Public holidays 2026 in Kazakhstan

There are 19 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayЖаңа жыл
FridayNew Year's DayЖаңа жыл
WednesdayOrthodox ChristmasПравославиелік Рождество
SundayInternational Women's DayХалықаралық әйелдер күні
MondayInternational Women's Day (observed)Халықаралық әйелдер күні (қайта белгіленген демалыс)
SaturdayNowruz HolidayНаурыз мейрамы
SundayNowruz HolidayНаурыз мейрамы
MondayNowruz HolidayНаурыз мейрамы
TuesdayNowruz Holiday (observed)Наурыз мейрамы (қайта белгіленген демалыс)
WednesdayNowruz Holiday (observed)Наурыз мейрамы (қайта белгіленген демалыс)
FridayKazakhstan's People Solidarity HolidayҚазақстан халқының бірлігі мерекесі
ThursdayDefender of the Fatherland DayОтан Қорғаушы күні
SaturdayVictory DayЖеңіс күні
MondayVictory Day (observed)Жеңіс күні (қайта белгіленген демалыс)
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)Құрбан айт (бағаланған)
MondayCapital DayАстана күні
SundayRepublic DayҚазақстан Республикасы күні
MondayRepublic Day (observed)Қазақстан Республикасы күні (қайта белгіленген демалыс)
WednesdayIndependence DayТəуелсіздік күні

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

15 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan1 Jan – 7 Jan 2026273.5New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas
Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan7 Jan – 11 Jan 2026252.5Orthodox Christmas
Tue 10 Mar, Wed 11 Mar, Thu 12 Mar, Fri 13 Mar7 Mar – 15 Mar 2026492.3International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)
Thu 26 Mar, Fri 27 Mar21 Mar – 29 Mar 2026294.5Nowruz Holiday, Nowruz Holiday, Nowruz Holiday, Nowruz Holiday (observed), Nowruz Holiday (observed)
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday
Mon 4 May, Tue 5 May, Wed 6 May1 May – 7 May 2026372.3Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday, Defender of the Fatherland Day
Fri 8 May7 May – 11 May 2026155Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory Day, Victory Day (observed)
Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Fri 15 May9 May – 17 May 2026492.3Victory Day, Victory Day (observed)
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Tue 7 Jul, Wed 8 Jul, Thu 9 Jul, Fri 10 Jul4 Jul – 12 Jul 2026492.3Capital Day
Tue 27 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Fri 30 Oct24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026492.3Republic Day, Republic Day (observed)
Mon 14 Dec, Tue 15 Dec12 Dec – 16 Dec 2026252.5Independence Day
Thu 17 Dec, Fri 18 Dec16 Dec – 20 Dec 2026252.5Independence Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec26 Dec – 4 Jan 20274102.5New 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.

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