Madhya Pradesh Government Holidays 2026
The Madhya Pradesh government has declared 25 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Saturday and Sunday.
- 25public holidays in 2026
- 2fall on a weekly off day
- 14long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (6)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holi होली |
Holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Gudi Padwa गुडी पड़वा |
Holiday | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday |
 Cheti Chand चैती चांद |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friday |
 Ram Navami रामनवमी |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday गुड फ्रायडे |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti /  Vaisakhi डॉ. अम्बेडकर जयन्ती / वैशाखी |
Holiday | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Monday |
 Parshuram Jayanti परशुराम जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईदुज्जुहा moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Wednesday |
 Maharana Pratap Jayanti महाराणा प्रताप जयन्ती / छत्रसाल जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) मोहर्रम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) मिलाद-उन-नबी moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षाबन्धन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti गांधी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra दशहरा (विजयादशमी) |
Holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti महर्षि वाल्मीकी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja गोवर्धन पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti गुरुनानक जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas क्रिसमस |
Holiday |
Long weekends
- 24 to 26 January 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Republic Day
- 19 to 22 March 2026 (4 days off: Thursday to Sunday) for Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Eid-ul-Fitr
- 27 to 29 March 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Ram Navami
- 3 to 5 April 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Good Friday
- 18 to 20 April 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Parshuram Jayanti
- 1 to 3 May 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Buddha Purnima
- 26 to 28 June 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Muharram (Ashura)
- 28 to 30 August 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Raksha Bandhan
- 4 to 6 September 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Janmashtami
- 12 to 14 September 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Ganesh Chaturthi
- 2 to 4 October 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Gandhi Jayanti
- 24 to 26 October 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- 7 to 9 November 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Govardhan Puja
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Madhya 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. |
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 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 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
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 | 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
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Mon, 26 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali - Mon, 9 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti