There are eleven listed main public holidays in Azerbaijan.
There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Holidays were regulated in the constitution of Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. January 12 New Year's Day Yeni il 2 days January 20 Martyrs' Day Qara Yanvar Commemorates Black January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more than 130 civilians. Victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are also remembered. March 8 International Women's Day Qadnlar gunu 1 day March 2024 Spring Festival Novruz 5 days May 9 Victory Day over Fascism Fasizm uzrin qlb gunu In honor of victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany during World War II. May 28 Republic Day Respublika gunu Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918). June 15 National Salvation Day Azrbaycan xalqnn Milli Qurtulus gunu Parliament invited Heydar Aliyev to Baku to lead the country (1993). June 26 Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day Azrbaycan Respublikasnn Silahl Quvvlri gunu Commemorates the founding of the Azerbaijani National Army on this day in 1918. Independence Day Azrbaycann mustqillik gunu Commemorates the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan adopting a Constitutional Act on the Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan. It is not a non-working day. November 8 Victory Day Zfr Gunu Commemorates the Azerbaijani victory in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war as well as in the Battle of Shusha. It is a non-working day. November 9 Flag Day Dovlt Bayrag gunu Commemorates the adoption of the Flag of Azerbaijan on November 9, 1918, which was officially established on November 9, 2009, as the State Flag Day. December 31 International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis Dunya Azrbaycanllarnn Hmryliyi gunu Inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan called for and lead the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran on December 31, 1989. This has since been celebrated by Azeris around the world as the International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis. Changes due to the Islamic lunar calendar Eid al-Fitr Ramazan Bayram 2 days Changes due to the Islamic lunar calendar Eid al-Adha Qurban Bayram 2 days October 18 National days in Azerbaijan that are working days follows: January 30  Day of Azerbaijani customs February 2  Day of Youth in Azerbaijan February 11  Day of Revenue Service February 26  Day of Khojaly Genocide and National Mourning March 5  Day of Physical Culture and Sport March 28  Day of National Security March 31  Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (March Days) March 23  Day of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources April 10  Day of the builder May 10  Flower Festival June 2  Day of Civil Aviation June 5  Day of Reclamation June 18  Human Rights Day June 20  Day of the gas sector July 2  Day of Azerbaijani Police July 9  Day of the employees of the diplomatic service July 22  National Press Day in Azerbaijan August 1  Day of Azerbaijani language and alphabet. August 2  National Day of Azerbaijani cinema September 15  Day of Knowledge September 18  Day of National Music September 20  Day of Azerbaijani Oil / Oil Workers' Day September 27  Memorial Day October 1  Day of prosecutors in Azerbaijan October 13  Day of Azerbaijani Railway November 6  Day of Baku Metro Employees November 12  Constitution Day November 17 - National Revival Day November 22  Day of Justice of Azerbaijan December 6  Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan December 16  Day of Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations 
