Russian Federation Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Russian Federation 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 7th January | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| 8th January | Thursday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| 14th January | Wednesday | Old New Year | Observance |
| 16th January | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan starts | Muslim |
| 23rd February | Monday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | National Holiday |
| 8th March | Sunday | International Women's Day | National Holiday |
| 16th March | Monday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | Muslim |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 12th April | Sunday | Orthodox Easter Day | Observance, Orthodox |
| 1st May | Friday | Spring and Labor Day | National Holiday |
| 9th May | Saturday | Victory Day | National Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim |
| 12th June | Friday | Russia Day | National Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Muharram | Muslim |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 26th August | Wednesday | The Prophet's Birthday | Muslim |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 18th October | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 4th November | Wednesday | Unity Day | National Holiday |
| 29th November | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 31st December | Thursday | Substitute Holiday for New Year Holiday | Substitute Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Russian Federation. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Russian Federation this year in 2026?
There are 9 holidays in Russian Federation in 2026
How to retrieve the Russian Federation holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=RU&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Russian Federation holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'RU', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);