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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Russia, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
How we know this — every layer we hold, how each is graded, and what is missing
Includes subnational coverage · 10 subdivisions covered.
The next public holiday in Russia is
Unity Day
In 73 days
Computed · local time Europe/Moscow
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Russia public holidays in 2026
10 national closures in 2026, of 31 observances held for the country. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year Day expected | Compiled |
| 2 January 2026 | New Year Holidays | Compiled |
| 7 January 2026 | Orthodox Christmas Day expected | Compiled |
| 23 February 2026 | Defender expected | Compiled |
| 9 March 2026 | International Women's Day | Compiled |
| 1 May 2026 | International Workers' Day expected | Compiled |
| 11 May 2026 | Victory Day expected | Compiled |
| 12 June 2026 | Russia Day | Compiled |
| 4 November 2026 | Unity Day | Compiled |
| 12 December 2026 | Constitution Day expected | Compiled |
The shape of Russia’s year
Every day of 2026, one square, weeks running left to right, January on the left. National layer only.
10 closuresevery other day
Long weekends in Russia, 2026
6 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. National closures only, computed on a Monday–Friday week — an assumption, not something the corpus records for this jurisdiction.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year Day, New Year Holidays | no leave needed |
| 21 Feb – 23 Feb | 3 days | Defender | no leave needed |
| 7 Mar – 9 Mar | 3 days | International Women's Day | no leave needed |
| 1 May – 3 May | 3 days | International Workers' Day | no leave needed |
| 9 May – 11 May | 3 days | Victory Day | no leave needed |
| 12 Jun – 14 Jun | 3 days | Russia Day | no leave needed |
Next in each subdivision
8 subdivisions of Russia keep dates the national calendar does not. The next one in each is below — the full calendars are in the Calendar API.
| Subdivision | Next | Observance |
|---|---|---|
| Chechen Republic | 6 September 2026 | Chechen Republic Day |
| Kalmykiya, Respublika | 5 July 2027 | Republic Day |
| Republic of Bashkortostan | 11 October 2026 | Republic Day |
| Republic of Buryatia | 6 February 2027 | Buryat New Year expected |
| Republic of Dagestan | 26 July 2027 | Constitution Day |
| Republic of Tatarstan | 30 August 2026 | Republic Day |
| Republic of Tuva | 15 August 2027 | Republic Day |
| Sakha Republic (Yakutia) | 27 September 2026 | Republic |
How we know this
Every layer this corpus carries, whether it exists for Russia, how many records, how each is graded and when it was last looked at. The record rather than the data — enough to check a claim before relying on it.
| Layer | Records | How we know | Last checked | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory closures | 29 | 10 verified · 19 compiled | 2026-08-21 | |
| Religious observances | 11 | 6 verified · 5 compiled | 2026-08-21 | |
| Optional and restricted days | 2 | 2 compiled | — | |
| Substitution and in-lieu rules | 26 | 10 verified · 16 compiled | 2026-08-21 | |
| School terms and breaks | 21 | — | — | 4 calendars |
| Subdivisions with their own dates | 10 | — | — | |
| Exchanges | 1 | — | — | XMOS (34) |
| Elections | 14 | — | — |
Not held for Russia: Statutory weekly rest, Half-days and partial closures, Bank-only closures, Observed but open, Tax deadlines. A gap is ours, not a statement about the place — it means nobody here has read an instrument for it yet.
11 named documents, issued by 8 bodies, stand behind these rows. Every date is traceable to one of them:
Chechen Republic (chechnya.gov.ru) Government of the Republic of Dagestan (e-dag.ru) Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Protection of Bashkortostan Republic governments (Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Kalmykia, Sakha, Tatarstan, Tuva) and Moscow/St. Petersburg Republic of Tatarstan (tatarstan.ru) internal python-holidays maintainers ГАРАНТ (commercial legal information system, Russia)
How Russia keeps time
| Observances | 31 across the national calendar and 10 subdivisions |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 10 verified · 0 corroborated · 21 compiled, from 18 named sources |
| Languages | English, Russian, ru-Latn |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | XMOS |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-21 |
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10 of 31 dated closures were read from the instrument itself; the rest come from independent secondary sources or published compilations. Across 18 named sources, and every row says which.
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