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| Date |
Week |
Holiday |
Type/Location |
| Jan 1 |
Monday |
New Year’s Day |
Public Holiday |
| Jan 12 |
Friday |
Geok Tepe Memorial Day |
Public Holiday |
| Jan 27 |
Saturday |
Day of Fatherland Defenders |
Observance |
| Feb 18 |
Sunday |
Day of Diplomatic Staff of Turkmenistan |
Observance |
| Mar 7 |
Thursday |
Day of Transport and Communication Workers |
Observance |
| Mar 8 |
Friday |
International Women’s Day |
Public Holiday |
| Mar 11 |
Monday |
Ramadan Start |
Observance |
| Mar 20 |
Wednesday |
March Equinox |
Season |
| Mar 21 |
Thursday |
Nowruz Bayram (Spring Festival) |
Public Holiday |
| Mar 22 |
Friday |
Nowruz Bayram (Spring Festival) |
Public Holiday |
| Mar 31 |
Sunday |
Day of Chemical Industry Workers |
Observance |
| Apr 7 |
Sunday |
A Drop of Water – A grain of Gold |
Public Holiday |
| Apr 7 |
Sunday |
World Health Day / Health Day |
Observance |
| Apr 10 |
Wednesday |
Oraza Bayram |
Public Holiday |
| Apr 17 |
Wednesday |
Migration Workers Day |
Observance |
| Apr 28 |
Sunday |
Turkmen Racing Horse Festival |
Observance |
| May 9 |
Thursday |
Victory Day |
Observance |
| May 18 |
Saturday |
Constitution Day |
Public Holiday |
| May 25 |
Saturday |
Ashgabat City Day |
Observance |
| May 26 |
Sunday |
Carpet Day |
Observance |
| May 29 |
Wednesday |
Internal Affairs Officers Day |
Observance |
| Jun 1 |
Saturday |
International Children’s Day |
Observance |
| Jun 2 |
Sunday |
Textile Workers Day |
Observance |
| Jun 5 |
Wednesday |
World Envrionment Day |
Observance |
| Jun 12 |
Wednesday |
Science Day |
Observance |
| Jun 16 |
Sunday |
Kurban Bayramy |
Public Holiday |
| Jun 17 |
Monday |
Kurban Bayramy Holiday |
Public Holiday |
| Jun 18 |
Tuesday |
Kurban Bayramy Holiday |
Public Holiday |
| Jun 19 |
Wednesday |
Day off for Kurban Bayramy |
Public Holiday |
| Jun 21 |
Friday |
June Solstice |
Season |
| Jun 26 |
Wednesday |
Day of Prosecutor’s Office Employees |
Observance |
| Jun 27 |
Thursday |
Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art |
Observance |
| Jul 5 |
Friday |
Day of Judicial Employees |
Observance |
| Jul 21 |
Sunday |
Health and Medical Industry Workers Day |
Observance |
| Aug 11 |
Sunday |
Day of Frontiersmen |
Observance |
| Sep 1 |
Sunday |
Day of Students and Knowledge |
Observance |
| Sep 14 |
Saturday |
Day of the Workers in the Energy Sector |
Observance |
| Sep 22 |
Sunday |
September Equinox |
Season |
| Sep 27 |
Friday |
Independence Day |
Public Holiday |
| Oct 1 |
Tuesday |
International Day of Senior Citizens |
Observance |
| Oct 6 |
Sunday |
Day of Commemoration and National Mourning |
Public Holiday |
| Oct 9 |
Wednesday |
Day of Naval Forces of Turkmenistan |
Observance |
| Nov 10 |
Sunday |
Harvest Festival |
Observance |
| Dec 12 |
Thursday |
Day of Neutrality |
Public Holiday |
| Dec 14 |
Saturday |
Day of the Workers of Oil, Gas, Power and Geological Industry |
Observance |
| Dec 21 |
Saturday |
Niyazov Day |
Observance |
| Dec 21 |
Saturday |
December Solstice |
Season |
* The holiday is only in certain communities in the state.
** The holiday is only in part of this state.
*** The holiday is optional in this state.
Although we endeavor to keep the holiday calendar accurate and up-to-date, some of the above may be preliminary or out-of-date. If you find any errors or omissions, please feel free to contact us.
