Uttar Pradesh Holidays in September 2026
3 days in September 2026 are holidays for at least one group in Uttar Pradesh. 2 more are restricted holidays only. The table shows who is closed on each day: banks, central government offices, state government offices or schools.
Holiday calendar for September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
holiday restricted holiday only Sunday or second/fourth Saturday (banks)
Day by day
| Date | Day | Holiday | Closed |
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| 2 Sep 2026 | Wednesday |  Chhath Puja |
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| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |  Janmashtami |
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| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |  Ganesh Chaturthi |
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| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |  Hartalika Teej |
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| 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |  Vishwakarma Puja |
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| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday |  Anant Chaturdashi |
Festivals in September 2026
- 4 SepFriJanmashtami
- 4 SepFri
Janmashtami (Smarta) - 14 SepMonGanesh Chaturthi
- 17 SepThuVishwakarma Puja
- 23 SepWed
September Equinox - 25 SepFriAnant Chaturdashi
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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, 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