Russia

Russia public holidays 2025

Russia had 19 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 246 working days.

Public holidays in Russia in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year HolidaysNationwide
Jan 2Thursday	New Year HolidaysNationwide
Jan 3Friday	New Year HolidaysNationwide
Jan 4Saturday	New Year HolidaysNationwide
Jan 5Sunday	New Year HolidaysNationwide
Jan 6Monday	New Year HolidaysNationwide
Jan 7Tuesday	Christmas DayNationwide
Jan 8Wednesday	New Year HolidaysNationwide
February
Feb 23Sunday	Defender of the Fatherland DayNationwide
March
Mar 8Saturday	International Women's DayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Holiday of Spring and LaborNationwide
May 2Friday	Day off (substituted from 01/04/2025)Nationwide
May 8Thursday	Day off (substituted from 02/23/2025)Nationwide
May 9Friday	Victory DayNationwide
June
Jun 12Thursday	Russia DayNationwide
Jun 13Friday	Day off (substituted from 03/08/2025)Nationwide
November
Nov 3Monday	Day off (substituted from 11/01/2025)Nationwide
Nov 4Tuesday	Unity DayNationwide
December
Dec 31Wednesday	Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025)Nationwide

Nationwide: 19public holidays
By region: 19no regional days
Working days: 246after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 53 days or more

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.

8 daysWed, Jan 1 – Wed, Jan 8 · New Year Holidays, Christmas Day
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Holiday of Spring and Labor, Day off (substituted from 01/04/2025)
4 daysThu, May 8 – Sun, May 11 · Day off (substituted from 02/23/2025), Victory Day
4 daysThu, Jun 12 – Sun, Jun 15 · Russia Day, Day off (substituted from 03/08/2025)
4 daysSat, Nov 1 – Tue, Nov 4 · Day off (substituted from 11/01/2025), Unity Day

Russia public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Russia in 2025?

19 nationwide public holidays: New Year Holidays (Jan 1); New Year Holidays (Jan 2); New Year Holidays (Jan 3); New Year Holidays (Jan 4); New Year Holidays (Jan 5); New Year Holidays (Jan 6); Christmas Day (Jan 7); New Year Holidays (Jan 8); Defender of the Fatherland Day (Feb 23); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Holiday of Spring and Labor (May 1); Day off (substituted from 01/04/2025) (May 2); Day off (substituted from 02/23/2025) (May 8); Victory Day (May 9); Russia Day (Jun 12); Day off (substituted from 03/08/2025) (Jun 13); Day off (substituted from 11/01/2025) (Nov 3); Unity Day (Nov 4); Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025) (Dec 31).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

January, with 8 nationwide public holidays. 5 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

246 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.