Public Holidays in Russia 2021 🇷🇺
Russia has 20 public holidays in 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Long weekend | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| 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 | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 02/20/2021) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Holiday of Spring and Labor | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 05/01/2021) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 05/09/2021) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Russia Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 06/12/2021) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Unity Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 01/02/2021) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 01/03/2021) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Russia 2021
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 — (Friday) — long weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Monday) — long weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Christmas Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 02/20/2021) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Defender of the Fatherland Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- International Women's Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 05/01/2021) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 05/09/2021) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 06/12/2021) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Unity Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/02/2021) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/03/2021) — (Friday) — 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 2021 to 2022.
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