Public holidays
Public holidays in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has 19 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 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 holiday25 OctoberRepublic Day — in 44 days
202619 dayspublic holidays in total
202719 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 9 MarchInternational Women's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 21 MarchNowruz Holidayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchNowruz Holidayfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchNowruz Holidaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 24 MarchNowruz Holiday (observed)
Wednesday 25 MarchNowruz Holiday (observed)
Friday 1 MayKazakhstan's People Solidarity Holidaylong weekend likely
Thursday 7 MayDefender of the Fatherland Day
Saturday 9 MayVictory Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 11 MayVictory Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Monday 6 JulyCapital Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 25 OctoberRepublic Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 26 OctoberRepublic Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 16 DecemberIndependence 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
Thursday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 15 MarchConstitution Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 21 MarchNowruz Holidayfalls on a weekend
Monday 22 MarchNowruz Holidaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 23 MarchNowruz Holiday
Wednesday 24 MarchNowruz Holiday (observed)
Saturday 1 MayKazakhstan's People Solidarity Holidayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 MayKazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 7 MayDefender of the Fatherland Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 9 MayVictory Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 10 MayVictory Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 6 JulyCapital Day
Monday 25 OctoberRepublic Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 16 DecemberIndependence Day
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.