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Public holidays in Kazakhstan 2028
Kazakhstan has 15 public holiday dates in 2028, 11 of them on a working day, and 6 long weekends. The next one is Independence Day, in 36 days (Wednesday, December 16, 2026).
- Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 52 days
- Sat, Jan 2New Year's Dayin 53 days
2028 holiday calendar
19 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sat | New Year's Day | in 417 days |
| Jan 2 | Sun | New Year's Day | in 418 days |
| Jan 3 | Mon | New Year's Day observed | in 419 days |
| Jan 4 | Tue | New Year's Day observed | in 420 days |
| Jan 7 | Fri | Orthodox Christmas | in 423 days |
| Mar 8 | Wed | International Women's Day | in 484 days |
| Mar 15 | Wed | Constitution Day | in 491 days |
| Mar 21 | Tue | Nowruz Holiday | in 497 days |
| Mar 22 | Wed | Nowruz Holiday | in 498 days |
| Mar 23 | Thu | Nowruz Holiday | in 499 days |
| May 1 | Mon | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday | in 538 days |
| May 5 | Fri | Eid al-Adha estimated | in 542 days |
| May 7 | Sun | Defender of the Fatherland Day | in 544 days |
| May 8 | Mon | Defender of the Fatherland Day observed | in 545 days |
| May 9 | Tue | Victory Day | in 546 days |
| Jul 6 | Thu | Capital Day | in 604 days |
| Oct 25 | Wed | Republic Day | in 715 days |
| Dec 16 | Sat | Independence Day | in 767 days |
| Dec 18 | Mon | Independence Day observed | in 769 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
Long weekends in 2028
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Sat, Jan 1 – Tue, Jan 4New Year's Day4 days
- Fri, Jan 7 – Sun, Jan 9Orthodox Christmas3 days
- Tue, Mar 21 – Thu, Mar 23Nowruz Holiday3 days
- Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday3 days
- Fri, May 5 – Tue, May 9Eid al-Adha, Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory Day5 days
- Sat, Dec 16 – Mon, Dec 18Independence Day3 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Mon, Mar 20Nowruz Holiday6 days off
- Take Fri, Mar 24Nowruz Holiday6 days off
- Take Fri, Jul 7Capital Day4 days off
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