Public holidays
Public holidays in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has 28 public holidays in 2026, of which 6 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday8 NovemberVictory Day
202628 dayspublic holidays in total
202726 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 20 JanuaryMartyrs' Day
Sunday 8 MarchWomen's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 9 MarchWomen's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likely
Friday 20 MarchSpring Festivallong weekend likely
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Saturday 21 MarchSpring Festivalfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchSpring Festivalfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchSpring Festivallong weekend likely
Tuesday 24 MarchSpring Festival
Wednesday 25 MarchEid al-Fitr (observed)
Thursday 26 MarchSpring Festival (observed)
Friday 27 MarchSpring Festival (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 30 MarchEid al-Fitr (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 9 MayVictory over Fascism Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 11 MayVictory over Fascism Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adha
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adha
Thursday 28 MayIndependence Day
Friday 29 MayEid al-Adha (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 15 JuneNational Liberation Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 JuneArmed Forces Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 8 NovemberVictory Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 9 NovemberNational Flag Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 10 NovemberVictory Day (observed)
Thursday 31 DecemberInternational Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 4 JanuaryNew Year's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 20 JanuaryMartyrs' Day
Monday 8 MarchWomen's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Saturday 20 MarchSpring Festivalfalls on a weekend
Sunday 21 MarchSpring Festivalfalls on a weekend
Monday 22 MarchSpring Festivallong weekend likely
Tuesday 23 MarchSpring Festival
Wednesday 24 MarchSpring Festival
Thursday 25 MarchSpring Festival (observed)
Friday 26 MarchSpring Festival (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 9 MayVictory over Fascism Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 10 MayVictory over Fascism Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 18 MayEid al-Adha (observed, estimated)date set by moon sighting
Friday 28 MayIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 15 JuneNational Liberation Day
Saturday 26 JuneArmed Forces Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 28 JuneArmed Forces Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 8 NovemberVictory Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 NovemberNational Flag Day
Friday 31 DecemberInternational Azerbaijanis Solidarity Daylong weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.