Republic Day celebrations in Almaty will stretch over several days, with the city administration of Kazakhstan's southern capital publishing a schedule of cultural, sporting and educational events for residents and visitors, infohub.kz reports.
According to the Almaty administration's press service, the national holiday will be marked with concerts, museum and book exhibitions, round tables, sports competitions, quiz games, contests, meetings with well-known figures, flash mobs and youth events.
The programme's key events are scheduled as follows. A festive concert will be held at the Palace of the Republic on 23 October. The same day at 18:30, the Alatau Theatre of Traditional Art will host a concert titled "Yegemen Yel — Yengseli Yel".
On 25 October, a ceremony to raise the national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan is planned at the Medeu sports complex. That same day, from 17:00 to 21:30, an open-air festive concert featuring popular artists will unfold on Abai Square.
From 10 to 25 October, the city is hosting a citywide campaign, "Oqytyn Ult — Ozyq Ult", aimed at boosting interest in reading and books. From 20 to 25 October, the State Academic Puppet Theatre is hosting the IV International Puppet Theatre Festival, Almaty Puppet Festival — 2026.
Almaty's districts have prepared their own programmes. In Almaly District, a festive concert will be held at 15:00 on 22 October at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Orchestra of Folk Instruments (83 Abylai Khan Avenue). In Turksib District, a concert will take place at 15:00 on 22 October at Schoolchildren's House No. 6. In Auezov District, a festive event will be held at 15:00 on 22 October at Narxoz University (55 Zhandosov Street). In Nauryzbai District, a concert programme will begin at 14:30 on 22 October at the Innovative Creative Centre for Schoolchildren (347/4 Shugyla Microdistrict).
In Zhetysu District, a festive event will be held at 11:00 on 23 October at the House of Culture (127 Yesim Khan Street, Kemel Microdistrict). In Medeu District, a gala concert will take place at 12:00 on 23 October at the Zhambyl Kazakh State Philharmonic. In Bostandyk District, a concert programme is planned on 23 October at Satbayev University. In Alatau District, a festive concert will be held at 18:00 on 24 October at the Alatau Theatre of Traditional Art.
In addition, Republic Day events will be organised at social centres under the Almaty Employment and Social Programmes Department. Concert and entertainment programmes have been prepared for service recipients.