| Date | English name |
Local name/s |
Notes |
| 1-2 January | New Year's Day |
Жаңа жыл (Jaña jyl)
Новый Год (Novyy God) |
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| 7 January | Orthodox Christmas |
Рождество Христово
(Rojdestvo hrıstovo / Rozhdestvo Khristovo) |
An official holiday since 2007 |
| 8 March | International Women's Day |
Халықаралық әйелдер күні (Halyqaralyq äielder künı)
Международный женский день (Mezhdunarodnyy zhenskiy den') |
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| 21-23 March | Nowruz |
Наурыз мейрамы (Naýryz meıramy. Nauryz meiramy) |
Originally the Persian New Year, is traditionally a springtime holiday marking the beginning of a new year. |
| 1 May | Kazakhstan People's Unity Day |
Қазақстан халқының бірлігі мерекесі (Qazaqstan halqynyñ bırlıgı merekesı)
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| 7 May | Defender of the Fatherland Day |
Отан Қорғаушы күні (Otan Qorğauşy künı)
День Защитника Отечества (Den' Zashchitnika Otechestva) |
An official holiday since 2013 |
| 9 May | Victory Day |
Жеңіс күні (Jeñıs künı)
День Победы (Den' Pobedy) |
Marks the victory against Nazi Germany in World War II |
| 6 July | Capital City Day |
Астана күні (Astana künı)
День столицы (Den' stolitsy) |
On 6 July 1994, the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan adopted a resolution to transfer the capital of Kazakhstan from Almaty to Akmola |
| 30 August | Constitution Day |
Конституция күні (Konstitutsiia künı)
День Конституции (Den' Konstitutsii) |
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Last day of Hajj
| Kurban Aita |
Құрбан айт (Qūrban ait)
Курбан айт (Kurban ait) |
An official holiday since 2007 |
| 25 October | Republic Day |
Республика күні (Respublika künı)
День Республики (Den' Respubliki) |
An official holiday from 1995-2009, and again since 2022 |
| 16 December | Independence Day |
Тәуелсіздік күні (Täuelsızdık künı)
День независимости (Den' nezavisimosti) |
Independence from the Soviet Union |