Public holidays

Independence Day 2027

In 2027, Independence Day falls on 28 May (Friday). Days off: 28–30 May, 3 days.

expected Dates are provisional until the Cabinet of Ministers decides.

2027 expected

Independence Day

28 May 2027 · Friday

in 199 days

3 days off 28–30 May · Friday – Sunday

What it marks

The founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on 28 May 1918. A day off.

Independence Day by year

2026 28 May · Thursday past 5 days off 27–31 May
2027 28 May · Friday next expected 3 days off 28–30 May

For the holiday

Museum and sight tickets →Entry prices in Baku, who enters free and where each price comes from.
Train timetable →On holidays and moved days off trains run the “Sunday and holidays” timetable; a day off on a Saturday runs the Saturday one.

Other holidays

Good to know

Why is a day off moved?

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.

When are the dates official?

The Cabinet of Ministers confirms each year's holidays and moved days by decision, usually in the December before. Until then the page computes the dates by the law's rule and says so.

How many working days in a month?

The working-day calendar lists each month's working days, shortened days and the working-hours norm. Working days calendar 2027 — working days and hours by month →

What if a holiday falls during your leave?

Holidays and the national mourning day are not leave days: the leave is extended by as many days (Labour Code, art. 114.6). Vacation pay calculator — the day back and the amount →

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.

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