Public Holidays

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

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
21 Mar	Sat	Novruz Holiday
22 Mar	Sun	Novruz Holiday
18 May	Mon	Constitution and Magtymguly Day
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
28 May	Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
29 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha Holiday
27 Sep	Sun	Independence Day
6 Oct	Tue	Earthquake Remembrance Day
12 Dec	Sat	Neutrality Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
10 Mar	Wed	Eid al-Fitr
21 Mar	Sun	Novruz Holiday
22 Mar	Mon	Novruz Holiday
17 May	Mon	Eid al-Adha
18 May	Tue	Constitution and Magtymguly Day
27 Sep	Mon	Independence Day
6 Oct	Wed	Earthquake Remembrance Day
12 Dec	Sun	Neutrality Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
21 Mar	Tue	Novruz Holiday
22 Mar	Wed	Novruz Holiday
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
18 May	Thu	Constitution and Magtymguly Day
27 Sep	Wed	Independence Day
6 Oct	Fri	Earthquake Remembrance Day
12 Dec	Tue	Neutrality Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Turkmenistan is a country located in Central Asia which celebrates 12 national holidays. Some of these holidays are multi-day events. Turkmenistan also has several commemorative days throughout the year that are not nationally recognised as holidays, but are nevertheless celebrated throughout the country.

The Labour Laws of Turkmenistan provide employees with a paid day off from work for all national holidays. Commemoration days are not included in these paid days off. Employers are required to provide employees with a paid day off in lieu of the holiday if their job position requires them to work on a national holiday.