Russia public holidays 2026

Russia 2026

The calendar above is already set to Russia holidays for 2026, ready to download as a PDF. Below is the full list, the weekday each holiday falls on, and the long weekends they create.

How holidays work in Russia

All 18 public holidays

DateDayHoliday
January 1ThursdayNew Year's Day
January 2FridayNew Year holiday
January 3SaturdayNew Year holiday
January 4SundayNew Year holiday
January 5MondayNew Year holiday
January 6TuesdayNew Year holiday
January 7WednesdayChristmas Day (Orthodox)
January 8ThursdayNew Year holiday
January 9FridayTransferred day off
February 23MondayDefender of the Fatherland Day
March 8SundayInternational Women's Day
March 9MondayTransferred day off
May 1FridayLabour Day
May 9SaturdayVictory Day
May 11MondayTransferred day off
June 12FridayRussia Day
November 4WednesdayUnity Day
December 31ThursdayTransferred day off

These are the dates as officially observed. Where a country moves a day off because the holiday itself falls at a weekend, the moved date is the one shown, which is why a date here can differ from the traditional one.

Long weekends in 2026

Stretches of three or more days off in a row, counting weekends and nationwide public holidays together. Holidays that apply only to some regions are left out, since they would not give most people the day off.

DatesDaysBecause of
January 1 – January 1111New Year's Day, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, New Year holiday, Christmas Day (Orthodox), New Year holiday, Transferred day off
February 21 – February 233Defender of the Fatherland Day
March 7 – March 93International Women's Day, Transferred day off
May 1 – May 33Labour Day
May 9 – May 113Victory Day, Transferred day off
June 12 – June 143Russia Day

Holidays that fall at a weekend

4 holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026, and the day off is carried to a weekday — the substitute dates are in the table above:

Print it

The generator at the top of this page marks every holiday listed here. The calendar language is a separate setting, so you can print Russia holidays with month names in any of 58 languages — or switch the holidays off and keep a plain calendar.

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