Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Kazakhstan 2027
Kazakhstan has 13 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Kazakhstan 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 13
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (20 March to 23 March)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Kazakhstan, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Жаңа жыл | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | New Year's Day | Жаңа жыл | Nationwide | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | Халықаралық әйелдер күні | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Nauryz Meyramy | Наурыз мейрамы | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Nauryz Meyramy | Наурыз мейрамы | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Nauryz Meyramy | Наурыз мейрамы | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Kazakhstan People's Unity Day | Қазақстан халқының | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Отан Қорғаушы күні | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day | Жеңіс күні | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Capital City Day | Астана күні | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Constitution Day | Конституция күні | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Republic Day | Республика күні | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | Тәуелсіздік күні | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Kazakhstan
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (6)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 March to Monday 8 March 2027: 3 days off, with International Women's Day.
- Saturday 20 March to Tuesday 23 March 2027: 4 days off, with Nauryz Meyramy, Nauryz Meyramy.
- Friday 7 May to Sunday 9 May 2027: 3 days off, with Defender of the Fatherland Day.
- Saturday 28 August to Monday 30 August 2027: 3 days off, with Constitution Day.
- Saturday 23 October to Monday 25 October 2027: 3 days off, with Republic Day.
Bridge days (2)
- Monday 5 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 3 July to Tuesday 6 July 2027 (next to Capital City Day).
- Friday 17 December: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 16 December to Sunday 19 December 2027 (next to Independence Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Kazakhstan applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Kazakhstan to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/kazakhstan/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Kazakhstan's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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