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
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.