Uttar Pradesh School Holidays 2026
Holidays and vacations for schools in Uttar Pradesh in 2026, with dates and days.
- 35school holidays in 2026
- 4fall on a weekly off day
- 1long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (5)
Uttar Pradesh Basic Shiksha Parishad (Board of Basic Education): holidays and vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday हजरत अली जन्म दिवस moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Tuesday |
 Sakat Chauth सकट चौथ (संकटा चतुर्थी) |
Optional holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रान्ति |
Holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami बसंत पंचमी |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day गणतन्त्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti संत रविदास जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri महाशिवरात्रि |
Holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday |
 Holika Dahan होलिका दहन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi होली |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 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 डा० अम्बेडकर जन्म दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 20 May to 15 June 2026 | Wednesday to Monday | Summer vacation | Vacation | |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईदुज्जुहा (बकरीद) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) मोहर्रम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum चेहल्लुम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Hariyali Teej हरियाली तीज |
Optional holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) ईद-ए-मिलाद/बारावफात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षाबंधन |
Holiday | |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Wednesday |
 Chhath Puja हलषष्ठी (ललही छठ) |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Hartalika Teej हरतालिका तीज |
Optional holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Anant Chaturdashi अनन्त चतुर्दशी |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti गाँधी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) जिउतिया व्रत |
Optional holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra दशहरा (विजय दशमी) |
Holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
 Karva Chauth करवा चौथ (केवल विवाहित महिलाओं के लिए अवकाश) |
Optional holiday | |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) सरदार पटेल जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Ahoi Ashtami अहोई अष्टमी व्रत |
Optional holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali दीपावली |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja गोवर्द्धन पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj भैया दूज/चित्रगुप्त जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
Chhath Puja छठ पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti गुरुनानक जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas क्रिसमस डे |
Holiday | |
| 31 December to 14 January 2027 | Thursday to Thursday | Winter vacation | Vacation |
Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad / Directorate of Secondary Education, UP: holidays and vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December to 14 January 2026 | Wednesday to Wednesday | Winter vacation (probable) | Vacation | |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday हजरत अली का जन्म दिवस moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रान्ति |
Holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
Basant Panchami बसन्त पंचमी |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
Guru Ravidas Jayanti संत रविदास जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
Maha Shivratri महाशिवरात्रि |
Holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday |
Holika Dahan होलिका दहन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
Holi होली |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
Ram Navami रामनवमी |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
Good Friday गुड फ्राइडे |
Holiday | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday |
 Easter Monday ईस्टर-मंडे |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
Ambedkar Jayanti डॉ० भीमराव अम्बेडकर जी का जन्म दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
Buddha Purnima बुध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 21 May to 30 June 2026 | Thursday to Tuesday | Summer vacation | Vacation | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum चेहल्लुम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) ईद-ए-मिलाद/बारावफात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
Raksha Bandhan रक्षा बन्धन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गाँधी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami / Dussehra दशहरा महानवमी/विजयदशमी |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) / Diwali नरक चतुर्दशी/दीपावली |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
Govardhan Puja गोवर्द्धन पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
Bhai Dooj भैयादूज/चित्रगुप्त जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti /  Kartik Purnima /  Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day गुरू नानक जयन्ती/कार्तिक पूर्णिमा/गुरू तेग बहादुर शहीद दिवस |
Holiday |
Long weekends
- 20 May to 15 June 2026 (27 days off: Wednesday to Monday) for Summer vacation, Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid)
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Uttar Pradesh (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. |
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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 / Maha Navami 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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| 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
Saturday, 31 October Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Sunday, 8 November Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) 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... Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali): Naraka Chaturdashi, or Choti Diwali, recalls Lord Krishna's victory over Narakasura and is marked by a pre-dawn oil bath, lamps for Yama and the first diyas... |
| 9
Monday, 9 November Govardhan Puja Govardhan Puja, also called Annakut, recalls little Krishna lifting Govardhan hill to shelter Braj from Indra's storm, and is marked with a mountain of food... |
10 | 11
Wednesday, 11 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... |
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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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| 23 | 24
Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day 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... Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day: The day Sikhs remember the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru, who gave his life in Delhi in 1675 to defend the freedom of faith. |
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| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra / Maha Navami
- Mon, 26 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- Sat, 31 Oct
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas)
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
- Mon, 9 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day