Telangana Govt Holidays 2026
The 2026 holiday list of Government of Telangana, taken from the organisation's own notification: 28 holidays.
- 28holidays in 2026
- 5fall on a weekly off day
- 3long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (5)
Telangana Govt Telangana Government general holidays 2026 (Annexure-I, G.O.Rt.No.1715)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Bhogi | Holiday | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 Pongal SANKRANTI / PONGAL |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri MAHA SHIVARATRI |
Holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holi |
Holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ugadi |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr EIDUL FITR (RAMZAN) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friday | Sri Rama Navami | Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday |
Holiday | |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR'S BIRTHDAY |
Holiday | |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) | Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10TH MOHARAM moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Monday | Bonalu | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) EID MILADUN NABI moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI |
Holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi VINAYAKA CHAVITHI |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
Holiday | |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Saddula Bathukamma | Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra VIJAYA DASAMI /DUSHERA |
Holiday | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday |
Dussehra FOLLOWING DAY OF VIJAYA DASAMI |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali DEEPAVALI |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Kartik Purnima /  Guru Nanak Jayanti KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK'S JAYANTHI |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas |
Holiday | |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Holiday |
Telangana Govt Telangana Government optional holidays 2026 (Annexure-II, G.O.Rt.No.1715)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 New Year's Day NEW YEAR DAY |
Optional holiday | |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Friday | Kanuma | Optional holiday | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Shab-e-Meraj moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami SRI PANCHAMI |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.) moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jumu'atul Wida moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Qadr moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti MAHAVEERJAYANTHI |
Optional holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Tamil New Year (Puthandu) TAMIL NEW YEAR'S DAY |
Optional holiday | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Monday | Basava Jayanti | Optional holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Eid-e-Ghadeer moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Muharram (Ashura) 9TH MOHARRAM (1446H) moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
 Rath Yatra RATHA YATHRA |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Arbaeen moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Parsi New Year (Navroz) PARSI NEW YEAR'S DAY |
Optional holiday | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Friday | Varalakshmi Vratham | Optional holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA |
Optional holiday | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | Yazdahum Shareef moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maha Navami MAHARNAVAMI |
Optional holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday | Birthday of Hazrat Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi | Optional holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) NARAKA CHATURDHI |
Optional holiday | |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday |
 Christmas Eve |
Optional holiday | |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) moon sighting | Optional holiday |
Long weekends
- 8 to 10 August 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Bonalu
- 12 to 14 September 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Ganesh Chaturthi
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas, Boxing Day
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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... |
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| 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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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... |
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| 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