# Public holidays in Kazakhstan 2024

Kazakhstan has 16 public holidays in 2024. 12 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 2 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/kazakhstan/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/kz/2024.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/kz/2024.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/kz/2024.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/kz.json

## Summary 2024

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 16 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 2 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 14 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 4 |
| Weekend days | 103 |
| Working days | 249 |
| Calendar days | 366 |

## Holiday dates 2024

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| 2024-01-02 | Tuesday | New Year's Day |
| 2024-01-07 | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas |
| 2024-03-08 | Friday | International Women's Day |
| 2024-03-21 | Thursday | Nowruz Holiday |
| 2024-03-22 | Friday | Nowruz Holiday |
| 2024-03-23 | Saturday | Nowruz Holiday |
| 2024-03-25 | Monday | Nowruz Holiday (observed) |
| 2024-05-01 | Wednesday | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday |
| 2024-05-07 | Tuesday | Defender of the Fatherland Day |
| 2024-05-08 | Wednesday | Day off (substituted from 05/04/2024) |
| 2024-05-09 | Thursday | Victory Day |
| 2024-06-16 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha |
| 2024-07-06 | Saturday | Capital Day |
| 2024-07-08 | Monday | Capital Day (observed) |
| 2024-08-30 | Friday | Constitution Day |
| 2024-10-25 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 2024-12-16 | Monday | Independence Day |

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

Weekend days that are official working days in 2024: Sat 4 May 2024. They are counted as working days.

## Working days per month in 2024

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 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 103 | 14 | 249 |

## Long weekends in 2024

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

- 4 days, Sat 30 December 2023 to Tue 2 January 2024: New Year's Day
- 3 days, Fri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024: International Women's Day
- 5 days, Thu 21 to Mon 25 March 2024: Nowruz Holiday
- 3 days, Tue 7 to Thu 9 May 2024: Defender of the Fatherland Day, Day off (substituted from 05/04/2024), Victory Day
- 3 days, Sat 6 to Mon 8 July 2024: Capital Day
- 3 days, Fri 30 August to Sun 1 September 2024: Constitution Day
- 3 days, Fri 25 to Sun 27 October 2024: Republic Day
- 3 days, Sat 14 to Mon 16 December 2024: Independence Day

## Bridge days in 2024

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Monday 6 May 2024 for Sun 5 to Thu 9 May 2024 (5 days): Defender of the Fatherland Day, Day off (substituted from 05/04/2024), Victory Day
- Take off Friday 10 May 2024 for Tue 7 to Sun 12 May 2024 (6 days): Defender of the Fatherland Day, Day off (substituted from 05/04/2024), Victory Day

## Questions about 2024 in Kazakhstan

**How many working days are there in Kazakhstan in 2024?** 249 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 103 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Kazakhstan have in 2024?** 16 public holidays, plus 2 substitute days off. 4 fall on the weekend.

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

## Other years

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

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