Public Holidays in Kazakhstan 2018 🇰🇿
Kazakhstan has 23 public holidays in 2018. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday Long weekend | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Orthodox Christmas | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 03/03/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 04/28/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Day off (substituted from 05/05/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Capital Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Constitution Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 08/25/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | First President Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | First President Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 12/29/2018) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Kazakhstan 2018
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 — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- International Women's Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 03/03/2018) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Nowruz Holiday — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Nowruz Holiday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 04/28/2018) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Defender of the Fatherland Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 05/05/2018) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Capital Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Adha — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Constitution Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 08/25/2018) — (Friday) — long weekend
- First President Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Independence Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Independence Day (observed) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 12/29/2018) — (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 2018 to 2019.
- New Year's Day: →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Eid al-Adha: →
- First President Day (observed): →
- Independence Day: →
