Holidays and Observances

Calendar 2018

Period	Holiday/Observance
1 Jan	New Year’s Day
12 Jan	Geok Tepe Memorial Day
31 Jan – 2 Feb	Motor Show 1 Caspindexpo industrial Products Exhibition Halal Product Expo
19 Feb	State Flag of Turkmenistan Day
8 Mar	Turkmen Woman’s Day
18-19 Mar	Exhibition of Industrials and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan
20 Mar	Nowruz Bayram (Spring Festival)^* _{*The biggest festival of the year in Turkmenistan and Central Asia. Usually celebrated in family circle, with tons of food. A special Turkmen feast dish is semeni, a paste made from sprouted wheat and flour. It’s also International Women’s day in Turkmenistan, instead of 8 March elsewhere.}
1 Apr	A Drop of Water – A grain of Gold
22 Apr	Turkmen Racing Horse Festival
2-4 May	International Furniture and Household items Exhibition
8 May	Commemoration National Heroes WWII
9 May	Victory Day
18 May	Unity, and the Poetry of Magtymguly
23-24 May	Turkmenistan Gas Congress
24-25 May	International Exhibition for the Building Trade and Municipal Services
27 May	Carpet Day
27-28 May	International Exhibition and Conference on Carpets of Turkmenistan
3-4 Jun	International Exhibition on Textile Products of Turkmenistan
15 Jun	Eid-al-Fitr (Oraza Bayram)
17 Jun	Galla Bayramy (Wheat Harvest Festival)
27 Jun	Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art
20-22 Jul	Turkmen Health – International Exhibition and Science Conference
12 Aug	Turkmen Melon Day
16-18 Aug	International Book Fair
22 Aug	Eid-al-Adha (Kurban Ait)
24-26 Aug	International Autum Exhibition for the Construction Industry
7-9 Sept	International Energy and Electricity Industry Exhibition
9 Sep	Day of the Workers in the Energy Sector
9 Sep	Turkmen Bakhshi Day
3-5 Oct	International Telecomunications and IT Exhibition
6 Oct	Day of Commemoration and National Mourning (Earthquaqe)
11-12 Oct	Exhibition of Economic Achievements of Turkmenistan
27 Oct	Independence Day
2-4 Nov	Ogt Expo – Oil and Gas Turkmenistan – Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition
3 Nov	Health Day
9-11 Nov	International Exhibition and Conference Education and Sports
24 Nov – 3 Dec	IWF World Championship^* *https://barbend.com/2018-iwf-world-championships-turkmenistan/
25 Nov	Harvest Festival
25-26 Nov	International Trade Fair and Conference of Cotton Products of Turkmenistan
1-5 Dec	Manufacturing Turkmenistan – Machinery and Supply Industry Exhibition
2 Dec	Good Neighborliness Day
12 Dec	Day of Neutrality

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