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 — in 58 days
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.