Public holidays in Azerbaijan 2028

26 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Azerbaijan

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day Yeni il bayramı	Yeni il bayramı
2 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Yeni il bayramı	Yeni il bayramı
3 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Yeni il bayramı (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 2 Jan)	Yeni il bayramı (müşahidə olunur)
4 January Tuesday	Tuesday	New Year's Day (observed) Yeni il bayramı (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 2 Jan)	Yeni il bayramı (müşahidə olunur)
20 January Thursday	Thursday	Martyrs' Day Ümumxalq hüzn günü	Ümumxalq hüzn günü
26 February Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Ramazan bayrami Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Ramazan bayrami
27 February Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Ramazan bayrami Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Ramazan bayrami
28 February Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Sun 27 Feb)	Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur)
29 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Sun 27 Feb)	Ramazan bayrami (müşahidə olunur)
8 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Women's Day Qadınlar günü	Qadınlar günü
20 March Monday	Monday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
21 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
22 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
23 March Thursday	Thursday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
24 March Friday	Friday	Spring Festival Novruz bayramı	Novruz bayramı
5 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Qurban bayrami Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Qurban bayrami
6 May Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Qurban bayrami Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Qurban bayrami
8 May Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed) Qurban bayrami (müşahidə olunur) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Adha (Sat 6 May)	Qurban bayrami (müşahidə olunur)
9 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Victory over Fascism Day Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü	Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü
28 May Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Müstəqillik Günü	Müstəqillik Günü
29 May Monday	Monday	Independence Day (observed) Müstəqillik Günü (müşahidə olunur) Observed day off for Independence Day (Sun 28 May)	Müstəqillik Günü (müşahidə olunur)
15 June Thursday	Thursday	National Liberation Day Azərbaycan xalqının milli qurtuluş günü	Azərbaycan xalqının milli qurtuluş günü
26 June Monday	Monday	Armed Forces Day Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü	Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü
8 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Victory Day Zəfər Günü	Zəfər Günü
9 November Thursday	Thursday	National Flag Day Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət bayrağı günü	Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət bayrağı günü
31 December Sunday	Sunday	International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day Dünya azərbaycanlılarının həmrəyliyi günü	Dünya azərbaycanlılarının həmrəyliyi günü

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Azerbaijan (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 31 Dec – Tue 4 Jan 2028 · 5 days off
International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 26 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · 4 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Baku: high 8°C (46°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 11% of days
Sat 18 Mar – Sun 26 Mar · 9 days off
Spring Festival
Typically in Baku: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 30% of days
Fri 5 May – Tue 9 May · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (observed) (estimated), Victory over Fascism Day
Typically in Baku: high 18°C (64°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 22°C (72°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 24 Jun – Mon 26 Jun · 3 days off
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Baku: high 27°C (81°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 7% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Wed 3 Jan 2029 · 5 days off
International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, New Year's Day, International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day (observed)
Typically in Baku: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 17% of days

Bridge days

Fri 21 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Jan – Sun 23 Jan)
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Baku: high 7°C (45°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 16 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Jun – Sun 18 Jun)
National Liberation Day
Typically in Baku: high 26°C (79°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 10 Nov: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 8 Nov – Sun 12 Nov)
Victory Day, National Flag Day
Typically in Baku: high 15°C (59°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 29% of days

Leave planner 2028

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 15 Mar – Sun 26 Mar — 12 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 15 Mar, Thu 16 Mar, Fri 17 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Jan – Sun 23 Jan · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 25 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 25 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Mar) get 10 days in a rowFri 17 Mar – Sun 26 Mar · Spring FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 6 days in a rowThu 4 May – Tue 9 May · Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (observed), Victory over Fascism DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 Nov) get 5 days in a rowWed 8 Nov – Sun 12 Nov · Victory Day, National Flag DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 6 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Wed 3 Jan 2029 · International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, New Year's Day, International Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓