
Planning business schedules or travel in Astana, Kazakhstan? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Astana, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Astana align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Astana, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Republic Day (Respublika Kuni) on October 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
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 Astana and the rest of Kazakhstan, not a separate Astana-specific calendar.
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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 Astana. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day (Respublika Kuni) | October 25 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | primeminister.kz |
| Independence Day (Tawelsizdik Kuni) | December 16 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | primeminister.kz |
Public holiday schedules in Astana combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Astana observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
If a statutory holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday in Astana, the following Monday is commonly declared a substitute non-working day by official gazette — check the live calendar above for the specific year-by-year date.
As Astana's own capital, Astana observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Astana.