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Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan

21 days in 2026 · 10 in 2027

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Next public holiday

New Year's Day

Жаңы жыл

After it: Orthodox Christmas, Thursday 7 January

Friday, 1 January 2027

Kyrgyzstan keeps two kinds of holiday: days off and days that are only marked. The Labour Code of 23 January 2025 keeps Orthodox Christmas, Women's Day, Nooruz, Constitution Day, Victory Day, Independence Day and the two Muslim feasts, Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait, as non-working days, and turns Fatherland Defenders' Day, the Day of the People's April Revolution and the two Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors into ordinary working days that remain on the calendar. New Year's Day and Labour Day are days off in every calendar on file as well.

The same code ended the practice of moving a holiday that falls on a weekend to the next working day, so a holiday on a Saturday or Sunday is not replaced. The government also approves a production calendar each year, which can add long breaks: for 2026 it gave seven days off from 1 to 7 January and nine from 1 to 9 May, according to the Caspian Post, with shortened working days on 30 April and 31 December.

The two Aits follow the Islamic lunar calendar, so their dates change from year to year. In 2026 Orozo Ait fell on Friday 20 March, the eve of Nooruz, and Kurman Ait on Wednesday 27 May; in 2027 they fall on Tuesday 9 March, the day after Women's Day, and on Sunday 16 May.

Days off in 2026
21Nationwide public holidays
On a weekday
14Monday to Friday
On a weekend
7Saturday or Sunday
Long weekends
4three days off or more

2026

Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan in 2026

  1. 1 January: New Year's DayЖаңы жылNew Year's Day, 1 January. In 2026 the production calendar joined it to Orthodox Christmas, with the days between them off, for a break of seven days.Thursday
  2. 2 January: New Year holidayЖаңы жылNew Year's Day, 1 January. In 2026 the production calendar joined it to Orthodox Christmas, with the days between them off, for a break of seven days.FridayDate moves
  3. 3 January: New Year holidayЖаңы жылNew Year's Day, 1 January. In 2026 the production calendar joined it to Orthodox Christmas, with the days between them off, for a break of seven days.SaturdayDate moves
  4. 4 January: New Year holidayЖаңы жылNew Year's Day, 1 January. In 2026 the production calendar joined it to Orthodox Christmas, with the days between them off, for a break of seven days.SundayDate moves
  5. 5 January: New Year holidayЖаңы жылNew Year's Day, 1 January. In 2026 the production calendar joined it to Orthodox Christmas, with the days between them off, for a break of seven days.MondayDate moves
  6. 6 January: New Year holidayЖаңы жылNew Year's Day, 1 January. In 2026 the production calendar joined it to Orthodox Christmas, with the days between them off, for a break of seven days.TuesdayDate moves
  7. 7 January: Orthodox ChristmasТөрөлүү майрамыOrthodox Christmas on 7 January, kept above all by the country's Orthodox Christians and a non-working day for everyone under the Labour Code.Wednesday
  8. 8 March: International Women's DayЭл аралык аялдар күнүInternational Women's Day, 8 March. In 2026 it fell on a Sunday and, with transfers abolished, no weekday was given in its place.Sunday
  9. 20 March: Orozo AitОрозо айтEid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, one day off on a date set by the lunar calendar.FridayDate moves
  10. 21 March: NooruzНоорузNooruz, the spring new year on 21 March, celebrated with feasts and horse games such as ulak tartysh. UNESCO added Nowruz, under its Kyrgyz name among others, to its list of intangible heritage in 2024. It fell on a Saturday in 2026 and falls on a Sunday in 2027.Saturday
  11. 1 May: Labour DayЭмгек күнүLabour Day, 1 May, the start of the May break.Friday
  12. 2 May: May holidayThe days between Labour Day, Constitution Day and Victory Day that the 2026 production calendar made days off, closing the gap from 1 to 9 May.SaturdayDate moves
  13. 3 May: May holidayThe days between Labour Day, Constitution Day and Victory Day that the 2026 production calendar made days off, closing the gap from 1 to 9 May.SundayDate moves
  14. 4 May: May holidayThe days between Labour Day, Constitution Day and Victory Day that the 2026 production calendar made days off, closing the gap from 1 to 9 May.MondayDate moves
  15. 5 May: Constitution DayКыргыз Республикасынын конституция күнүConstitution Day, 5 May, the anniversary of the first constitution of 1993, which gave the country the name Kyrgyz Republic.Tuesday
  16. 6 May: May holidayThe days between Labour Day, Constitution Day and Victory Day that the 2026 production calendar made days off, closing the gap from 1 to 9 May.WednesdayDate moves
  17. 7 May: May holidayThe days between Labour Day, Constitution Day and Victory Day that the 2026 production calendar made days off, closing the gap from 1 to 9 May.ThursdayDate moves
  18. 8 May: May holidayThe days between Labour Day, Constitution Day and Victory Day that the 2026 production calendar made days off, closing the gap from 1 to 9 May.FridayDate moves
  19. 9 May: Victory DayЖеңиш күнүVictory Day, 9 May, for the end of what the former Soviet republics call the Great Patriotic War, a holiday carried over from the Soviet Union. It falls on a Saturday in 2026 and a Sunday in 2027.Saturday
  20. 27 May: Kurman AitКурман айтEid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, about seventy days after Orozo Ait. In 2027 it falls on a Sunday and is not moved.WednesdayDate moves
  21. 31 August: Independence DayКыргыз Республикасынын Эгемендүүлүк күнүIndependence Day, 31 August, the anniversary of the declaration of independence by the Supreme Council in 1991.Monday

Long weekends

Long weekends in Kyrgyzstan in 2026

Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.

  • 7daysThu 1 Jan to Wed 7 JanNew Year's Day, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, Orthodox Christmas
  • 3daysFri 20 Mar to Sun 22 MarOrozo Ait, Nooruz
  • 10daysFri 1 May to Sun 10 MayLabour Day, May holiday, May holiday, May holiday, Constitution Day, May holiday, May holiday, May holiday, Victory Day
  • 3daysSat 29 Aug to Mon 31 AugIndependence Day

2027

Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan in 2027

  1. 1 January: New Year's DayЖаңы жылFriday
  2. 7 January: Orthodox ChristmasТөрөлүү майрамыThursday
  3. 8 March: International Women's DayЭл аралык аялдар күнүMonday
  4. 9 March: Orozo AitОрозо айтTuesdayDate moves
  5. 21 March: NooruzНоорузSunday
  6. 1 May: Labour DayЭмгек күнүSaturday
  7. 5 May: Constitution DayКыргыз Республикасынын конституция күнүWednesday
  8. 9 May: Victory DayЖеңиш күнүSunday
  9. 16 May: Kurman AitКурман айтSundayDate moves
  10. 31 August: Independence DayКыргыз Республикасынын Эгемендүүлүк күнүTuesday

Observances

Days marked in Kyrgyzstan that are not days off

  1. 23 February: Fatherland Defenders' DayМекенди коргоочунун күнүFatherland Defenders' Day, 23 February, dates from the founding of the Red Army in February 1918. Under the 2025 code it is marked but worked; in 2026 it was a shortened day.Monday
  2. 7 April: Day of the People's April RevolutionЭлдик Апрель революциясы күнүThe Day of the People's April Revolution, 7 April, commemorates the uprising of April 2010 that overthrew President Bakiyev and was made a holiday in 2016. Since the 2025 code it is a working day; in 2026 it was shortened.Tuesday
  3. 7 November: Days of History and Commemoration of AncestorsТарых күн жана аталардын эскерүүThe Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors, 7 and 8 November, remember the uprising of 1916 and the flight to China known as Urkun. They replaced the holiday for the October Revolution, kept until 2017, and since the 2025 code they are working days.Saturday
  4. 8 November: Days of History and Commemoration of AncestorsТарых күн жана аталардын эскерүүThe Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors, 7 and 8 November, remember the uprising of 1916 and the flight to China known as Urkun. They replaced the holiday for the October Revolution, kept until 2017, and since the 2025 code they are working days.Sunday

The calendars on file do not all follow the 2025 code. Timeanddate's list for 2026 still counts 23 February, 7 April and 7 and 8 November as public holidays and gives Monday 9 March off for Women's Day, while Office Holidays marks the first three as regular working days, as the code does, and adds 8 to 12 January 2026 to the New Year break.

For 2027 the government's production calendar is not among the sources. The statutory days are known; the bridging days that joined them into long breaks in January and May 2026 are decided year by year, and for 2027 only qppstudio lists any, from 2 to 6 January and from 2 to 8 May.

Common questions

Questions about public holidays in Kyrgyzstan

How many days off for public holidays does Kyrgyzstan have?

The Labour Code of 23 January 2025 names Orthodox Christmas, Women's Day, Nooruz, Constitution Day, Victory Day, Independence Day, Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait as non-working days, and New Year's Day and Labour Day are days off as well. The total in any year depends on the production calendar, which adds bridging days, and on how many holidays fall at a weekend, since they are no longer moved.

Which Kyrgyz holidays became working days?

Fatherland Defenders' Day on 23 February, the Day of the People's April Revolution on 7 April and the Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors on 7 and 8 November. The new Labour Code keeps them as holidays but makes them ordinary working days, as 24.kg reported when parliament's social policy committee approved the draft in December 2024.

What happens when a holiday in Kyrgyzstan falls on a weekend?

Nothing is moved. The Labour Code of 2025 cancelled the transfer of holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday, so they are celebrated strictly on the calendar date. In 2026 Women's Day fell on a Sunday and Nooruz on a Saturday, and in 2027 Nooruz, Victory Day and Kurman Ait all fall on a Sunday.

How long is the New Year holiday in Kyrgyzstan?

In 2026 it ran from 1 to 7 January, seven days that joined New Year's Day to Orthodox Christmas, under the production calendar the government approved for the year. The law itself makes 1 and 7 January days off; the days between are granted year by year. Office Holidays lists a longer break, to 12 January 2026.

When are Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait?

On dates set by the Islamic lunar calendar, so they change from year to year and are confirmed shortly before. Orozo Ait, the end of Ramadan, fell on Friday 20 March 2026 and falls on Tuesday 9 March 2027. Kurman Ait, the Feast of Sacrifice, fell on Wednesday 27 May 2026 and falls on Sunday 16 May 2027, a day that is not replaced.

What do the Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors mark?

The national uprising of 1916 against tsarist conscription and the flight to China that followed it, which Kyrgyz call Urkun, the exodus. The two days, 7 and 8 November, took the place of the old holiday for the October Revolution, which the country kept from independence until 2017. Under the 2025 Labour Code they are marked but are working days.

Why is 7 April a holiday in Kyrgyzstan?

It commemorates the People's April Revolution of 2010, when protests that began in Talas on 6 April reached Bishkek on 7 April, police opened fire on the crowds and President Bakiyev was driven from power. The day was recognised as a public holiday in 2016. Since the 2025 Labour Code it has been a working day, shortened in 2026.

Dates from Written from the sources, read 2026-10-02. The page counts from Saturday, 3 October 2026, the day it was built.