Public Holidays in Russia 2018 🇷🇺
Russia has 20 public holidays in 2018. The next public holiday is Unity Day on 4. Nov. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Russia.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday Long weekend | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 01/06/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 04/28/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Holiday of Spring and Labor | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Day off (substituted from 01/07/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 06/09/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Russia Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Unity Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 11/04/2018) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 12/29/2018) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Russia 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 Holidays — (Monday) — long weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Friday) — long weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Monday) — long weekend
- Defender of the Fatherland Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- International Women's Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/06/2018) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 04/28/2018) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Holiday of Spring and Labor — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 06/09/2018) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Russia Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 11/04/2018) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 12/29/2018) — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Russia
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2018 to 2019.
- New Year Holidays: →
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