Public holidays in Armenia 2026–2027: what is closed

Which days are non-working under the law

The list follows the current text of the law, with the weekdays for 2026 and 2027.

What the table shows. In 2026, 3 dates fall on a Saturday or Sunday; in 2027, 4 do (2 January, 24 April, 1 and 9 May), which is why we say “13 non-working dates”, not “13 days off”. In 2027 two days fall on a Monday, giving the blocks 6–8 March and 3–5 July. The 2026/27 New Year is four days in a row, from 31 December to 3 January.

Which days stay working days

The Government may declare extra non-working days and move days off; its decisions for 2027 have not been published yet.

What is closed and what is open

The law does not close the whole country: each venue decides for itself. Below is the schedule of the places on our routes, from their official pages.

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Banks, shops and restaurants keep their own schedules on holidays, so it is better to have cash in drams for tickets on site.

Church feasts and Vardavar

The 2027 dates are calculated by the church rules from Easter, which for the Armenian Church coincides with the Gregorian one.

Christmas on 6 January is a non-working day under the law: the Armenian Church celebrates the Epiphany (Theophany) on 6 January, which marks the birth of Christ, the adoration of the Magi and the baptism together. Easter, Vardavar, the Assumption and the Exaltation are not on the list of non-working days.

Vardavar is the day when people douse each other with water, and everyone gets wet, tourists included: it is best to put valuables in a waterproof bag. The day after Vardavar 2027, 5 July, is a non-working Monday (Constitution Day).

Festivals 2026–2027

This is a selection of the main events; check the exact 2027 dates closer to the trip. The Tolma Festival (late May – early June) and Beer Days (August) are also held every year.

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What this means for your trip

• Choose days from Tuesday to Saturday outside the 13 dates in the law. The tour Yerevan, Erebuni, Tsitsernakaberd & Matenadaran includes the Matenadaran and the Genocide Museum: the museum is closed on 11 of the 13 non-working dates, and the Matenadaran has no regular admission on non-working days, Sundays and Mondays.
• If you need a day out of town on a holiday: Garni Temple & Geghard Monastery or Echmiadzin, Zvartnots & Khor Virap. The Garni and Zvartnots sites list no holiday restrictions; the temple is covered in the article Garni Temple: hours, tickets and how to get there from Yerevan. On Tatev Monastery & Wings of Tatev the cable car is closed on Mondays, and before a public-holiday Monday (8 March and 5 July 2027) it is worth calling the operator; its ticket is not included in the price. On the monastery and the cable car: Tatev Monastery: cable car, tickets, closures, the road from Yerevan.
• Winter. Winter trips are covered in the answer where to go from Yerevan on a winter day trip, for example Lake Sevan & Tsaghkadzor: the Tsaghkadzor cable car runs daily 10:00–17:30. On Sevan, see the article Lake Sevan: Sevanavank, swimming, winter — what to know before you go. Tatev in one day is in the answer Tatev in one day from Yerevan.
• Pickup at your hotel or address at the time you choose, 09:00 by default. Entrance tickets are not included in the price — you buy them on site, separately; it is safer to have cash in drams: how to pay for the trip.
• Arriving on a holiday night: Zvartnots Airport ↔ Yerevan, the airport transfer page, the article From Zvartnots to the city at night: meeting, price, child seat and the answer at Zvartnots at night: taxi or transfer. The transfer price does not change on holidays or at night.
• If the day turns out to be non-working and you already have plans, the dispatcher is on WhatsApp and Telegram 24/7.

Three trips that depend on holiday days, and their price per car by the catalog on 5 November 2026:

The other routes are on the catalog of trips page, the order of booking and payment on the how it works page, and a day outside the catalog through your own route. How trips are spread across the months of the year is in the article When to go to Armenia: weather and what is open, month by month.

According to tradition

Vardavar began as a pagan feast dedicated to Nar and Astghik (the goddess of beauty, love, fertility and water). The meaning of the name has long been debated: some derive it from vard (“rose”, rose water was used in the rites), others from vadar (“water”) and arr (“splash”). The Church reinterpreted the feast as the Transfiguration of the Lord. By church tradition, after the burial of the Virgin Mary the apostles opened the tomb and found only the burial shroud — the Assumption rests on this.

What to check on site

• Matenadaran. On public holidays and memorial days, call the museum before the trip: +374-10-562578 or +374-10-513043.
• Wings of Tatev. Before a public-holiday Monday and 1 January, call the operator; it writes on its website and social networks about stoppages because of weather and technical reasons.
• Genocide Museum. Opening on 27 January and any restrictions at the memorial on 24 April 2027 are announced by the museum and the city hall closer to the date.
• Garni, Zvartnots, Erebuni. The holiday schedule: call the museum the day before.
• Pickup time. 09:00 by default; for long routes the catalog advises 08:00.