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Public holidays in Kazakhstan in 2026
Kazakhstan has 21 public holidays in 2026, 15 of them on working days, leaving 247 working days. 9 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Sunday | International Women's Day |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Monday | International Women's Day (substitute day) |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Sunday | Constitution Day |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Monday | Constitution Day (substitute day) |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Nauryz |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday | Nauryz |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Monday | Nauryz (substitute day) |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Monday | Nauryz |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Nauryz (substitute day) |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | People's Unity Day |
| 7 May 2026 | Thursday | Defender of the Fatherland Day |
| 9 May 2026 | Saturday | Victory Day |
| 11 May 2026 | Monday | Victory Day (substitute day) |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Monday | Capital City Day |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday | Republic Day (substitute day) |
| 16 Dec 2026 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
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Long weekends in Kazakhstan, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 5 Jan 2026: book Monday 5 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2026: book Tuesday 6 Jan 2026 (Orthodox Christmas)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (International Women's Day, International Women's Day (substitute day))
- 13 Mar 2026 – 16 Mar 2026: book Friday 13 Mar 2026 (Constitution Day, Constitution Day (substitute day))
- 20 Mar 2026 – 24 Mar 2026: book Friday 20 Mar 2026 (Nauryz, Nauryz (substitute day))
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (People's Unity Day)
- 7 May 2026 – 11 May 2026: book Friday 8 May 2026 (Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory Day, Victory Day (substitute day))
- 26 May 2026 – 27 May 2026: book Tuesday 26 May 2026 (Eid al-Adha)
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