Public holidays and days off in Azerbaijan
The holidays and non-working days set by law, the days off moved when a holiday falls on a weekend, and how many days off each holiday brings.
Next holiday
Victory Day
8 November 2026 · Sunday
in 44 days
4 days off 7 November, Saturday – 10 November, Tuesday
- 10 November, Tuesday — moved day off: 8 November fell on a Sunday
Coming up
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Day | 8 November 2026 | Sunday | 4 days off |
| State Flag Day | 9 November 2026 | Monday | 4 days off |
| World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day | 31 December 2026 | Thursday | 5 days off |
| New Yearexpected | 1–2 January 2027 | Friday, Saturday | 5 days off |
| National Mourning Dayexpected | 20 January 2027 | Wednesday | 1 days off |
| Women's Dayexpected | 8 March 2027 | Monday | 5 days off |
| Ramadan holiday (Eid al-Fitr)expected | 9–10 March 2027 | Tuesday, Wednesday | 5 days off |
| Novruzexpected | 20–24 March 2027 | Saturday – Wednesday | 9 days off |
| Victory over Fascism Dayexpected | 9 May 2027 | Sunday | 3 days off |
| Eid al-Adha (Qurban)expected | 16–17 May 2027 | Sunday, Monday | 4 days off |
| Independence Dayexpected | 28 May 2027 | Friday | 3 days off |
| National Salvation Dayexpected | 15 June 2027 | Tuesday | 1 days off |
By year
All holidays
- New Year
- National Mourning Day
- Women's Day
- Novruz
- Ramadan holiday (Eid al-Fitr)
- Victory over Fascism Day
- Eid al-Adha (Qurban)
- Independence Day
- National Salvation Day
- Armed Forces Day
- Victory Day
- State Flag Day
- World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
When a holiday falls on a weekend, the next working day is a day off (Labour Code, art. 105.5); the same when Ramadan or Eid al-Adha coincides with another holiday (art. 105.6). 20 January is not moved.
Source: article 105 of the Labour Code and the Cabinet of Ministers' yearly decisions. Prepared by the Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi newsroom; checked 25 September 2026.