| 1/1/1961, Sun | New Year's Day |
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| 1/2/1961, Mon | New Year's Holiday |
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| 1/3/1961, Tue | New Year's Holiday |
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| 1/4/1961, Wed | New Year's Holiday |
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| 1/5/1961, Thu | New Year's Holiday |
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| 1/6/1961, Fri | New Year's Holiday |
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| 1/7/1961, Sat | New Year's Holiday |
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| 1/7/1961, Sat | Orthodox Christmas Day |
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| 1/14/1961, Sat | Orthodox New Years Day |
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| 1/22/1961, Sun | Unification Day |
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| 3/8/1961, Wed | Women's Day |
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| 4/9/1961, Sun | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) |
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| 4/10/1961, Mon | Easter Monday (Orthodox) |
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| 5/1/1961, Mon | International Labor Day |
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| 5/8/1961, Mon | Victory Day: Additional Observance Day |
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| 5/9/1961, Tue | Victory Day |
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| 5/28/1961, Sun | Orthodox Pentecost |
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| 5/29/1961, Mon | Orthodox Pentecost Monday |
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| 6/28/1961, Wed | Constitution Day |
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| 7/28/1961, Fri | Orthodox Baptism of Kyiv Rus |
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| 8/3/1961, Thu | Orthodox Baptism of Kyiv Rus: Additional Observance Day |
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| 8/24/1961, Thu | Independence Day |
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| 12/31/1961, Sun | New Year's Eve |
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