# Public holidays in Russia 2024

Russia has 19 public holidays in 2024. 17 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

Note: The dates listed are the federal holidays, including the New Year break from 1 to 8 January. The government publishes transfers of days off each year; regions add their own religious holidays.

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

## Summary 2024

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 19 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 0 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 17 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 2 |
| Weekend days | 101 |
| Working days | 248 |
| Calendar days | 366 |

## Holiday dates 2024

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monday | New Year Holidays |
| 2024-01-02 | Tuesday | New Year Holidays |
| 2024-01-03 | Wednesday | New Year Holidays |
| 2024-01-04 | Thursday | New Year Holidays |
| 2024-01-05 | Friday | New Year Holidays |
| 2024-01-06 | Saturday | New Year Holidays |
| 2024-01-07 | Sunday | Christmas Day |
| 2024-01-08 | Monday | New Year Holidays |
| 2024-02-23 | Friday | Defender of the Fatherland Day |
| 2024-03-08 | Friday | International Women's Day |
| 2024-04-29 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 04/27/2024) |
| 2024-04-30 | Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 11/02/2024) |
| 2024-05-01 | Wednesday | Holiday of Spring and Labor |
| 2024-05-09 | Thursday | Victory Day |
| 2024-05-10 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 01/06/2024) |
| 2024-06-12 | Wednesday | Russia Day |
| 2024-11-04 | Monday | Unity Day |
| 2024-12-30 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 12/28/2024) |
| 2024-12-31 | Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 01/07/2024) |

Weekend days that are official working days in 2024: Sat 27 April 2024, Sat 2 November 2024, Sat 28 December 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 | 6 | 17 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 101 | 17 | 248 |

## Long weekends in 2024

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

- 10 days, Sat 30 December 2023 to Mon 8 January 2024: New Year Holidays, Christmas Day
- 3 days, Fri 23 to Sun 25 February 2024: Defender of the Fatherland Day
- 3 days, Fri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024: International Women's Day
- 4 days, Sun 28 April to Wed 1 May 2024: Day off (substituted from 04/27/2024), Day off (substituted from 11/02/2024), Holiday of Spring and Labor
- 4 days, Thu 9 to Sun 12 May 2024: Victory Day, Day off (substituted from 01/06/2024)
- 11 days, Sun 29 December 2024 to Wed 8 January 2025: Day off (substituted from 12/28/2024), Day off (substituted from 01/07/2024), New Year Holidays, Christmas Day

## Bridge days in 2024

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2024.

## Questions about 2024 in Russia

**How many working days are there in Russia in 2024?** 248 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 101 of them weekend days and 17 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Russia have in 2024?** 19 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.

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

## Other years

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

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