Public holidays in Russia 2026

There are 14 public holidays in 2026. 10 of them fall on a working day.

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All 14 public holidays in Russia 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year HolidaysНовогодние каникулы
FridayNew Year HolidaysНовогодние каникулы
SaturdayNew Year HolidaysНовогодние каникулы
SundayNew Year HolidaysНовогодние каникулы
MondayNew Year HolidaysНовогодние каникулы
TuesdayNew Year HolidaysНовогодние каникулы
WednesdayChristmas DayРождество Христово
ThursdayNew Year HolidaysНовогодние каникулы
MondayDefender of the Fatherland DayДень защитника Отечества
SundayInternational Women's DayМеждународный женский день
FridayHoliday of Spring and LaborПраздник Весны и Труда
SaturdayVictory DayДень Победы
FridayRussia DayДень России
WednesdayUnity DayДень народного единства

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

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 9 Jan1 Jan – 11 Jan 202611111New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, Christmas Day, New Year Holidays
Tue 24 Feb, Wed 25 Feb, Thu 26 Feb, Fri 27 Feb21 Feb – 1 Mar 2026492.3Defender of the Fatherland Day
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Holiday of Spring and Labor
Mon 8 Jun, Tue 9 Jun, Wed 10 Jun, Thu 11 Jun6 Jun – 14 Jun 2026492.3Russia Day
Mon 2 Nov, Tue 3 Nov31 Oct – 4 Nov 2026252.5Unity Day
Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov4 Nov – 8 Nov 2026252.5Unity Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec26 Dec – 10 Jan 20274164New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, New Year Holidays, Christmas Day, New Year Holidays

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Russia have in 2026?

14 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year Holidays, Christmas Day: take 1 day of leave (9 Jan) and you get 11 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 11 Jan 2026.

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