Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Kyrgyzstan and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Wed	Orthodox Christmas Day
23 Feb	Mon	Homeland Defender's Day
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
9 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day Holiday
20 Mar	Fri	Orozo Ait
21 Mar	Sat	People's Holiday of Nooruz
7 Apr	Tue	People's April Revolution Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
5 May	Tue	Constitution Day
9 May	Sat	Victory Day
11 May	Mon	Victory Day Holiday
27 May	Wed	Kurman Ait
31 Aug	Mon	Independence Day
7 Nov to 10 Nov	Sat to Tue	Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Thu	Orthodox Christmas Day
23 Feb	Tue	Homeland Defender's Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
9 Mar	Tue	Orozo Ait
21 Mar	Sun	People's Holiday of Nooruz
7 Apr	Wed	People's April Revolution Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
5 May	Wed	Constitution Day
9 May	Sun	Victory Day
10 May	Mon	Victory Day Holiday
16 May	Sun	Kurman Ait
31 Aug	Tue	Independence Day
7 Nov to 8 Nov	Sun to Mon	Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Fri	Orthodox Christmas Day
23 Feb	Wed	Homeland Defender's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Orozo Ait
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
21 Mar	Tue	People's Holiday of Nooruz
7 Apr	Fri	People's April Revolution Day
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Kurman Ait
5 May	Fri	Constitution Day
9 May	Tue	Victory Day
31 Aug	Thu	Independence Day
7 Nov to 10 Nov	Tue to Fri	Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors

Officially known as the Kyrgyz Republic, this country currently celebrates 13 national holidays. Many of these holidays occur over a several day celebration. The Kyrgyz government often adds public holidays to the calendar each year to extend celebrations. The most common time for this to happen is during the first week of May.

Holidays in Kyrgyzstan are governed by the Labour Code of Kyrgyzstan 2004 which is an amended version of the original 1997 Code. Section 155 of the labour code establishes national holidays and gives the government the right to enact one-time holidays each year and to move holidays occurring on a weekend to the next following work day.

Section 165 of the Labor Code amended in 2002 requires that all employers provide employees with a paid day off for national holidays. If the employees are required to perform work on these days, employers must provide them with premium pay or a different day off in lieu of the holiday. The choice of which way the employee is compensated is based on the working contract.

The first week of May has three national holidays that are celebrated. Often, the government of Kyrgyzstan will declare a few of the days in between these holidays as national observance days, creating a 9-day national holiday period.