Uttarakhand Government Holidays 2026
The Uttarakhand government has declared 28 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Sunday, and offices that follow a five day week also close on Saturdays.
- 28public holidays in 2026
- 2fall on a weekly off day
- 0long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (6)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri महाशिव रात्रि |
Holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holika Dahan होलिका दहन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi होली |
Holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Cheti Chand चेटीचण्ड (Cheti Chand) |
Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami राम नवमी |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday गुड फाईडे |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti डा०.भीमराव अम्बेडकर जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईद-उल-जुहा (बकरीद) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) मोहर्रम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
 Harela हरेला |
Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day स्वतन्त्रता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) ईद ए मिलाद / मिलाद-उन-नबी बारावफात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षा बन्धन |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा (Vishwakarma Puja) |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गांधी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra दशहरा (विजयदशमी) |
Holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali दीपावली |
Holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Govardhan Puja दीपावली (गोबर्द्धन पूजा) |
Holiday | |
| 20 Nov 2026 | Friday |
 Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali) ईगास-बग्वाल |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day गुरु तेगबहादुर शहीद दिवस (Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheed Diwas) |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti गुरु नानक जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas क्रिसमस दिवस |
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 |
Restricted holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti |
Restricted holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami |
Restricted holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
Restricted holiday | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Barat moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
Cheti Chand |
Restricted holiday | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday |
 Easter Monday |
Restricted holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Vaisakhi Vaishakhi |
Restricted holiday | |
| 3 May 2026 | Sunday |
 Veer Keshari Chand Balidan Diwas Veer Kesharichandra Shahid Diwas |
Restricted holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum moon sighting | Restricted holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
Vishwakarma Puja |
Restricted holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Anant Chaturdashi |
Restricted holiday | |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
Restricted holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami Dussehra (Mahanavami) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 7 Nov 2026 | Saturday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) Deepawali (Narak Chaturdashi) |
Restricted holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj Bhaiyadooj |
Restricted holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Chhath Puja |
Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day Guru Tegbahadur Shahid Diwas |
Restricted holiday | |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday |
 Christmas Eve |
Restricted holiday |
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Uttarakhand (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 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti marks the birth of the legendary king of Agroha, honoured by the Agrawal community as its forefather, on the first day of Sharad Nav... 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 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Saturday, 7 November 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... |
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 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... |
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
Friday, 20 November Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali) |
21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24
Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti / 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... 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. |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra / Maha Navami
- Mon, 26 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- Sat, 7 Nov
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Tue, 10 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Fri, 20 Nov
Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali)
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day