Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan public holidays 2025

Kazakhstan had 16 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 245 working days.

Public holidays in Kazakhstan in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Thursday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 3Friday	Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025)Nationwide
Jan 7Tuesday	Orthodox ChristmasNationwide
March
Mar 8Saturday	International Women's DayNationwide
Mar 10Monday	International Women's Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Mar 21Friday	Nowruz HolidayNationwide
Mar 22Saturday	Nowruz HolidayNationwide
Mar 23Sunday	Nowruz HolidayNationwide
Mar 24Monday	Nowruz Holiday Day off in lieuNationwide
Mar 25Tuesday	Nowruz Holiday Day off in lieuNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Kazakhstan's People Solidarity HolidayNationwide
May 7Wednesday	Defender of the Fatherland DayNationwide
May 9Friday	Victory DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Friday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
July
Jul 6Sunday	Capital DayNationwide
Jul 7Monday	Capital Day Day off in lieuNationwide
August
Aug 30Saturday	Constitution DayNationwide
September
Sep 1Monday	Constitution Day Day off in lieuNationwide
October
Oct 25Saturday	Republic DayNationwide
Oct 27Monday	Republic Day Day off in lieuNationwide
December
Dec 16Tuesday	Independence DayNationwide

Nationwide: 16public holidays
By region: 16no regional days
Working days: 245after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 8+4 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

5 daysWed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 · New Year's Day, Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025)
7 daysWed, Jan 1 – Tue, Jan 7 · New Year's Day, Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025), Orthodox ChristmasTake Mon, Jan 6 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Mar 8 – Mon, Mar 10 · International Women's Day
5 daysFri, Mar 21 – Tue, Mar 25 · Nowruz Holiday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Kazakhstan's People Solidarity HolidayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
5 daysWed, May 7 – Sun, May 11 · Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory DayTake Thu, May 8 off to join it up
3 daysFri, May 9 – Sun, May 11 · Victory Day
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8 · Eid al-Adha
3 daysSat, Jul 5 – Mon, Jul 7 · Capital Day
3 daysSat, Aug 30 – Mon, Sep 1 · Constitution Day
3 daysSat, Oct 25 – Mon, Oct 27 · Republic Day
4 daysSat, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 16 · Independence DayTake Mon, Dec 15 off to join it up

Kazakhstan public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Kazakhstan in 2025?

16 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); New Year's Day (Jan 2); Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025) (Jan 3); Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Nowruz Holiday (Mar 21); Nowruz Holiday (Mar 22); Nowruz Holiday (Mar 23); Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday (May 1); Defender of the Fatherland Day (May 7); Victory Day (May 9); Eid al-Adha (Jun 6); Capital Day (Jul 6); Constitution Day (Aug 30); Republic Day (Oct 25); Independence Day (Dec 16).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

January and March, with 4 nationwide public holidays each. 4 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

245 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.