Telangana Government Holidays 2026
The Telangana government has declared 28 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Sunday.
- 28public holidays in 2026
- 5fall on a weekly off day
- 3long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (5)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Bhogi | Holiday | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 Pongal SANKRANTI / PONGAL |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri MAHA SHIVARATRI |
Holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holi |
Holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ugadi |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr EIDUL FITR (RAMZAN) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friday | Sri Rama Navami | Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday |
Holiday | |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR'S BIRTHDAY |
Holiday | |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) | Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10TH MOHARAM moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Monday | Bonalu | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) EID MILADUN NABI moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI |
Holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi VINAYAKA CHAVITHI |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
Holiday | |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Saddula Bathukamma | Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra VIJAYA DASAMI /DUSHERA |
Holiday | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday |
Dussehra FOLLOWING DAY OF VIJAYA DASAMI |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali DEEPAVALI |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Kartik Purnima /  Guru Nanak Jayanti KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK'S JAYANTHI |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas |
Holiday | |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing 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 NEW YEAR DAY |
Optional holiday | |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Friday | Kanuma | Optional holiday | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Shab-e-Meraj moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami SRI PANCHAMI |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.) moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jumu'atul Wida moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Qadr moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti MAHAVEERJAYANTHI |
Optional holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Tamil New Year (Puthandu) TAMIL NEW YEAR'S DAY |
Optional holiday | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Monday | Basava Jayanti | Optional holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Eid-e-Ghadeer moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Muharram (Ashura) 9TH MOHARRAM (1446H) moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
 Rath Yatra RATHA YATHRA |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Arbaeen moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Parsi New Year (Navroz) PARSI NEW YEAR'S DAY |
Optional holiday | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Friday | Varalakshmi Vratham | Optional holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA |
Optional holiday | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | Yazdahum Shareef moon sighting | Optional holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maha Navami MAHARNAVAMI |
Optional holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday | Birthday of Hazrat Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi | Optional holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) NARAKA CHATURDHI |
Optional holiday | |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday |
 Christmas Eve |
Optional holiday | |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) moon sighting | Optional holiday |
Long weekends
- 8 to 10 August 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Bonalu
- 12 to 14 September 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Ganesh Chaturthi
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas, Boxing Day
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Telangana (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 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
Sunday, 18 October Saddula Bathukamma |
| 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
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. |
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| 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 / Kartik Purnima 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... Kartik Purnima: Kartik Purnima is the full moon of Kartik, when devotees bathe in holy rivers, offer lamps and celebrate Dev Deepawali, the night Lord Shiva as Tripurari des... |
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| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Sun, 18 Oct Saddula Bathukamma
- Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Wed, 21 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima