UP Basic Shiksha Parishad Holidays 2026
The 2026 holiday list of Uttar Pradesh Basic Shiksha Parishad (Board of Basic Education), taken from the organisation's own notification: 35 holidays.
- 35holidays in 2026
- 4fall on a weekly off day
- 1long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (5)
UP Basic Shiksha Parishad Vacations 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday हजरत अली जन्म दिवस moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Tuesday |
 Sakat Chauth सकट चौथ (संकटा चतुर्थी) |
Optional holiday | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रान्ति |
Holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami बसंत पंचमी |
Holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day गणतन्त्र दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti संत रविदास जयन्ती |
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 रामनवमी |
Holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयंती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday गुड फ्राइडे |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti डा० अम्बेडकर जन्म दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा |
Holiday | |
| 20 May to 15 June 2026 | Wednesday to Monday | Summer vacation | Vacation | |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईदुज्जुहा (बकरीद) moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) मोहर्रम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum चेहल्लुम moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस |
Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Hariyali Teej हरियाली तीज |
Optional holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) ईद-ए-मिलाद/बारावफात moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षाबंधन |
Holiday | |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Wednesday |
 Chhath Puja हलषष्ठी (ललही छठ) |
Optional holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
Holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Hartalika Teej हरतालिका तीज |
Optional holiday | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Anant Chaturdashi अनन्त चतुर्दशी |
Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti गाँधी जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) जिउतिया व्रत |
Optional holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra दशहरा (विजय दशमी) |
Holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
 Karva Chauth करवा चौथ (केवल विवाहित महिलाओं के लिए अवकाश) |
Optional holiday | |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) सरदार पटेल जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Ahoi Ashtami अहोई अष्टमी व्रत |
Optional holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali दीपावली |
Holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja गोवर्द्धन पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj भैया दूज/चित्रगुप्त जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
Chhath Puja छठ पूजा |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti गुरुनानक जयन्ती |
Holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas क्रिसमस डे |
Holiday | |
| 31 December to 14 January 2027 | Thursday to Thursday | Winter vacation | Vacation |
Long weekends
- 20 May to 15 June 2026 (27 days off: Wednesday to Monday) for Summer vacation, Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid)
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Central government holidays for all of India and major festivals. For bank, state government and school holidays, open your state: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
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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... |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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... |
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| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti