Delhi School Holidays 2026
Holidays and vacations for schools in Delhi in 2026, with dates and days.
- 23school holidays in 2026
- 1fall on a weekly off day
- 3long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (4)
School holidays and vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 15 January 2026 | Thursday to Thursday | Winter vacation | Vacation | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr Id-ul-Fitr | Holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami |
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 |
Holiday | |
| 11 May to 30 June 2026 | Monday to Tuesday | Summer vacation | Vacation | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Holiday | |
| 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 or Id-e Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami Janmashtami (Vaishnva) |
Holiday | |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Friday | BRICS Summit holiday | Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
Holiday | |
| 17 to 19 October 2026 | Saturday to Monday | Autumn break moon sighting | Vacation | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra |
Holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali Diwali (Deepavali) |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak's Birthday |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas Christmas Day |
Holiday |
Long weekends
- 1 to 15 January 2026 (15 days off: Thursday to Thursday) for Winter vacation
- 10 May to 30 June 2026 (52 days off: Sunday to Tuesday) for Summer vacation, Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid), Muharram (Ashura)
- 17 to 20 October 2026 (4 days off: Saturday to Tuesday) for Autumn break, Dussehra
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Delhi (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
3 | 4 | |||
| 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 Autumn break |
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 | 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. |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26
Monday, 26 October Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Valmiki Jayanti honours Maharishi Valmiki, the sage revered as the first poet of Sanskrit and the author of the Ramayana, on the full moon of Ashvin. |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 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 Autumn break
- Sun, 18 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Mon, 26 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti