Public holidays in Kazakhstan 2025
Kazakhstan has 16 public holidays in 2025. 10 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, with 6 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 246 working days out of 365. 1 weekend day is official working days and counted as such. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
16weekday days off, substitutes included
246working days in 2025
103weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025) | |
| Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas | |
| Saturday weekend | International Women's Day | |
| Monday | International Women's Day observed | |
| Friday | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Saturday weekend | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Sunday weekend | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Monday | Nowruz Holiday observed | |
| Tuesday | Nowruz Holiday observed | |
| Thursday | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | |
| Friday | Victory Day | |
| Friday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Sunday weekend | Capital Day | |
| Monday | Capital Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Constitution Day | |
| Monday | Constitution Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Republic Day | |
| Monday | Republic Day observed | |
| Tuesday | 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 2025: Sun 5 January 2025. They are counted as working days in the table below and in the calculator.
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 103 | 16 | 246 |
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Jan20 wd
Feb20 wd
Mar17 wd
Apr22 wd
May19 wd
Jun20 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysWed 1 to Sat 4 January 2025New Year's Day, Day off (substituted from 01/05/2025)
- 3 daysSat 8 to Mon 10 March 2025International Women's Day
- 5 daysFri 21 to Tue 25 March 2025Nowruz Holiday
- 3 daysFri 9 to Sun 11 May 2025Victory Day
- 3 daysFri 6 to Sun 8 June 2025Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysSat 5 to Mon 7 July 2025Capital Day
- 3 daysSat 30 August to Mon 1 September 2025Constitution Day
- 3 daysSat 25 to Mon 27 October 2025Republic Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 8 May 2025 for Wed 7 to Sun 11 May 2025Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 15 December 2025 for Sat 13 to Tue 16 December 2025Independence Day
Questions about 2025 in Kazakhstan
- How many working days are there in Kazakhstan in 2025?
- 246 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 103 of them weekend days and 16 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Kazakhstan have in 2025?
- 16 public holidays, plus 6 substitute days off. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- International Women's Day (8 March 2025), Nowruz Holiday (22 March 2025), Nowruz Holiday (23 March 2025), Capital Day (6 July 2025), Constitution Day (30 August 2025), Republic Day (25 October 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Kazakhstan?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Kazakhstan 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Kazakhstan has 16 public holidays and 246 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/kazakhstan/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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