Public holidays in Russia 2028

There are 14 public holidays in 2028. 10 of them fall on a working day.

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All 14 public holidays in Russia 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year Holidays	Новогодние каникулы
2 Jan 2028	Sunday	New Year Holidays	Новогодние каникулы
3 Jan 2028	Monday	New Year Holidays	Новогодние каникулы
4 Jan 2028	Tuesday	New Year Holidays	Новогодние каникулы
5 Jan 2028	Wednesday	New Year Holidays	Новогодние каникулы
6 Jan 2028	Thursday	New Year Holidays	Новогодние каникулы
7 Jan 2028	Friday	Christmas Day	Рождество Христово
8 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year Holidays	Новогодние каникулы
23 Feb 2028	Wednesday	Defender of the Fatherland Day	День защитника Отечества
8 Mar 2028	Wednesday	International Women's Day	Международный женский день
1 May 2028	Monday	Holiday of Spring and Labor	Праздник Весны и Труда
9 May 2028	Tuesday	Victory Day	День Победы
12 Jun 2028	Monday	Russia Day	День России
4 Nov 2028	Saturday	Unity Day	День 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 2028

8 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 21 Feb, Tue 22 Feb	19 Feb – 23 Feb 2028	2	5	2.5	Defender of the Fatherland Day
Thu 24 Feb, Fri 25 Feb	23 Feb – 27 Feb 2028	2	5	2.5	Defender of the Fatherland Day
Mon 6 Mar, Tue 7 Mar	4 Mar – 8 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	International Women's Day
Thu 9 Mar, Fri 10 Mar	8 Mar – 12 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	International Women's Day
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	4	9	2.3	Holiday of Spring and Labor
Mon 8 May	6 May – 9 May 2028	1	4	4	Victory Day
Wed 10 May, Thu 11 May, Fri 12 May	9 May – 14 May 2028	3	6	2	Victory Day
Tue 13 Jun, Wed 14 Jun, Thu 15 Jun, Fri 16 Jun	10 Jun – 18 Jun 2028	4	9	2.3	Russia Day

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 2028?

14 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Victory Day: take 1 day of leave (8 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 6 May – 9 May 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code RU (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.russian) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026