Holiday calendar

The Estonian Embassy in Astana will be closed during the Estonian and Kazakh public holidays in 2025, as indicated below:

Estonian holidays:

  • 1 January  – New Year
  • 24 February- Independence Day
  • 18 April- Good Friday
  • 20  April  – Easter Sunday
  • 1 May  – Spring Day
  • 23 June- Victory Day
  • 24 June  – Midsummer Day
  • 20 August  – Day of Restoration of Independence
  • 24 December  – Christmas Eve
  • 25-26 December  – Christmas

Kazakh holidays:

  • 1-2 January – New Year (the day off from January 5 Sunday slips to January 3 Friday)
  • 8 March  – International Women’s Day
  • 21-23 March  – Nauryz meiramy (the day off from March 22-23 Saturday and Sunday slips to March 24-25 Monday and Tuesday)
  • 1 May  – Kazakhstan People’s Unity Day
  • 7 May  – Defenders’ Day
  • 9 May  – Victory Day
  • 06 June – Kurban Ait (Eid al-Adha) – In 2025 the first day of Qurban Ait
  • 6-8 July  – Capital Day (the day off from July 6 Sunday slips to July 7 Monday)
  • 30 August  – Constitution Day (the day off from August 30 Saturday slips to September 1 Monday)
  • 25 October  – Republic Day  (the day off from October​ 25 Saturday slips to October​ 27 Monday)
  • 16 December  – Independence Day