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Current Date And Time In Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:56:06 ALMT
Capital: Baikonur
Currency: Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
Timezone: UTC +06:00 (ALMT)
Population: 36,175
Area: 54,975.00 km²
State Code: BA

🗓️ Public Holidays in Baikonur, Kazakhstan


Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Baikonur.

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Baikonur align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Baikonur, 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 — Baikonur, 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 Baikonur and the rest of Kazakhstan, not a separate Baikonur-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 Baikonur

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 Baikonur. 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 Baikonur

Public offices, banks and schools throughout Baikonur close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Kazakhstan are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions — Baikonur Public Holidays

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

Yes — official statutory public holidays in Baikonur mandate non-working status for commercial banks, public administration offices, and schools across the state.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Baikonur?

Baikonur observes 2 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Kazakhstan nationally, since Baikonur 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 Baikonur?

Look at the day of the week shown next to each date in the calendar above — a holiday on a Monday or Friday gives Baikonur a natural 3-day weekend without needing to take extra leave.


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

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


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

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


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

Baikonur'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.

🗓️ Baikonur Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 2 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Republic Day (Respublika Kuni) (October 25)
📍 Baikonur Quick Facts
State Capital: Baikonur
Population: 36,175
Area: 54,975 km²
Area Rank in Kazakhstan: #18
Population Density: 3.3 / 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