Bihar School Holidays 2026
Holidays and vacations for schools in Bihar in 2026, with dates and days.
- 36school holidays in 2026
- 4fall on a weekly off day
- 4long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (6)
School holidays and vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रांति |
Holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami बसंत पंचमी |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti संत रविदास जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat शब-ए-बारात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri महाशिवरात्रि |
Holiday | |
| 3 to 4 March 2026 | Tuesday to Wednesday |
 Holi होली |
Holiday | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Friday | Eid-ul-Fitr रमजान का अंतिम जुम्मा moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर (ईद) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday |
 Bihar Diwas बिहार दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friday |
 Ram Navami रामनवमी |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday गुड फ्राइडे |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti भीम राव अंबेडकर जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Thursday |
 Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti वीर कुंवर सिंह जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Saturday |
 Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) जानकी नवमी |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 May Day (Labour Day) /  Buddha Purnima मई दिवस/बुद्ध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईद-उल-अजहा (बकरीद) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 1 to 20 June 2026 | Monday to Saturday | Summer vacation | Vacation | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) मुहर्रम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Monday |
 Kabir Jayanti कबीर जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum चेहल्लुम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Monday |
 Shravani Somvar (Sawan Monday) अंतिम श्रावणी सोमवार |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) हजरत मोहम्मद साहब जन्म दिन moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षा बंधन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Hartalika Teej हरतालिका व्रत (तीज व्रत) |
Holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Anant Chaturdashi अनंत चतुर्दशी |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गांधी जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) जीवित पुत्रिका व्रत (जीउतिया) |
Holiday | |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Durga Puja दुर्गा पूजा (कलश स्थापना) |
Holiday | |
| 17 to 21 October 2026 | Saturday to Wednesday | Durga Puja | Vacation | |
| 7 to 17 November 2026 | Saturday to Tuesday | Diwali / Chitragupta Puja / Bhaiya Dooj / Chhath Puja | Vacation | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti /  Kartik Purnima गुरु नानक जयंती/कार्तिक पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 25 to 31 December 2026 | Friday to Thursday | Winter vacation (Christmas Day and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti) | Vacation |
Long weekends
- 31 May to 21 June 2026 (22 days off: Sunday to Sunday) for Summer vacation
- 17 to 21 October 2026 (5 days off: Saturday to Wednesday) for Durga Puja
- 7 to 17 November 2026 (11 days off: Saturday to Tuesday) for Diwali / Chitragupta Puja / Bhaiya Dooj / Chhath Puja
- 25 to 31 December 2026 (7 days off: Friday to Thursday) for Winter vacation (Christmas Day and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti)
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Bihar (bank, central government, state government and school lists) and major festivals across India. Restricted and minor days are left out.
| 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
Monday, 5 October Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) |
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Sunday, 11 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... 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 (Maha Saptami) / Durga Puja 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... Durga Puja (Maha Saptami): Maha Saptami is the first main day of Durga Puja, when the Kola Bou is bathed at dawn and Goddess Durga is formally invoked into the idol in pandals across e... |
18
Sunday, 18 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... |
| 19
Monday, 19 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... |
20
Tuesday, 20 October Durga Puja / Dussehra 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... 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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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Saturday, 7 November Diwali / Chitragupta Puja / Bhaiya Dooj / Chhath Puja |
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
Tuesday, 10 November Bhai Dooj Bhai Dooj closes the Diwali festival, as sisters apply tilak on their brothers' foreheads, feed them and pray for their long life, and brothers give gifts an... |
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
Monday, 16 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. |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24
Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima 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... Kartik Purnima: Kartik Purnima is the full moon of Kartik, when devotees bathe in holy rivers, offer lamps and celebrate Dev Deepawali, the night Lord Shiva as Tripurari des... |
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| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja /
Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) / Durga Puja - Sun, 18 Oct
Durga Puja
- Mon, 19 Oct
Durga Puja
- Tue, 20 Oct
Durga Puja /
Dussehra - Sat, 7 Nov Diwali / Chitragupta Puja / Bhaiya Dooj / Chhath Puja
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali - Tue, 10 Nov
Bhai Dooj - Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Mon, 16 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima