Delhi Government Holidays 2026
The Delhi government has declared 20 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Sunday.
- 20public holidays in 2026
- 1fall on a weekly off day
- 0long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (4)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Restricted holidays 2026
State government employees can choose a limited number of restricted holidays in the year.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 New Year's Day |
Restricted holiday | |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti |
Restricted holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Magh Bihu /  Pongal Magh Bihu/ Pongal |
Restricted holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami |
Restricted holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti Guru Ravi Das's Birthday |
Restricted holiday | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
 Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
Restricted holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri |
Restricted holiday | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Shivaji Jayanti |
Restricted holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holika Dahan |
Restricted holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dol Jatra Dolyatra |
Restricted holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Chaitra Sukladi (Hindu New Year) /  Gudi Padwa /  Ugadi /  Cheti Chand Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand |
Restricted holiday | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida | Restricted holiday | |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday |
 Easter Sunday |
Restricted holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Vaisakhi /  Vishu /  Tamil New Year (Puthandu) Vaisakhi/ Visu/ Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
 Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) /  Bohag Bihu Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 9 May 2026 | Saturday |
 Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore |
Restricted holiday | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
 Rath Yatra |
Restricted holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Parsi New Year (Navroz) Parsi New Year's day/ Nauraj |
Restricted holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday |
 Onam Onam or Thiru Onam Day |
Restricted holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan |
Restricted holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayaka Chaturthi |
Restricted holiday | |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Durga Puja /  Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) Dussehra (Saptami) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
Durga Puja /  Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) Dussehra (Mahashtami) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
Durga Puja /  Maha Navami Dussehra (Mahanavmi) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
 Karva Chauth Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) Naraka Chaturdasi |
Restricted holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja |
Restricted holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj Bhai Duj |
Restricted holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Chhath Puja Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
Restricted holiday | |
| 23 Dec 2026 | Wednesday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday |
 Christmas Eve |
Restricted holiday |
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