Public Holidays in Kazakhstan 2016 🇰🇿
Kazakhstan has 21 public holidays in 2016. The next public holiday is Republic Day on 25. Oct. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Kazakhstan.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Long weekend | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | New Year's Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Orthodox Christmas | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 03/05/2016) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Defender of the Fatherland Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Capital Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Constitution Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | First President Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Kazakhstan 2016
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- New Year's Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Orthodox Christmas — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 03/05/2016) — (Monday) — long weekend
- International Women's Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Nowruz Holiday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Nowruz Holiday — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Victory Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Defender of the Fatherland Day (observed) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Constitution Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Adha — (Monday) — long weekend
- First President Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Independence Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Independence Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Kazakhstan
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2016 to 2017.
- New Year's Day: →
- New Year's Day (observed): →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Defender of the Fatherland Day (observed): →
- Eid al-Adha: →
- Independence Day: →
