Public Holidays in Kazakhstan 2017 🇰🇿
Kazakhstan has 22 public holidays in 2017. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | New Year's Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Orthodox Christmas | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 03/18/2017) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Defender of the Fatherland Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Capital Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 07/01/2017) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Constitution Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | First President Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Kazakhstan 2017
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 — (Monday) — long weekend
- New Year's Day (observed) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 03/18/2017) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Nowruz Holiday — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Nowruz Holiday — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Defender of the Fatherland Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Victory Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Capital Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 07/01/2017) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Adha — (Friday) — long weekend
- First President Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Independence Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Independence Day (observed) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the 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 2017 to 2018.
- New Year's Day: →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Eid al-Adha: →
- Independence Day: →
- Independence Day (observed): →
