Delhi High Court Holidays 2026, New Delhi
The 2026 holiday list of High Court of Delhi for New Delhi, taken from the organisation's own notification: 45 holidays.
- 45holidays in 2026
- 3fall on a weekly off day
- 8long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (9)
Delhi High Court Court holidays and vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 New Year's Day |
Holiday | |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri |
Holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday | Declared holiday | Holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Declared holiday | Holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi |
Holiday | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Thursday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Friday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Declared holiday | Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr Id-ul-Fitr | Holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami Ram Navmi |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima Budha Purnima |
Holiday | |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Holiday | |
| 1 to 30 June 2026 | Monday to Tuesday | Summer vacation | Vacation | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) Muharram | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) | Holiday | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Thursday | Declared holiday | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami |
Holiday | |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Friday | BRICS Summit holiday | Holiday | |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Saturday | BRICS Summit holiday (subordinate courts) | Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
Holiday | |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Saturday | Declared holiday | Holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) Mahashtami |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra |
Holiday | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Thursday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Friday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
Holiday | |
| 7 Nov 2026 | Saturday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali Diwali (Deepavali) |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja |
Holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj Bhai Duj |
Holiday | |
| 12 Nov 2026 | Thursday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 13 Nov 2026 | Friday | Local holiday | Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak's Birthday |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas Christmas Day |
Holiday | |
| 26 to 31 December 2026 | Saturday to Thursday | Winter vacation | Vacation |
Long weekends
- 1 to 8 March 2026 (8 days off: Sunday to Sunday) for Declared holiday, Holi, Local holiday
- 31 May to 30 June 2026 (31 days off: Sunday to Tuesday) for Summer vacation, Muharram (Ashura)
- 26 to 28 August 2026 (3 days off: Wednesday to Friday) for Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad), Declared holiday, Raksha Bandhan
- 11 to 13 September 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for BRICS Summit holiday, BRICS Summit holiday (subordinate courts)
- 2 to 4 October 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Gandhi Jayanti, Declared holiday
- 18 to 23 October 2026 (6 days off: Sunday to Friday) for Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami), Dussehra, Local holiday
- 7 to 15 November 2026 (9 days off: Saturday to Sunday) for Local holiday, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj
- 25 to 31 December 2026 (7 days off: Friday to Thursday) for Christmas, Winter vacation
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2
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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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
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... |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
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... |
18 |
| 19 | 20
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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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
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... |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
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. |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24
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... |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
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