Flag Day 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Azerbaijan

The Day of the State Flag of Azerbaijan, or “Flag Day” for short, is celebrated every 9 November, and looks back to the day in 1918 when the national flag was first officially adopted.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	9 Nov	Sat	Flag Day
	11 Nov	Mon	Flag Day Holiday
2025	9 Nov	Sun	Flag Day
	10 Nov	Mon	Flag Day Holiday
2026	9 Nov	Mon	Flag Day
2027	9 Nov	Tue	Flag Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

During the confusion of Czarist Russia’s defeat in World War I and the ensuing Civil War between Red and White Russians, Azerbaijan took the opportunity to declare itself an independent nation and fly their own flag over the parliament building. But, alas, by 1920, Azerbaijan was forced to become a part of the USSR.

After the fall of the USSR and the regaining of Azerbaijani independence in 1991, the old flag was again raised proudly over the capital building in Baku. And in 2009, a presidential decree made Flag Day an official public holiday and day of rest for Azerbaijan’s workers.

The flag of Azerbaijan consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width, the top stripe blue, the middle stripe red, and the lower stripe green. Blue is meant to stand for the nation’s Turkic heritage, red for “modernisation”, and green for adherence to Islam. A white crescent moon is in the centre of the flag, along with a white, eight-pointed star.

The gigantic flag of Azerbaijan waving in front of National Flag Square in Baku ranks among the largest in the world. And just below, you’ll find the National Flag Museum, where you can learn more about the flag’s origins and about the whole history of Azerbaijan.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	9 Nov	Thu	Flag Day
2022	9 Nov	Wed	Flag Day