Russia Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (Novyy god) national

The first day of the New Year holiday period in Russia.

Thu, Jan 1

New Year Holiday (Novogodnie kanikuly) national

Part of the extended New Year holiday period.

Fri, Jan 2

New Year Holiday (Novogodnie kanikuly) national

Part of the extended New Year holiday period.

Sat, Jan 3

New Year Holiday (Novogodnie kanikuly) national

Part of the extended New Year holiday period.

Sun, Jan 4

New Year Holiday (Novogodnie kanikuly) national

Part of the extended New Year holiday period.

Mon, Jan 5

New Year Holiday (Novogodnie kanikuly) national

Part of the extended New Year holiday period.

Tue, Jan 6

Orthodox Christmas (Rozhdestvo Khristovo) national

Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ according to the Julian calendar used by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Wed, Jan 7

New Year Holiday (Novogodnie kanikuly) national

The last day of the extended New Year holiday period.

Thu, Jan 8

February

Defender of the Fatherland Day (Den zashchitnika Otechestva) national

Honors military veterans and those currently serving in the Russian Armed Forces.

Mon, Feb 23

March

International Women's Day (Mezhdunarodnyy zhenskiy den) national

Celebrates women's achievements in social, economic, cultural, and political spheres.

Sun, Mar 8

May

Spring and Labour Day (Prazdnik Vesny i Truda) national

Celebrates spring and the contributions of workers.

Fri, May 1

Victory Day (Den Pobedy) national

Commemorates the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945.

Sat, May 9

June

Russia Day (Den Rossii) national

Celebrates the declaration of state sovereignty of the Russian Federation in 1990.

Fri, Jun 12

November

Unity Day (Den narodnogo edinstva) national

Commemorates the popular uprising that expelled Polish occupiers from Moscow in 1612.

Wed, Nov 4

API Access

/national-holidays/api/RU/index.json View JSON

All available years for Russia

/national-holidays/api/RU/2026.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/RU/2027.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/RU/2028.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/RU/2029.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/RU/2030.json View JSON

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Official Name

Russian Federation

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