Karnataka Government Holidays 2026
The Karnataka government has declared 20 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Sunday and the second and fourth Saturday of each month.
- 20public holidays in 2026
- 0fall on a weekly off day
- 5long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (3)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 Makar Sankranti Uttarayana Punykala, Makar Sankranti |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ugadi Ugadi Festival |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr Khutbah-e-Ramzan moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Monday |
 Akshaya Tritiya Basava Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 May Day (Labour Day) Labour Day |
Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) Bakrid moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) Muharram moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) Eid Milad moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vata |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami Mahanavami, Ayudha Puja |
Holiday | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday |
 Dussehra Vijayadashami |
Holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Diwali Balipadyami, Deepavali |
Holiday | |
| 27 Nov 2026 | Friday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas |
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 | Restricted holiday | |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | Sri Madvanavami | Restricted holiday | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat Shab-e-Barath moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday |
 Holi Holi Festival |
Restricted holiday | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Qadar moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jumat-Ul-Wida moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Monday | Devara Daseemaiah Jayanthi | Restricted holiday | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friday | Sri Ramanavami | Restricted holiday | |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Saturday |
 Holy Saturday (Easter Saturday) Holy Saturday |
Restricted holiday | |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Sri Shankarayacharya Jayanthi | Restricted holiday | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi | Restricted holiday | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Friday | Varamahalakshmi Vrata | Restricted holiday | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Thursday | Yajur Upakarma | Restricted holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan Brahma Shri Narayana Guru Jayanthi, Raksha Bandhan |
Restricted holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
Restricted holiday | |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi | Restricted holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Vishwakarma Puja Vishwakarma Jayanthi |
Restricted holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday | Ananta Padmanabha Vrata | Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Jayanthi |
Restricted holiday | |
| 26 Nov 2026 | Thursday | Huttari Festival | Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday |
 Christmas Eve |
Restricted holiday |
Long weekends
- 24 to 26 January 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Republic Day
- 26 to 28 June 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Muharram (Ashura)
- 12 to 14 September 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Ganesh Chaturthi
- 27 to 29 November 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Kanakadasa Jayanthi
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Karnataka (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
Saturday, 10 October Mahalaya Amavasya Mahalaya Amavasya is the last day of Pitru Paksha, when Hindus offer tarpan and shraddha to their ancestors, and in Bengal it marks the start of Devi Paksha... |
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. |
21
Wednesday, 21 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. |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 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
Tuesday, 10 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... |
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
Friday, 27 November Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
28 | 29 |
| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra / Maha Navami
- Wed, 21 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Tue, 10 Nov
Diwali
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti
- Fri, 27 Nov Kanakadasa Jayanthi