Public holidays 2026 in Azerbaijan
There are 28 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Yeni il bayramı | ||
| Friday | New Year's Day | Yeni il bayramı | ||
| Tuesday | Martyrs' Day | Ümumxalq hüzn günü | ||
| Sunday | Women's Day | Qadınlar günü | ||
| Monday | Women's Day (observed) | Qadınlar günü (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr | Novruz bayramı | ||
| Friday | Spring Festival | Ramazan bayrami | ||
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr | Novruz bayramı | ||
| Saturday | Spring Festival | Ramazan bayrami | ||
| Sunday | Spring Festival | Novruz bayramı | ||
| Monday | Spring Festival | Novruz bayramı | ||
| Tuesday | Spring Festival | Novruz bayramı | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (observed) | Novruz bayramı (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Thursday | Spring Festival (observed) | Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Friday | Spring Festival (observed) | Novruz bayramı (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr (observed) | Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Saturday | Victory over Fascism Day | Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü | ||
| Monday | Victory over Fascism Day (observed) | Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Qurban bayrami | ||
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha | Müstəqillik Günü | ||
| Thursday | Independence Day | Qurban bayrami | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha (observed) | Qurban bayrami (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Monday | National Liberation Day | Azərbaycan xalqının milli qurtuluş günü | ||
| Friday | Armed Forces Day | Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü | ||
| Sunday | Victory Day | Zəfər Günü | ||
| Monday | National Flag Day | Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət bayrağı günü | ||
| Tuesday | Victory Day (observed) | Zəfər Günü (müşahidə olunur) | ||
| Thursday | International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day | Dünya azərbaycanlılarının həmrəyliyi günü |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Jan | 17 Jan – 20 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Martyrs' Day |
| Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan, Fri 23 Jan | 20 Jan – 25 Jan 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Martyrs' Day |
| Tue 10 Mar, Wed 11 Mar, Thu 12 Mar, Fri 13 Mar | 7 Mar – 15 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Women's Day, Women's Day (observed) |
| Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar | 14 Mar – 30 Mar 2026 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Spring Festival, Spring Festival, Spring Festival, Eid al-Fitr (observed), Spring Festival (observed), Spring Festival (observed), Eid al-Fitr (observed) |
| Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr, Fri 3 Apr | 20 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Spring Festival, Spring Festival, Spring Festival, Eid al-Fitr (observed), Spring Festival (observed), Spring Festival (observed), Eid al-Fitr (observed) |
| Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Fri 15 May | 9 May – 17 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Victory over Fascism Day, Victory over Fascism Day (observed) |
| Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (observed) |
| Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun | 13 Jun – 21 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Liberation Day |
| Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun, Thu 25 Jun | 20 Jun – 28 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Armed Forces Day |
| Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 Nov | 7 Nov – 15 Nov 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Victory Day, National Flag Day, Victory Day (observed) |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec | 26 Dec – 4 Jan 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code AZ (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.az) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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