Public Holidays in Russia 2026

13 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Russia

13 public holidays in 2026 · 13 across the whole country
Next day off: Unity Day · Wednesday, 4 November 2026 · 6 days away

Total days off 2026

13 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

January

7 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Friday

3 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Russia 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	Новый год (New Year's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-02	Friday	Новогодние каникулы (New Year holiday)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-03	Saturday	Новогодние каникулы (New Year holiday)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-04	Sunday	Новогодние каникулы (New Year holiday)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-05	Monday	Новогодние каникулы (New Year holiday)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-06	Tuesday	Новогодние каникулы (New Year holiday)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-07	Wednesday	Рождество Христово (Christmas Day (Orthodox))	Whole country	Public
2026-02-23	Monday	День защитника Отечества (Defender of the Fatherland Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-03-08	Sunday	Международный женский день (International Women's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	День труда (Labour Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-09	Saturday	День Победы (Victory Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-06-12	Friday	День России (Russia Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-11-04	Wednesday	День народного единства (Unity Day)	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in Russia 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 7 Jan	Thursday	7 days	Automatic
21 Feb – 23 Feb	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
12 Jun – 14 Jun	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Russia

Russia gives 13 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 7 days (1 Jan – 7 Jan). The busiest month is January, and holidays land most often on a Friday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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