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Russia holidays in 2026
How many public holidays does Russia get in 2026? There are 13 nationwide holidays. The year opens with ΠΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ (January 1, a Thursday) and closes with ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π° (November 4). The full table is below.
Every Russia holiday in 2026
| Date | Weekday | Local name | English name | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | ΠΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| January 2 | Friday | ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ | New Year holiday | Nationwide |
| January 3 | Saturday | ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ | New Year holiday | Nationwide |
| January 4 | Sunday | ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ | New Year holiday | Nationwide |
| January 5 | Monday | ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ | New Year holiday | Nationwide |
| January 6 | Tuesday | ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ | New Year holiday | Nationwide |
| January 7 | Wednesday | Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π₯ΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎ | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Nationwide |
| February 23 | Monday | ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Nationwide |
| March 8 | Sunday | ΠΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ | International Women's Day | Nationwide |
| May 1 | Friday | ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π° | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| May 9 | Saturday | ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄Ρ | Victory Day | Nationwide |
| June 12 | Friday | ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ | Russia Day | Nationwide |
| November 4 | Wednesday | ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π° | Unity Day | Nationwide |
Long weekends in 2026: 5 built in
- ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ (New Year holiday) falls on a Friday, January 2: three days off in a row.
- ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ (New Year holiday) falls on a Monday, January 5: three days off in a row.
- ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° (Defender of the Fatherland Day) falls on a Monday, February 23: three days off in a row.
- ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π° (Labour Day) falls on a Friday, May 1: three days off in a row.
- ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ (Russia Day) falls on a Friday, June 12: three days off in a row.
On top of those, 2 dates land on a Tuesday or Thursday (ΠΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄, January 1; ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ, January 6): one bridge day turns each into a four day break.
What makes the Russia calendar unique
Every country celebrates some New Year; the Russia signature lives in the other dates: ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ (Russia Day, June 12), found in no other country in the dataset; ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ (New Year holiday, January 2), shared with a single other country; ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Ρ (New Year holiday, January 3), shared with a single other country. The longest dry spell of the year runs from ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ (June 12) to ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π° (November 4): 145 straight days without a single nationwide holiday. In 2027, there will be 13 nationwide holidays and ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ will fall on a Saturday (June 12).
Source: Nager.Date (MIT), snapshot of 2026-07-09. Regional and municipal holidays vary by state, province and city and may not appear here; movable dates and last minute decrees also reshape the calendar. Check the local official gazette before planning travel or payroll.
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