Public Holidays

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

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan to 4 Jan	Thu to Sun	New Year Holiday
20 Jan	Tue	National Mourning Day
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
9 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day Holiday
20 Mar to 23 Mar	Fri to Mon	Ramazan Bayram Holiday
20 Mar to 24 Mar	Fri to Tue	Novruz Holiday
9 May	Sat	Victory Day
11 May	Mon	Victory Day Holiday
27 May to 28 May	Wed to Thu	Gurban Bayram Holiday
28 May	Thu	Republic Day
15 Jun	Mon	Salvation Day
26 Jun	Fri	Armed Forces Day
8 Nov	Sun	Victory Day (Zəfər Günü)
9 Nov	Mon	Flag Day
9 Nov	Mon	Victory Day Holiday (Zəfər Günü)
31 Dec	Thu	Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan to 4 Jan	Fri to Mon	New Year Holiday
20 Jan	Wed	National Mourning Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
9 Mar to 10 Mar	Tue to Wed	Ramazan Bayram Holiday
20 Mar to 24 Mar	Sat to Wed	Novruz Holiday
9 May	Sun	Victory Day
16 May to 18 May	Sun to Tue	Gurban Bayram Holiday
28 May	Fri	Republic Day
15 Jun	Tue	Salvation Day
26 Jun	Sat	Armed Forces Day
28 Jun	Mon	Armed Forces Day Holiday
8 Nov	Mon	Victory Day (Zəfər Günü)
9 Nov	Tue	Flag Day
31 Dec	Fri	Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis
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2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan to 2 Jan	Sat to Sun	New Year Holiday
20 Jan	Thu	National Mourning Day
26 Feb to 28 Feb	Sat to Mon	Ramazan Bayram Holiday
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
20 Mar to 24 Mar	Mon to Fri	Novruz Holiday
5 May to 7 May	Fri to Sun	Gurban Bayram Holiday
9 May	Tue	Victory Day
28 May	Sun	Republic Day
15 Jun	Thu	Salvation Day
26 Jun	Mon	Armed Forces Day
8 Nov	Wed	Victory Day (Zəfər Günü)
9 Nov	Thu	Flag Day
31 Dec	Sun	Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Azerbaijan celebrates 12 national holidays each year. One of these holidays is five days in length and always occurs during the week so that two weekends can be added to the celebration. A few of the other national holidays celebrated are also multi-day events.

All laws regarding public holidays are regulated under the Labour Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Section 5, Division 15, Articles 105 – 109 regulate which days are considered public holidays, how employees are to be treated for these dates, and special conditions.

Article 105 establishes the national holidays celebrated in Azerbaijan. All of these holidays are non-working days. On the multi day celebrations, employees are entitled to at least one day off, except for Novruz, when they are entitled to two days.

Article 106 establishes the Day of Mourning as a non-working commemorative day. Sections 107 and 108 establish that employers are required to allow employees off an hour earlier the day before a national holiday.

Article 109 states that all employees who are required to work on a public holiday will be given the choice of another day off or should be paid at double their regular rate. Anyone required to work on the National Day of Mourning must be paid double their hourly wages.