28.01.2026, 10:55

Holiday and Days Off Calendar in Kazakhstan for 2026

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In 2026, residents of Kazakhstan will have several long rest periods thanks to public holidays and the transfer of days off. Below is a detailed calendar showing how we rest in 2026 in Kazakhstan, both for a five-day and six-day working week.

 

Holiday Calendar
 5-Day Working Week
6-Day Working Week


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Public Holidays of Kazakhstan in 2026

• New Year — 1–2 January
• Christmas (Orthodox) — 7 January
• International Women’s Day — 8 March
• Nauryz Meiramy — 21–23 March
• Unity Day of the People of Kazakhstan — 1 May
• Defender of the Fatherland Day — 7 May
• Victory Day — 9 May
• Qurban Ait — 27 May
• Capital Day — 6 July
• Constitution Day — 30 August
• Republic Day — 25 October
• Independence Day — 16 December

 

January 2026

Official days off: 1 and 2 January, and 7 January.
New Year falls at the end of the week, so 30 and 31 December 2025 are working days.

 

Five-day week:
• Days off: 1–4 January and 7 January
• Total: 12 days off, 19 working days

 

Six-day week:
• Days off: 1–2, 4 and 7 January
• Total: 7 days off, 24 working days

 

February 2026

No public holidays.

 

• 5-day week: 8 days off, 20 working days
• 6-day week: 4 days off, 24 working days

 

March 2026

8 March falls on Sunday, so the day off is moved to Monday, 9 March.

 

Nauryz Meiramy is celebrated from 21 to 23 March. In 2026, 21 and 22 March fall on Saturday and Sunday, so these days off are moved to 24 and 25 March. Thus, the holidays last from 21 to 25 March inclusive.

 

• 5-day week: 13 days off, 18 working days
• 6-day week: 9 days off, 22 working days

 

April 2026

No public holidays.

 

• 5-day week: 8 days off, 22 working days
• 6-day week: 4 days off, 26 working days

 

May 2026

Public holidays in May 2026:
• 1 May — Unity Day of the People of Kazakhstan
• 7 May — Defender of the Fatherland Day
• 9 May — Victory Day (the day off is moved to 11 May)
• 27 May — Qurban Ait (Wednesday, day off)

 

• 5-day week: 14 days off, 17 working days
• 6-day week: 9 days off, 22 working days

 

June 2026

No public holidays.

 

• 5-day week: 8 days off, 22 working days
• 6-day week: 4 days off, 26 working days

 

July 2026

6 July — Capital Day (public holiday).

 

• 5-day week: 9 days off, 22 working days
• 6-day week: 5 days off, 26 working days

 

August 2026

30 August (Constitution Day) falls on Sunday, so the day off is moved to Monday, 31 August.

 

• 5-day week: 11 days off, 20 working days
• 6-day week: 6 days off, 25 working days

 

September 2026

No public holidays.

 

• 5-day week: 8 days off, 22 working days
• 6-day week: 4 days off, 26 working days

 

October 2026

25 October — Republic Day — falls on Sunday, so the day off is moved to Monday, 26 October.

 

• 5-day week: 10 days off, 21 working day
• 6-day week: 5 days off, 26 working days

 

November 2026

No public holidays.

 

• 5-day week: 9 days off, 21 working days
• 6-day week: 5 days off, 25 working days

 

December 2026

16 December — Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

• 5-day week: 9 days off, 22 working days
• 6-day week: 5 days off, 26 working days