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🇷🇺 Russia public holidays 2026

Russia has 17 public holidays in 2026, plus 16 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Unity Day on November 4.

13 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Russia in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's DayНовый год	Public holiday
January 2Friday	New Year holidayНовогодние каникулы	Public holiday
January 3Saturday	New Year holidayНовогодние каникулы	Public holiday
January 4Sunday	New Year holidayНовогодние каникулы	Public holiday
January 5Monday	New Year holidayНовогодние каникулы	Public holiday
January 6Tuesday	New Year holidayНовогодние каникулы	Public holiday
January 7Wednesday	Christmas Day (Orthodox)Рождество Христово	Public holiday
January 8Thursday	New Year Holiday	Public holiday
January 9Friday	Substitute Holiday for New Year Holiday	Holiday
January 14Wednesday	Old New Year	Observance
January 16Friday	Isra and Mi'raj	Religious holiday
February 18Wednesday	Ramadan starts	Religious holiday
February 23Monday	Defender of the Fatherland DayДень защитника Отечества	Public holiday
March 8Sunday	International Women's DayМеждународный женский день	Public holiday
March 9Monday	Day off for International Women's Day	Public holiday
March 15Sunday	Lailat al-Qadr	Religious holiday
March 20Friday	Eid al-Fitr	Religious holiday
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
April 12Sunday	Orthodox Easter	Religious holiday
May 1Friday	Labour DayДень труда	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Spring and Labor Day	Public holiday
May 9Saturday	Victory DayДень Победы	Public holiday
May 11Monday	Day off for Victory Day	Public holiday
May 27Wednesday	Eid al-Adha	Religious holiday
June 12Friday	Russia DayДень России	Public holiday
June 17Wednesday	Muharram	Religious holiday
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
August 26Wednesday	The Prophet's Birthday	Religious holiday
September 23Wednesday	September Equinox	Observance
November 4Wednesday	Unity DayДень народного единства	Public holiday
November 29Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
December 21Monday	December Solstice	Observance
December 31Thursday	Substitute Holiday for New Year Holiday	Holiday