Uttarakhand School Holidays 2026
Holidays and vacations for schools in Uttarakhand in 2026, with dates and days.
- 43school holidays in 2026
- 6fall on a weekly off day
- 3long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (7)
School holidays and vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 13 January 2026 | Thursday to Tuesday | Winter vacation (≤5,000 ft schools) | Vacation | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti |
Holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Barat moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri |
Holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holika Dahan |
Holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi |
Holiday | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida Jumat-ul-Vida moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Cheti Chand Chetichand |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr moon sighting | 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 |
 Vaisakhi /  Ambedkar Jayanti Baisakhi / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima |
Holiday | |
| 3 May 2026 | Sunday |
 Veer Keshari Chand Balidan Diwas Veer Keshari Chand Shaheed Diwas |
Holiday | |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 27 May to 30 June 2026 | Wednesday to Tuesday | Summer vacation (≤5,000 ft schools) | Vacation | |
| 20 to 30 June 2026 | Saturday to Tuesday | Summer vacation (>5,000 ft schools) | Vacation | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) Muharram moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
 Harela |
Holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum Chehallum moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) Eid-e-Milad / Milad-un-Nabi moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami |
Holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Vishwakarma Puja |
Holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Anant Chaturdashi |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra /  Maha Navami Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashami) |
Holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 7 Nov 2026 | Saturday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) Diwali (Narak Chaturdashi) |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali |
Holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Govardhan Puja |
Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj |
Holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Chhath Puja |
Holiday | |
| 20 Nov 2026 | Friday |
 Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali) Igas-Bagwal |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti /  Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day Guru Nanak Jayanti / Guru Tegh Bahadur Shahid Diwas |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas |
Holiday | |
| 26 December to 31 January 2027 | Saturday to Sunday | Winter vacation (>5,000 ft schools) | Vacation |
Long weekends
- 1 to 14 January 2026 (14 days off: Thursday to Wednesday) for Winter vacation (≤5,000 ft schools), Makar Sankranti
- 27 May to 30 June 2026 (35 days off: Wednesday to Tuesday) for Summer vacation (≤5,000 ft schools), Summer vacation (>5,000 ft schools), Muharram (Ashura)
- 25 to 31 December 2026 (7 days off: Friday to Thursday) for Christmas, Winter vacation (>5,000 ft schools)
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Uttarakhand (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 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti marks the birth of the legendary king of Agroha, honoured by the Agrawal community as its forefather, on the first day of Sharad Nav... 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. |
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 |
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| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Saturday, 7 November 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... |
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 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... |
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... |
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
Friday, 20 November Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali) |
21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24
Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti / 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... 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, 7 Nov
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Tue, 10 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Fri, 20 Nov
Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali)
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day