# Public holidays in Belarus 2026

Belarus has 13 public holidays in 2026. 8 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 254 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/by/2026.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/by/2026.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/by/2026.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/by.json

## Summary 2026

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 13 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 0 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 8 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 5 |
| Weekend days | 103 |
| Working days | 254 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2026

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-02 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-07 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day |
| 2026-03-08 | Sunday | Women's Day |
| 2026-04-05 | Sunday | Catholic Easter |
| 2026-04-12 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter |
| 2026-04-20 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 04/25/2026) |
| 2026-04-21 | Tuesday | Radunitsa (Day of Rejoicing) |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 2026-05-09 | Saturday | Victory Day |
| 2026-07-03 | Friday | Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Day of the Republic) |
| 2026-11-07 | Saturday | October Revolution Day |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Catholic Christmas Day |

Weekend days that are official working days in 2026: Sat 25 April 2026. They are counted as working days.

## Working days per month in 2026

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 103 | 8 | 254 |

## Long weekends in 2026

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 4 days, Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026: New Year's Day
- 4 days, Sat 18 to Tue 21 April 2026: Day off (substituted from 04/25/2026), Radunitsa (Day of Rejoicing)
- 3 days, Fri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026: Labor Day
- 3 days, Fri 3 to Sun 5 July 2026: Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Day of the Republic)
- 3 days, Fri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026: Catholic Christmas Day

## Bridge days in 2026

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2026.

## Questions about 2026 in Belarus

**How many working days are there in Belarus in 2026?** 254 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 103 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Belarus have in 2026?** 13 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Belarus?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Belarus 2024](https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2024.md)
- [Belarus 2025](https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2025.md)
- [Belarus 2026](https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2026.md)
- [Belarus 2027](https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2027.md)
- [Belarus 2028](https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2028.md)
- [Belarus 2029](https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2029.md)
- [Belarus 2030](https://openworkdays.com/belarus/2030.md)

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