Public Holidays in Kazakhstan 2020 🇰🇿
Kazakhstan has 23 public holidays in 2020. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 01/05/2020) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Orthodox Christmas | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | International Women's Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Nowruz Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Nowruz Holiday (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Nowruz Holiday (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Victory Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Capital Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Constitution Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Constitution Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | First President Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 12/20/2020) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Kazakhstan 2020
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 — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/05/2020) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Orthodox Christmas — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- International Women's Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Nowruz Holiday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Nowruz Holiday (observed) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Defender of the Fatherland Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Victory Day (observed) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Capital Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Adha — (Friday) — long weekend
- Constitution Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- First President Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Independence Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 12/20/2020) — (Friday) — 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 2020 to 2021.
- New Year's Day: →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Nowruz Holiday: →
- Nowruz Holiday (observed): →
- Victory Day (observed): →
- Eid al-Adha: →
- Independence Day: →
