Holidays in India 2026
Find out when banks, government offices, schools and stock markets close in 2026. Every list here is taken from the notification of the authority that declares the holiday, with the date we last checked it.
Holidays by type
Holidays by state
- Uttarakhand holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Uttar Pradesh holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Delhi holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Bihar holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Assam holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- West Bengal holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Maharashtra holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Karnataka holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Tamil Nadu holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Kerala holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Gujarat holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Rajasthan holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Madhya Pradesh holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Telangana holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Andhra Pradesh holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Odisha holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Punjab holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Haryana holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Jharkhand holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Himachal Pradesh holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Chhattisgarh holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Goa holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
- Jammu and Kashmir holidays 2026: bank, central government, state government, schools
More states are being added as their 2026 notifications are checked.
Festivals by religion
Hindu festivalsMuslim festivalsChristian festivalsSikh festivalsBuddhist festivalsJain festivalsParsi festivalsJewish festivals
Holiday lists of organisations
Banks
- SBI holidays (list not published)
Central government offices and institutes
- AIIMS Rishikesh holidays
- CGEWCC Lucknow holidays
- CGEWCC Patna holidays
- CSIR-IIP holidays (list not published)
- FRI holidays
- ICFRE holidays (list not published)
- IIRS holidays
- India Post holidays
- NR holidays (list not published)
- Survey of India holidays
- WIHG holidays
- WII holidays (list not published)
Courts
- Allahabad High Court holidays
- Delhi High Court holidays
- Patna HC holidays (list not published)
- SCI holidays
- Uttarakhand HC holidays
Hospitals
- Apollo Hospitals holidays (list not published)
- Fortis holidays (list not published)
- Himalayan Hospital holidays (list not published)
- Max Healthcare holidays (list not published)
- Medanta holidays (list not published)
- SMI Hospital holidays (list not published)
Insurance companies
- Bajaj General holidays (list not published)
- Care Health holidays (list not published)
- HDFC ERGO holidays (list not published)
- ICICI Lombard holidays (list not published)
- National Insurance holidays (list not published)
- New India Assurance holidays (list not published)
- Niva Bupa holidays (list not published)
- Oriental Insurance holidays (list not published)
- Star Health holidays (list not published)
- Tata AIG holidays (list not published)
- United India Insurance holidays (list not published)
Other organisations
- AP Govt holidays
- Assam Govt holidays
- Bihar Govt holidays
- Chhattisgarh Govt holidays
- Delhi Govt (GNCTD) holidays
- Goa Govt holidays
- Gujarat Govt holidays
- HP Govt holidays
- Haryana Govt holidays
- J&K Govt holidays
- Jharkhand Govt holidays
- Karnataka Govt holidays
- Kerala Govt holidays
- MCD holidays (list not published)
- MP Govt holidays
- Maharashtra Govt holidays
- Odisha Govt holidays
- Punjab Govt holidays
- Rajasthan Govt holidays
- TN Govt holidays
- Telangana Govt holidays
- UP Govt holidays
- West Bengal Govt holidays
Public sector companies
- BHEL holidays (list not published)
- BPCL holidays (list not published)
- BSNL holidays (list not published)
- CIL holidays (list not published)
- EIL holidays (list not published)
- GAIL holidays (list not published)
- HPCL holidays (list not published)
- IndianOil holidays (list not published)
- LIC holidays (list not published)
- NHPC holidays (list not published)
- NTPC holidays (list not published)
- OIL holidays (list not published)
- ONGC holidays
- ONGC Videsh holidays (list not published)
- POWERGRID holidays (list not published)
- SAIL holidays (list not published)
- SJVN holidays (list not published)
- THDCIL holidays (list not published)
- WCL holidays (list not published)
Schools and universities
- Bihar Education Dept holidays
- CBSE holidays (list not published)
- DoE Delhi holidays
- Doon University holidays (list not published)
- HNBGU holidays
- IIT Roorkee holidays
- KVS holidays
- NVS holidays (list not published)
- UP Basic Shiksha Parishad holidays
- UP Madhyamik Shiksha holidays
- UPES holidays (list not published)
- UTU holidays (list not published)
Stock exchanges and depositories
Telecom companies
- Airtel holidays (list not published)
- Jio holidays (list not published)
- Vi holidays (list not published)
Coming up in Uttarakhand
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20 OctTue
Dussehra
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8 NovSun
Diwali
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24 NovTue
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Central government holidays for all of India and major festivals. For bank, state government and school holidays, open your state: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
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Friday, 2 October Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's freedom struggle and the voice of truth and non-violence. |
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Sunday, 11 October Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri is the nine night autumn festival of the Goddess Durga, beginning with Ghatasthapana and leading up to Dussehra, with fasting, prayer, garba... |
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Saturday, 17 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
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Tuesday, 20 October Dussehra Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of good over evil, recalling Lord Rama's defeat of Ravana and Goddess Durga's triumph over Mahishasura. |
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Sunday, 8 November Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness with Lakshmi Puja, rows of diyas, sweets and family gatherings on the new moon... |
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Sunday, 15 November Chhath Puja Chhath Puja is a four day festival of Bihar and eastern India in which devotees fast and offer arghya to the setting and rising Sun while standing in water. |
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Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Prakash Purab, celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, with prayers, nagar kirtans, langar and lit up gurdw... |
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Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti