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Public holidays in Mongolia

16 days in 2026 · 16 in 2027

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Chinggis Khaan Day

Их Эзэн Чингис хааны өдөр

After it: Republic Day, Thursday 26 November

Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Mongolia's Labour Law lists nine public holidays that together give 16 days off a year, and three of them are set by the lunar calendar, Bilgiin toolol, so they move from year to year. Tsagaan Sar, the lunar new year, takes the first three days of the first spring month: 18 to 20 February in 2026 and 7 to 9 February in 2027. Buddha's Birthday falls on the 15th day of the first summer month and Chinggis Khaan Day on the first day of the first winter month, which puts them on 31 May and 10 November in 2026 and on 20 May and 29 November in 2027.

Naadam is the longest break by law: six days, 10 to 15 July, for the national festival and the anniversary of the People's Revolution of 1921. In 2026 it runs from Friday 10 July to Wednesday 15 July. The law does not move a holiday that falls on a weekend to a weekday; instead the Government decides each year whether to transfer days off, as it did for Tsagaan Sar in 2025.

Days off in 2026
16Nationwide public holidays
On a weekday
12Monday to Friday
On a weekend
4Saturday or Sunday
Long weekends
3and 4 with one day of leave

2026

Public holidays in Mongolia in 2026

  1. 1 January: New Year's DayШинэ жил (Shine jil)New Year's Day, on 1 January. A day off under both the holidays law and the Labour Law.Thursday
  2. 18 February: Tsagaan SarЦагаан сарTsagaan Sar, the white month: the lunar new year, kept on the first three days of the first spring month. Families visit elders, exchange gifts and eat buuz. The provision in the holidays law was last amended on 28 November 2013.WednesdayDate moves
  3. 19 February: Tsagaan SarЦагаан сарTsagaan Sar, the white month: the lunar new year, kept on the first three days of the first spring month. Families visit elders, exchange gifts and eat buuz. The provision in the holidays law was last amended on 28 November 2013.ThursdayDate moves
  4. 20 February: Tsagaan SarЦагаан сарTsagaan Sar, the white month: the lunar new year, kept on the first three days of the first spring month. Families visit elders, exchange gifts and eat buuz. The provision in the holidays law was last amended on 28 November 2013.FridayDate moves
  5. 8 March: International Women's DayОлон Улсын Эмэгтэйчүүдийн БаярInternational Women's Day, on 8 March.Sunday
  6. 31 May: Buddha's BirthdayБурхан багшийн Их дүйчин өдөрBuddha's Great Düichin day, the 15th day of the first summer month of the lunar year, marking the Buddha's birth. Added to the public holidays by a law of 20 December 2019.SundayDate moves
  7. 1 June: Children's DayХүүхдийн баярChildren's Day, on 1 June.Monday
  8. 10 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамNaadam, the national festival, and the anniversary of the People's Revolution of 11 July 1921. The law gives six days, 10 to 15 July; the provision was amended on 28 June 2022, and the Labour Law's list on 7 July 2023. 10 July is also State Flag Day.Friday
  9. 11 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамNaadam, the national festival, and the anniversary of the People's Revolution of 11 July 1921. The law gives six days, 10 to 15 July; the provision was amended on 28 June 2022, and the Labour Law's list on 7 July 2023. 10 July is also State Flag Day.Saturday
  10. 12 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамNaadam, the national festival, and the anniversary of the People's Revolution of 11 July 1921. The law gives six days, 10 to 15 July; the provision was amended on 28 June 2022, and the Labour Law's list on 7 July 2023. 10 July is also State Flag Day.Sunday
  11. 13 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамNaadam, the national festival, and the anniversary of the People's Revolution of 11 July 1921. The law gives six days, 10 to 15 July; the provision was amended on 28 June 2022, and the Labour Law's list on 7 July 2023. 10 July is also State Flag Day.Monday
  12. 14 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамNaadam, the national festival, and the anniversary of the People's Revolution of 11 July 1921. The law gives six days, 10 to 15 July; the provision was amended on 28 June 2022, and the Labour Law's list on 7 July 2023. 10 July is also State Flag Day.Tuesday
  13. 15 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамNaadam, the national festival, and the anniversary of the People's Revolution of 11 July 1921. The law gives six days, 10 to 15 July; the provision was amended on 28 June 2022, and the Labour Law's list on 7 July 2023. 10 July is also State Flag Day.Wednesday
  14. 10 November: Chinggis Khaan DayИх Эзэн Чингис хааны өдөрChinggis Khaan Day, the first day of the first winter month of the lunar year, kept as the symbolic birthday of Genghis Khan, whose real date of birth is not known. A public holiday since a law of 8 November 2012.TuesdayDate moves
  15. 26 November: Republic DayУлс тунхагласны өдөрRepublic Day, 26 November, the day in 1924 when the first constitution was adopted and the Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed. A commemoration day from 2012 and a day off since a law of 18 November 2016.Thursday
  16. 29 December: Independence DayТусгаар Тогтнолын ӨдөрIndependence Day, 29 December, the day of the restoration of national freedom and independence, which was declared in December 1911. A public holiday since a law of 23 December 2011.Tuesday

Long weekends

Long weekends in Mongolia 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.

  • 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
  • 5daysWed 18 Feb to Sun 22 FebTsagaan Sar, Tsagaan Sar, Tsagaan Sar
  • 3daysSat 30 May to Mon 1 JunBuddha's Birthday, Children's Day
  • 6daysFri 10 Jul to Wed 15 JulNaadam Holiday, Naadam Holiday, Naadam Holiday, Naadam Holiday, Naadam Holiday, Naadam Holiday
  • 4daysSat 7 Nov to Tue 10 NovWith Mon 9 Nov taken as leave · Chinggis Khaan Day
  • 4daysThu 26 Nov to Sun 29 NovWith Fri 27 Nov taken as leave · Republic Day
  • 4daysSat 26 Dec to Tue 29 DecWith Mon 28 Dec taken as leave · Independence Day

2027

Public holidays in Mongolia in 2027

  1. 1 January: New Year's DayШинэ жил (Shine jil)Friday
  2. 7 February: Tsagaan SarЦагаан сарSundayDate moves
  3. 8 February: Tsagaan SarЦагаан сарMondayDate moves
  4. 9 February: Tsagaan SarЦагаан сарTuesdayDate moves
  5. 8 March: International Women's DayОлон Улсын Эмэгтэйчүүдийн БаярMonday
  6. 20 May: Buddha's BirthdayБурхан багшийн Их дүйчин өдөрThursdayDate moves
  7. 1 June: Children's DayХүүхдийн баярTuesday
  8. 10 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамSaturday
  9. 11 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамSunday
  10. 12 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамMonday
  11. 13 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамTuesday
  12. 14 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамWednesday
  13. 15 July: Naadam HolidayНаадамThursday
  14. 26 November: Republic DayУлс тунхагласны өдөрFriday
  15. 29 November: Chinggis Khaan DayИх Эзэн Чингис хааны өдөрMondayDate moves
  16. 29 December: Independence DayТусгаар Тогтнолын ӨдөрWednesday

The provider behind these dates lists no Tsagaan Sar, Buddha's Birthday or Chinggis Khaan Day, files Children's Day under Naadam and leaves 10 July out of Naadam; all of these are corrected here from the Law on Public Holidays and Commemoration Days and the Labour Law of 2021. The 2026 lunar dates follow the official schedule cited by the Wikipedia list of holidays. The 2027 lunar dates are computed from the Mongolian lunar calendar published on the mathematics department site of McGill University; the Government confirms each year's lunar holidays, and they can change if it does not follow the computed calendar.

Transfers of days off are made by Government resolution. In February 2025 the Government moved three Tsagaan Sar days off to 3 to 5 March, to be worked back later in the year. For 2026 timeanddate lists Tuesday 17 February as a further Tsagaan Sar day off, worked back on Saturday 28 February; that transfer does not appear in the schedule cited by Wikipedia and is not counted in the calendar here.

Many more days are marked by law without a day off: Constitution Day on 13 January, Patriots' Day on 1 March, Mongolian Military Day on 18 March, Family Day on 15 May, Youth Day on 25 August, the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression on 10 September, Elders' Day on 1 October, Capital City Day on 29 October and Democracy and Human Rights Day on 10 December.

Common questions

Questions about public holidays in Mongolia

How many public holidays does Mongolia have?

Nine holidays giving 16 days off, under Article 97 of the Labour Law of 2021: New Year, three days of Tsagaan Sar, Women's Day, Buddha's Birthday, Children's Day, six days of Naadam, Chinggis Khaan Day, Republic Day and Independence Day. Some fall on a Saturday or Sunday in a given year: in 2026 Women's Day and Buddha's Birthday are both on a Sunday.

When is Tsagaan Sar in 2027?

The first day of the lunar year, shiniin negen, falls on Sunday 7 February 2027 by the Mongolian lunar calendar, so the three days off run from 7 to 9 February. The date comes from the published calendar computation; the Government confirms each year's dates. In 2026 Tsagaan Sar was kept from Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 February.

How long is the Naadam holiday?

Six days, from 10 to 15 July, under the Labour Law and the holidays law, both amended on this point in 2022 and 2023. The festival itself centres on 11 to 13 July, when the national wrestling, archery and horse races are held in Ulaanbaatar. In 2027 the holiday starts on Saturday 10 July and ends on Thursday 15 July.

Why does Chinggis Khaan Day move every year?

Because the law places it on the first day of the first winter month of the lunar calendar, the day Mongolians keep as Genghis Khan's symbolic birthday, and lunar months drift against the solar year. It fell on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and is computed for Monday 29 November 2027, later because lunar 2027 has an extra month.

Is Buddha's Birthday a day off in Mongolia?

Yes, since a law of 20 December 2019. It is kept on the 15th day of the first summer month of the lunar year, called Burkhan bagshiin Ikh düichin ödör: Sunday 31 May in 2026 and Thursday 20 May in 2027.

Is a holiday on a weekend moved to Monday in Mongolia?

Not automatically. Neither the holidays law nor the Labour Law moves a holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday. The Government can transfer days off by resolution, as it did in February 2025 when three Tsagaan Sar days off were moved to 3 to 5 March, and the transferred days are worked back later in the year.

Which days in Mongolia are marked but not days off?

The law lists commemoration days kept without a day off, among them Constitution Day on 13 January, Patriots' Day on 1 March, Mongolian Military Day on 18 March, State Flag Day on 10 July, which now falls inside the Naadam holiday, Youth Day on 25 August, the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression on 10 September and Capital City Day on 29 October.

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