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Find the exact date, historical background, and celebration customs of Teacher's Day in Russia for event planning and cultural insights.
Observed on October 5.
Schools and media celebrate teachers with events and tributes.
Overview
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Russia’s Teacher’s Day (День учителя) falls on October 5 each year. This page centers on that Russian observance and its countdown. October 5 is also UNESCO’s World Teachers’ Day, an international observance; the shared date does not make local school calendars or events identical.
The date was set by Russian Presidential Decree No. 1961, dated October 3, 1994. Before that change, the observance had been held on the first Sunday in October. The current rule is a fixed month and day, so the weekday changes from year to year.
The display is a date reminder: it shows the next annual October 5 occurrence and the time remaining, with an anniversary view for a different year. No location, year, or event details need to be entered. A countdown helps with planning a greeting or a calendar reminder, but it does not determine whether a particular school is closed or holding an event.
When October 5 has passed for the current annual cycle, use the next anniversary view to orient yourself to the upcoming observance. The date remains October 5; only the year and weekday change.
UNESCO describes World Teachers’ Day as an annual October 5 observance. Russia’s Teacher’s Day is also October 5, but searches for the international day may lead to global campaign information rather than Russia-specific school arrangements. Use this page to identify the Russian date, then consult an institution for its own plans.
Sources checked September 29, 2026: UNESCO’s World Teachers’ Day page confirms the international date; Moscowstat and the reproduced 1994 decree support the Russian date and its legal basis.
Guide
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Open the page and note the displayed October 5 date and countdown. There is no date field to fill in.
Use the anniversary navigation if you need to view another year. Check the year shown before copying the date to a calendar.
For a school event, check the school’s own notice for the time, venue, schedule, or closure information.
The holiday is identified by the Russian calendar date. If you are arranging a call or sending a timed message from the United States, convert the specific meeting time separately and confirm the recipient’s local time. The countdown is not a meeting scheduler and does not account for your participants’ calendars.
For a recurring reminder, create an annual October 5 calendar event. Do not calculate the date as the first Sunday of the month under the current rule.
Use cases
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Confirm the date first, then follow the teacher or school’s preferred timing and communication channel.
Reserve October 5 as a date marker, then agree on a time that works across time zones.
Use the fixed annual date and cite the decree or an authoritative observance page when context is needed.
Q&A
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No. It is fixed on October 5. The weekday varies by year.
That describes the earlier practice. The 1994 decree established October 5 as the date used now.
This date finder does not report closures or school-specific events. Check the relevant school or local authority for its calendar.
Both are observed on October 5. UNESCO’s observance is international; this page focuses on Russia’s Teacher’s Day date.
Notes
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This page provides the annual Russian observance date and countdown. It is not a school calendar, public-holiday schedule, or local event listing. Confirm closures, ceremonies, and times with the organization concerned.
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