Public holidays in Azerbaijan 2026

28 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Azerbaijan

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Yeni il bayramı	Yeni il bayramı
2 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Yeni il bayramı	Yeni il bayramı
20 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Martyrs' Day Ümumxalq hüzn günü	Ümumxalq hüzn günü
8 March Sunday	Sunday	Women's Day Qadınlar günü	Qadınlar günü
9 March Monday	Monday	Women's Day (observed) Qadınlar günü (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Women's Day (Sun 8 Mar)	Qadınlar günü (müşahidə olunur)
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Ramazan bayrami	Ramazan bayrami
20 March Friday	Friday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Ramazan bayrami	Ramazan bayrami
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
23 March Monday	Monday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
25 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Spring Festival (observed) Novruz bayramı (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Spring Festival (Tue 24 Mar)	Novruz bayramı (müşahidə olunur)
26 March Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Sat 21 Mar)	Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur)
27 March Friday	Friday	Spring Festival (observed) Novruz bayramı (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Spring Festival (Tue 24 Mar)	Novruz bayramı (müşahidə olunur)
30 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Sat 21 Mar)	Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur)
9 May Saturday	Saturday	Victory over Fascism Day Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü	Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü
11 May Monday	Monday	Victory over Fascism Day (observed) Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Victory over Fascism Day (Sat 9 May)	Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü (müşahidə olunur)
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Qurban bayrami	Qurban bayrami
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Qurban bayrami	Qurban bayrami
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day Müstəqillik Günü	Müstəqillik Günü
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha (observed) Qurban bayrami (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Eid al-Adha (Thu 28 May)	Qurban bayrami (müşahidə olunur)
15 June Monday	Monday	National Liberation Day Azərbaycan xalqının milli qurtuluş günü	Azərbaycan xalqının milli qurtuluş günü
26 June Friday	Friday	Armed Forces Day Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü	Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü
8 November Sunday	Sunday	Victory Day Zəfər Günü	Zəfər Günü
9 November Monday	Monday	National Flag Day Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət bayrağı günü	Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət bayrağı günü
10 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Victory Day (observed) Zəfər Günü (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Victory Day (Sun 8 Nov)	Zəfər Günü (müşahidə olunur)
31 December Thursday	Thursday	International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day Dünya azərbaycanlılarının həmrəyliyi günü	Dünya azərbaycanlılarının həmrəyliyi günü

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Azerbaijan (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · 4 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Baku: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 17% of days
Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar · 3 days off
Women's Day, Women's Day (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 14% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Mon 30 Mar · 11 days off
Eid al-Fitr, Spring Festival, Spring Festival (observed), Eid al-Fitr (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 27% of days
Sat 9 May – Mon 11 May · 3 days off
Victory over Fascism Day, Victory over Fascism Day (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 18°C (64°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 23% of days
Wed 27 May – Sun 31 May · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha, Independence Day, Eid al-Adha (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 22°C (72°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 13 Jun – Mon 15 Jun · 3 days off
National Liberation Day
Typically in Baku: high 25°C (77°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 26 Jun – Sun 28 Jun · 3 days off
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Baku: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 7 Nov – Tue 10 Nov · 4 days off
Victory Day, National Flag Day, Victory Day (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 15°C (59°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 26% of days
Thu 31 Dec – Mon 4 Jan 2027 · 5 days off
International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 21% of days

Bridge days

Mon 19 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 Jan – Tue 20 Jan)
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Baku: high 7°C (45°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 29% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Tue 17 Mar – Mon 30 Mar — 14 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 19 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 17 Jan – Tue 20 Jan · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 12 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Mon 30 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Spring Festival, Spring Festival (observed), Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 6 days in a rowTue 26 May – Sun 31 May · Eid al-Adha, Independence Day, Eid al-Adha (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Nov) get 5 days in a rowFri 6 Nov – Tue 10 Nov · Victory Day, National Flag Day, Victory Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 30 Dec) get 6 days in a rowWed 30 Dec – Mon 4 Jan 2027 · International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓