Holidays and Observances in Turkmenistan in 2017
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 12 | Thursday | Memory Day | Public Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Sunday | State Flag of Turkmenistan Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | International Women's Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 21 | Tuesday | Nowruz Bayram (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| Mar 22 | Wednesday | Nowruz Bayram (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| Apr 2 | Sunday | A Drop of Water - A grain of Gold | Observance |
| Apr 30 | Sunday | Turkmen Racing Horse Festival | Observance |
| May 8 | Monday | Commemoration National Heroes WWII | Public Holiday |
| May 9 | Tuesday | Victory Day | Public Holiday |
| May 18 | Thursday | Day of Revival, Unity, and the Poetry of Magtymguly | Public Holiday |
| May 28 | Sunday | Carpet Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 26 | Monday | Oraza Bayram | Public Holiday |
| Jun 27 | Tuesday | Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art | Public Holiday |
| Jul 16 | Sunday | Galla Bayramy (Wheat Harvest Festival) | Observance |
| Aug 13 | Sunday | Turkmen Melon Day | Observance |
| Sep 2 | Saturday | Kurban Bayramy | Public Holiday |
| Sep 10 | Sunday | Day of the Workers in the Energy Sector | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Sunday | Turkmen Bakhshi Day | Observance |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 6 | Friday | Day of Commemoration and National Mourning | Public Holiday |
| Oct 27 | Friday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| Nov 4 | Saturday | Health Day | Observance |
| Nov 26 | Sunday | Harvest Festival | Observance |
| Dec 3 | Sunday | Good Neighborliness Day | Observance |
| Dec 12 | Tuesday | Day of Neutrality | Public Holiday |
| Dec 14 | Thursday | Day of the Workers of Oil, Gas, Power and Geological Industry | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | Niyazov Day | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
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