2026 calendar with festivals and holidays: In addition to these holidays, the Collector will be able to declare two public holidays in their district. The Finance Department will issue a separate holiday calendar for bank employees. To know, “Is it a government or bank holiday today or tomorrow?” visit our homepage.

2026 calendar with festivals and holidays

2026 Festival Calendar: The year 2025 is about to end. 2026 will begin in January. In 2026, employees will receive 31 public and 19 optional holidays. This means a total of 50 holidays. The calendar has been released by the General Administration Department. Employees will be able to take only two of the 19 optional holidays at their discretion. There are 12 weeks in the year in which employees will receive three days off each as per 2026 calendar with festivals and holidays.

In 2026, nine holidays have been reduced due to the festival holidays falling on Saturdays and Sundays.

In addition to these holidays, the Collector will be able to declare two public holidays in their district. The Finance Department will release a separate holiday calendar for bank employees. Next year, Holika Dahan will be celebrated on March 2nd, Dhulandi on March 3rd, and Diwali on November 8th, and Govardhan Puja on November 9th.

Dhulandi on March 3rd

According to the 2026 calendar with festivals and holidays, next year’s Diwali and Shivratri will fall on Sundays. Holika Dahan will be celebrated on March 2nd, Dhulandi on March 3rd, Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashami on September 21st, Durgashtami on October 19th, Diwali on November 8th, and Govardhan Puja on November 9th.

Holidays will be distributed simultaneously

In the new year, employees will also receive three days off. This means that there will be 12 weeks in which government offices will be open for four days each. Seven of these weeks will have a public holiday on Friday, followed by a weekend holiday. There will also be five weeks in which Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be holidays as per 2026 calendar with festivals and holidays.

Sundays on these festivals

Next year, Devnarayan Jayanti on January 25th, Shivratri on February 15th, Parashuram Jayanti on April 19th, Tribal Day on August 9th, Ghat Sthapana on October 11th, and Diwali on November 8th fall on Sundays. Similarly, Eid al-Fitr on March 21st, Jyotiba Phule Jayanti on April 11th, and August 15th will fall on Saturdays.

You can visit our homepage for daily updates on govt, bank, school, college and stock market holidays as per 2026 calendar with festivals and holidays.

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