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Current Date And Time In Almaty, Kazakhstan

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:56:11 ALMT
Capital: Almaty
Currency: Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
Timezone: UTC +06:00 (ALMT)
Population: 2,078,000
Area: 682.00 km²
State Code: 75

🗓️ Public Holidays in Almaty, Kazakhstan


Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Almaty, Kazakhstan? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Almaty.

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Almaty align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Almaty, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Republic Day (Respublika Kuni) on October 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Almaty, Kazakhstan

This is Kazakhstan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Kazakhstan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Almaty and the rest of Kazakhstan, not a separate Almaty-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Almaty

These are Kazakhstan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Kazakhstan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Kazakhstan, including Almaty. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday NameFixed DateCategoryClosure StatusOfficial Source
Republic Day (Respublika Kuni)October 25National HolidayFull National Closureprimeminister.kz
Independence Day (Tawelsizdik Kuni)December 16National HolidayFull National Closureprimeminister.kz

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Almaty

Public holiday schedules in Almaty combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Almaty observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.

A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Almaty doesn't simply disappear — Kazakhstan's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.

As Almaty's own capital, Almaty observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Almaty.

Frequently Asked Questions — Almaty Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Almaty?

Yes, they do. Almaty follows Kazakhstan's statutory calendar exactly, so banks, government offices and schools throughout the state close on every officially mandated non-working day.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Almaty?

Almaty observes 2 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Kazakhstan nationally, since Almaty doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Almaty?

Check the day of the week for upcoming holidays in the live calendar above. Public holidays landing on Monday or Friday create an automatic 3-day weekend for travel across Almaty.


Do public holidays in Almaty differ from the rest of Kazakhstan?

No — public holidays in Kazakhstan are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Almaty observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Almaty-specific reference, not because Almaty has its own separate holiday list.


Does Almaty, Almaty's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Almaty observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Almaty and Kazakhstan. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.


What is the official source for Almaty's public holiday dates?

Almaty's public holidays are mandated by Kazakhstan's national statutory framework, published via primeminister.kz — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.

🗓️ Almaty Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 2 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Republic Day (Respublika Kuni) (October 25)
📍 Almaty Quick Facts
State Capital: Almaty
Population: 2,078,000
Area: 682 km²
Area Rank in Kazakhstan: #21
Population Density: 3,047.2 / km²
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: +05:00 to +06:00
Bank Closures: Full closure on statutory days
✈️ Travel Essentials
Emergency Number: 112
Driving Side: Right side