Rajasthan Government Holidays 2026
The Rajasthan government has declared 31 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Saturday and Sunday.
- 31public holidays in 2026
- 9fall on a weekly off day
- 12long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (6)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2026 | Sunday | Devnarayan Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri महाशिवरात्रि |
Holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday |
 Holika Dahan होलिका दहन |
Holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holi धूलंडी |
Holiday | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday |
 Cheti Chand चेटीचंड |
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 | |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Saturday | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti डॉ अंबेडकर जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Sunday |
 Parshuram Jayanti परशुराम जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईद उल जुहा moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Wednesday |
 Maharana Pratap Jayanti महाराणा प्रताप जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) मोहर्रम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Sunday | World Tribal (Adivasi) Day | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day स्वाधीनता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) बारावफात, वफात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षाबंधन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | Ramdev Jayanti / Teja Dashami (simpliance adds Khejadi Shahid Diwas) | Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गांधी (जयंती) |
Holiday | |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Sharad Navratri नवरात्रि स्थापना |
Holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) दुर्गा अष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra विजयदशमी |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali दीपावली |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja गोवर्धन पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj भाई दूज |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti गुरु नानक जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas क्रिसमस डे |
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 नव वर्ष का अवकाश |
Optional holiday | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Tuesday |
 Lohri लोहड़ी |
Optional holiday | |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Saturday |
 Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा जयंती |
Optional holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti रविदास जयंती |
Optional holiday | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Barat शब ए बारात moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
 Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti महर्षि दयानंद जयंती |
Optional holiday | |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Monday | Gadge Maharaj Jayanti | Optional holiday | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida जमात अलविदा moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Vaisakhi वैशाखी और सेन जयंती |
Optional holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा |
Optional holiday | |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Wednesday |
 Guru Purnima गुरु पूर्णिमा |
Optional holiday | |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Thursday | Thadri | Optional holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी |
Optional holiday | |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | Samvatsari | Optional holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Anant Chaturdashi अनंत चतुर्दशी |
Optional holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami महानवमी |
Optional holiday | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
 Karva Chauth करवा चौथ |
Optional holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Chhath Puja छठ पूजा |
Optional holiday | |
| 23 Dec 2026 | Wednesday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday हजरत अली जन्मदिन moon sighting | Optional holiday |
Long weekends
- 24 to 26 January 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Devnarayan Jayanti, Republic Day
- 28 February to 3 March 2026 (4 days off: Saturday to Tuesday) for Holika Dahan, Holi
- 20 to 22 March 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Cheti Chand, Eid-ul-Fitr
- 3 to 5 April 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Good Friday
- 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
- 19 to 21 September 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Ramdev Jayanti / Teja Dashami (simpliance adds Khejadi Shahid Diwas)
- 2 to 4 October 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Gandhi Jayanti
- 17 to 20 October 2026 (4 days off: Saturday to Tuesday) for Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami), Dussehra
- 7 to 9 November 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Diwali, 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 Rajasthan (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
Monday, 19 October Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) Maha Ashtami is the eighth and most powerful day of Sharad Navratri and Durga Puja, marked by worship of Goddess Durga, Sandhi Puja and Kanya Pujan. |
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 | 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
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 | 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 - Mon, 19 Oct
Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami)
- Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Mon, 9 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti