Russia Calendar 2026: Public Holidays and Working Days
18public holidays
14on weekdays
6long weekends
247working days
0bridge-day chances
2026 public holiday list
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year Holidays (Новогодние каникулы) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 2 January | Friday | New Year Holidays (Новогодние каникулы) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 3 January | Saturday | New Year Holidays (Новогодние каникулы) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 4 January | Sunday | New Year Holidays (Новогодние каникулы) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 5 January | Monday | New Year Holidays (Новогодние каникулы) | Public holiday | 2 |
| 6 January | Tuesday | New Year Holidays (Новогодние каникулы) | Public holiday | 2 |
| 7 January | Wednesday | Christmas Day (Рождество Христово) | Public holiday | 2 |
| 8 January | Thursday | New Year Holidays (Новогодние каникулы) | Public holiday | 2 |
| 9 January | Friday | Day off (Нерабочий день (перенос)) | Public holiday | 2 |
| 23 February | Monday | Defender of the Fatherland Day (День защитника Отечества) | Public holiday | 9 |
| 8 March | Sunday | International Women's Day (Международный женский день) | Public holiday | 10 |
| 9 March | Monday | Day off (Нерабочий день (перенос)) | Public holiday | 11 |
| 1 May | Friday | Holiday of Spring and Labor (Праздник Весны и Труда) | Public holiday | 18 |
| 9 May | Saturday | Victory Day (День Победы) | Public holiday | 19 |
| 11 May | Monday | Day off (Нерабочий день (перенос)) | Public holiday | 20 |
| 12 June | Friday | Russia Day (День России) | Public holiday | 24 |
| 4 November | Wednesday | Unity Day (День народного единства) | Public holiday | 45 |
| 31 December | Thursday | Day off (Нерабочий день (перенос)) | Public holiday | 53 |
2026 working days by month
| Month | Days | Weekend | Weekday holidays | Half days | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 365 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 247 |
Working days = weekdays − public holidays on weekdays − half of the half days. Regional holidays are not included.
Long weekends and bridge days
- 1 January – 11 January: 11 days
- 21 February – 23 February: 3 days
- 7 March – 9 March: 3 days
- 1 May – 3 May: 3 days
- 9 May – 11 May: 3 days
- 12 June – 14 June: 3 days
2026 calendar (Russia holidays marked)
January 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 5 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 13 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 14 | 30 | 31 |
April 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 18 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 24 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 25 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | 29 | 30 |
July 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 29 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 30 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 32 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 35 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 36 | 31 |
September 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 37 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 38 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 39 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 40 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 42 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 43 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 44 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | ||||||
| 45 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 46 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 47 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 48 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 49 | 30 |
December 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 50 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 51 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 52 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 53 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Russia have in 2026?
Russia has 18 public holidays in 2026; 14 fall on weekdays.
How many working days are there in Russia in 2026?
Russia has 247 working days in 2026 (104 weekend days, 14 public holidays on weekdays). The most working days are in July (23), the fewest in January (15).
What is the longest break in 2026?
The longest continuous break is 1 January – 11 January, 11 days including the weekend.
Are there bridge days in 2026?
No, there is no holiday that a single day off would extend in 2026.
When is the next public holiday?
The first public holiday after 6 October 2026 is Unity Day: 4 November 2026, Wednesday.
Data: open-source python-holidays 0.105 and official announcements; generated 2026-10-05. Dates are for information; please confirm with the official source.