital City Day
30 Aug	Sun	Constitution Day
31 Aug	Mon	Constitution Day Holiday
25 Oct	Sun	Republic Day
16 Dec	Wed	Independence Day
17 Dec	Thu	Independence Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
4 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday
7 Jan	Thu	Orthodox Christmas Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
21 Mar to 24 Mar	Sun to Wed	Nauryz Holiday
1 May	Sat	Kazakhstan People Solidarity Day
3 May	Mon	Kazakhstan People Solidarity Day Holiday
7 May	Fri	Defender's Day
9 May	Sun	Victory Day
10 May	Mon	Victory Day Holiday
16 May	Sun	Kurban Ait
6 Jul	Tue	Capital City Day
30 Aug	Mon	Constitution Day
25 Oct	Mon	Republic Day
16 Dec	Thu	Independence Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sun	New Year Holiday
3 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday
7 Jan	Fri	Orthodox Christmas Day
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
21 Mar to 25 Mar	Tue to Sat	Nauryz Holiday
1 May	Mon	Kazakhstan People Solidarity Day
5 May	Fri	Kurban Ait
7 May	Sun	Defender's Day
9 May	Tue	Victory Day
6 Jul	Thu	Capital City Day
30 Aug	Wed	Constitution Day
25 Oct	Wed	Republic Day
16 Dec	Sat	Independence Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The Republic of Kazakhstan celebrates many holidays throughout the year. These holidays are separated into three categories: national, public and professional/other.

Under the decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, all national and public holidays are a day off for workers. In this decree, the President also stipulates that any holiday that falls on a weekend date shall be celebrated the following business day and workers are to be given that day off.

The only exception to the law regarding public holidays is contained in the Article 4, Clause 96 of the Labour Code. This clause states that January 7, the Feast of the Nativity for Orthodox Christians, and Kurban-ait – the Holiday of Sacrifice (dates vary based on the religious calendar), a Muslim holiday, are observed with time off from work.

In addition to national holidays, there are over 30 professional holidays and many additional holidays are celebrated within the different provinces of Kazakhstan. However, professional and other types of holiday celebrations are not recognised by the government as public holidays and workers must attend their jobs on those days.

The President of Kazakhstan has the authority to add professional holidays or to remove them from the list of official dates.