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Kazakhstan : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Kazakhstan : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday March 8, 2023 | Womens' Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Sunday March 19, 2023 | Parliamentary election | Special Events | |
| Tuesday March 21, 2023 | Nowruz | Zoroastrian | |
| Wednesday March 22, 2023 | Noruz | Zoroastrian | |
| Thursday March 23, 2023 | Nowruz | Zoroastrian | |
| Friday March 24, 2023 | Spring holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday April 3, 2023 | Spring holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday April 19, 2023 | International Tourism Fair | Tradeshows | |
| Sunday April 23, 2023 | Marathon | Sports events | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Day of the People | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday May 7, 2023 | Defence of the Motherland | Secular holiday | |
| Monday May 8, 2023 | Defence of the Motherland | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday May 9, 2023 | Victory Day | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday May 21, 2023 | Day of culture and art workers | Events, celebrations... | |
| Thursday May 25, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday June 28, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday July 1, 2023 | WORKING DAY | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday July 6, 2023 | Day of the Capital | Secular holiday | |
| Friday July 7, 2023 | Public holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Monday July 31, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday August 14, 2023 | International Army Games | Sports events | |
| Friday August 18, 2023 | Border Guard Day | Events, celebrations... | |
| Wednesday August 30, 2023 | Constitution Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday September 6, 2023 | KazBuild | Tradeshows | |
| Sunday September 10, 2023 | Family Day | cards/flowers | |
| Monday September 25, 2023 | Astana Tennis Open | Sports events | |
Womens' Day
-Wednesday March 8, 2023
Secular holiday :
Parliamentary election
-Sunday March 19, 2023
Special Events :
Nowruz
-Tuesday March 21, 2023
Zoroastrian : Naw Ruz--Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox Also spelled Newroz, Nauruz, Nauryz, Noe-Rooz, Nawroz, Norooz, Noruz, Novruz (in Azerbaijan and Turkey), Noh Ruz, Nauroz, Nav-roze, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nevruz, Sultan Nevruz, Наврӯз, Navruz, or Nowrouz [Wikipedia]
Noruz
-Wednesday March 22, 2023
Zoroastrian : Naw Ruz--Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox
Nowruz
-Thursday March 23, 2023
Zoroastrian :
Spring holiday (beginning)
-Friday March 24, 2023
School holidays :
Spring holiday (end)
-Monday April 3, 2023
School holidays :
International Tourism Fair
-Wednesday April 19, 2023
Tradeshows : Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair - lasts 2 days
www.kitf.kz In Almaty 2023 edition confirmed
www.kitf.kz In Almaty 2023 edition confirmed
Marathon
-Sunday April 23, 2023
Sports events : Https://www.almaty-marathon.kz/ In Alma Ata 2023 edition confirmed
Day of the People
-Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebrates the Day of Peoples' Unity. When Kazakhstan was a Soviet Republic May 1 was known as International Day of the Workers' Solidarity but it was re-named the Day of Peoples' Unity by Kazakh Presidential Decree in 1995. Both former and current capitals (Almaty and Astana) organize festivities on that day. Wikipedia
Defence of the Motherland
-Sunday May 7, 2023
Secular holiday : 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of independent Kazakhstan
Defence of the Motherland
-Monday May 8, 2023
Secular holiday : 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of independent Kazakhstan
Victory Day
-Tuesday May 9, 2023
Secular holiday : Capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies (the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and other principal Allied nations) in Berlin on May 8, 1945. It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9, because when the German Instrument of Surrender was signed (in the midnight), it was already May 9 in the USSR and Eastern Europe.
Day of culture and art workers
-Sunday May 21, 2023
Culture : 2023 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Thursday May 25, 2023
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
WORKING DAY
-Saturday July 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Day of the Capital
-Thursday July 6, 2023
Secular holiday : To symbolize the transfer of old capital city of Alma-Ata to Astana.
From 2008 onwards
Public holiday
-Friday July 7, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday July 31, 2023
School holidays :
International Army Games
-Monday August 14, 2023
Sports events : Https://www.rusarmyexpo.com lasts 2 weeks - in the Moscow region 2023 edition confirmed
Border Guard Day
-Friday August 18, 2023
Culture : Each summer Kazakhstan sets up checkpoints along the Chinese border to prevent illegal harvesting of herbs on Kazakh territory.
Constitution Day
-Wednesday August 30, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates independent Kazakhstan's adoption of its post- Soviet constitution that came into force on August 30, 1995.
KazBuild
-Wednesday September 6, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.kazbuild.kz lasts 5 days - in Almaty 2023 edition confirmed
Family Day
-Sunday September 10, 2023
cards/flowers :
Astana Tennis Open
-Monday September 25, 2023
Sports events : Https://www.atptour.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
