Kazakhstanis to have 9 days off in November 2026
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstanis will have nine days off in November 2026. The final month of autumn will have no public holidays or additional days off due to holiday transfers.
How many working days and days off will there be in November 2026
November has 30 calendar days. This year, the month begins on a Sunday and ends on a Monday.
Kazakhstanis working a five-day week will have nine days off and 21 working days. For those working a six-day week, Sunday remains the only day off. This means they will have five days off and 25 working days in November.
There are no national or public holidays this month that would provide an additional day off. No transfers of days off are scheduled either. Therefore, no long weekends are expected in November.
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What holidays will be celebrated in November
Although there will be no additional days off in November, Kazakhstan's calendar includes several professional holidays and commemorative dates. They are associated with various sectors:
November 5 — Foreign Intelligence Day;
November 8 — Statistician's Day;
November 10 — Digitalization and Information Technology Workers' Day, as well as Accounting and Auditing Professionals' Day;November 11 — Energy Saving Day;
November 15 — National Currency Day (Tenge Day) and Kazakhstan's Financial Sector Workers' Day;November 15 — Agriculture, Food and Processing Industry Workers' Day;November 18 — Anti-Corruption Service Day;
November 21 — Drillers' Day.
Agriculture, Food and Processing Industry Workers' Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of November, while Drillers' Day falls on the third Saturday of the month.
November 15, National Currency Day, deserves special mention. It was on this day in 1993 that Kazakhstan introduced the tenge. The date is also recognized as a professional holiday for the country's financial sector employees.
It is important to remember that professional holidays and commemorative dates do not automatically mean an additional day off. The working schedule in November will remain unchanged.