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 |
| 2nd January | Friday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| 5th January | Monday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | New Year Holiday | 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 (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan starts (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 23rd February | Monday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | National Holiday |
| 8th March | Sunday | International Women's Day | National Holiday |
| 9th March | Monday | Day off for International Women's Day | National Holiday |
| 15th March | Sunday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | 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 |
| 11th May | Monday | Day off for Victory Day | National Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 12th June | Friday | Russia Day | National Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Muharram (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 26th August | Wednesday | The Prophet's Birthday (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 18th October | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 4th November | Wednesday | Unity Day | National Holiday |
| 29th November | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
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 14 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);