Uttar Pradesh Government Holidays 2026
The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 27 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Sunday, and offices that follow a five day week also close on Saturdays.
- 27public holidays in 2026
- 2fall on a weekly off day
- 0long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (6)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday हजरत अली का जन्म दिवस moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रान्ति |
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 | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi होली |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami राम नवमी |
Holiday | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friday |
Ram Navami राम नवमी |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday गुड फ्राईडे |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti डा० भीमराव अम्बेडकर जी का जन्म दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईदुज्जुहा (बकरीद) moon sighting | 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) ईद-ए-मिलाद / बारावफात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षा बन्धन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गांधी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami /  Dussehra दशहरा महानवमी / विजयदशमी |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali दीपावली |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja गोवर्द्धन पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj भैयादूज / चित्रगुप्त जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day गुरू तेग बहादुर शहीद दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti /  Kartik Purnima गुरू नानक जयंती / कार्तिक पूर्णिमा |
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 दिवस |
Restricted holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रान्ति |
Restricted holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami बसंत पंचमी |
Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Saturday |
 Karpoori Thakur Jayanti जननायक कर्पूरी ठाकुर जन्म दिवस |
Restricted holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti संत रविदास जयंती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat शबे बरात moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
Holi होली |
Restricted holiday | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida / Eid-ul-Fitr जमात-उल-विदा (अलविदा) / रमजान का अंतिम शुक्रवार moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Cheti Chand चेटी चन्द |
Restricted holiday | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Saturday |
 Holy Saturday (Easter Saturday) ईस्टर सैटरडे |
Restricted holiday | |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday |
 Maharshi Kashyap and Nishadraj Guh Jayanti महर्षि कश्यप एवं महाराजा निषाद राज गुहय जयन्ती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday |
 Easter Monday ईस्टर मन्डे |
Restricted holiday | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Chandra Shekhar Jayanti (former Prime Minister) चन्द्रशेखर जयंती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Sunday |
 Parshuram Jayanti परशुराम जयन्ती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 9 May 2026 | Saturday |
 Maharana Pratap Jayanti लोक नायक महाराणा प्रताप जयंती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईदुज्जुहा (बकरीद) moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Muharram (Ashura) मोहर्रम moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum चेहल्लुम moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा |
Restricted holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Anant Chaturdashi अनन्त चतुर्दशी |
Restricted holiday | |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti महाराजा अग्रसेन जयन्ती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Dussehra दशहरा (महाष्टमी) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) सरदार बल्लभ भाई पटेल एवं आचार्य नरेन्द्र देव जयंती |
Restricted holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) नरक चतुर्दशी |
Restricted holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Chhath Puja छठ पूजा पर्व |
Restricted holiday | |
| 16 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Veerangana Uda Devi Shahid Diwas वीरांगना ऊदा देवी शहीद दिवस |
Restricted holiday | |
| 16 Dec 2026 | Wednesday | Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (Garib Nawaz) हजरत ख्वाजा मुईनुद्दीन चिश्ती अजमेरी गरीब नवाज रह० का उर्स moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 23 Dec 2026 | Wednesday |
 Chaudhary Charan Singh Jayanti (Kisan Diwas) चौधरी चरण सिंह का जन्म दिवस |
Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday |
 Christmas Eve / Christmas क्रिसमस ईव |
Restricted holiday |
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Uttar 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 / 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 | 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
Saturday, 31 October Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Sunday, 8 November Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) 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... Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali): Naraka Chaturdashi, or Choti Diwali, recalls Lord Krishna's victory over Narakasura and is marked by a pre-dawn oil bath, lamps for Yama and the first diyas... |
| 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 / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day 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... Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day: The day Sikhs remember the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru, who gave his life in Delhi in 1675 to defend the freedom of faith. |
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| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra / Maha Navami
- Mon, 26 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- Sat, 31 Oct
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas)
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
- Mon, 9 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day