4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4
New Year's Day · New Year Holiday
1234
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 5–6) for 8 days off (Jan 1 – 8).
🇷🇺
Long Weekends in Russia 2026
Russia has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Jan 1 – 4). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
Subscribe to or print Russia holidays →
Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysWed, Jan 7 – Thu, Jan 8
Christmas Day · New Year Holiday
78
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 9) for 5 days off (Jan 7 – 11).
3 daysSat, Feb 21 – Mon, Feb 23
Defender of the Fatherland Day
212223
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 24–27) for 9 days off (Feb 21 – Mar 1).
3 daysSat, Mar 7 – Mon, Mar 9
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 10–13) for 9 days off (Mar 7 – 15).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
2 daysSat, May 9 – Sun, May 10
910
3 daysFri, Jun 12 – Sun, Jun 14
121314
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 8–11) for 9 days off (Jun 6 – 14).
1 dayWed, Nov 4
Unity Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Nov 2–3) for 5 days off (Oct 31 – Nov 4).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 8 | 2d · Jan 5–6 | Jan 1 – 8 |
| 11 | 3d · Jan 5–6 + Jan 9 | Jan 1 – 11 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 9 | Jan 7 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 24–27 | Feb 21 – Mar 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 10–13 | Mar 7 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 8–11 | Jun 6 – 14 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 2–3 | Oct 31 – Nov 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 2–3 + Nov 5–6 | Oct 31 – Nov 8 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 5–6 | Nov 4 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 26 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Russia's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.