Day |
Date |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Sunday |
01 January |
New Year's Day |
Public Holiday |
Friday |
27 January |
Day of Fatherland Defenders |
Observance |
Saturday |
18 February |
Day of Diplomatic Staff of Turkmenistan |
Observance |
Tuesday |
07 March |
Day of Transport and Communication Workers |
Observance |
Wednesday |
08 March |
International Women's Day |
Public Holiday |
Tuesday |
21 March |
Nowruz Bayram (Spring Festival) |
Public Holiday |
Tuesday |
21 March |
March Equinox |
Season |
Wednesday |
22 March |
Nowruz Bayram (Spring Festival) |
Public Holiday |
Friday |
31 March |
Day of Chemical Industry Workers |
Observance |
Friday |
07 April |
World Health Day |
Observance |
Monday |
17 April |
Migration Workers Day |
Observance |
Saturday |
22 April |
Oraza Bayram (Tentative Date) |
Public Holiday |
Sunday |
30 April |
Turkmen Racing Horse Festival |
Observance |
Tuesday |
09 May |
Victory Day |
Observance |
Thursday |
18 May |
Constitution Day |
Public Holiday |
Thursday |
25 May |
Ashgabat City Day |
Observance |
Sunday |
28 May |
Carpet Day |
Observance |
Monday |
29 May |
Internal Affairs Officers Day |
Observance |
Thursday |
01 June |
International Childrens Day |
Observance |
Sunday |
04 June |
Textile Workers Day |
Observance |
Monday |
05 June |
World Envrionment Day |
Observance |
Monday |
12 June |
Science Day |
Observance |
Wednesday |
21 June |
June Solstice |
Season |
Monday |
26 June |
Day of Prosecutor's Office Employees |
Observance |
Tuesday |
27 June |
Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art |
Observance |
Thursday |
29 June |
Kurban Bayramy (Tentative Date) |
Public Holiday |
Wednesday |
05 July |
Day of Judicial Employees |
Observance |
Friday |
21 July |
Health and Medical Industry Workers Day |
Observance |
Friday |
11 August |
Day of Frontiersmen |
Observance |
Friday |
01 September |
Day of Students and Knowledge |
Observance |
Saturday |
09 September |
Day of the Workers in the Energy Sector |
Observance |
Saturday |
23 September |
September Equinox |
Season |
Wednesday |
27 September |
Independence Day |
Public Holiday |
Sunday |
01 October |
International Day of Senior Citizens |
Observance |
Friday |
06 October |
Day of Commemoration and National Mourning |
Public Holiday |
Monday |
09 October |
Day of Naval Forces of Turkmenistan |
Observance |
Sunday |
12 November |
Harvest Festival |
Observance |
Tuesday |
12 December |
Day of Neutrality |
Public Holiday |
Thursday |
14 December |
Day of the Workers of Oil, Gas, Power and Geological Industry |
Observance |
Thursday |
21 December |
Niyazov Day |
Observance |
Friday |
22 December |
December Solstice |
Season |