The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has published the official list of holidays for 2026, which will be observed by Government Offices and Banks in the Union Territory.
Andaman And Nicobar Public Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices and Banks
| Sl. No. | Name of Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-2026 | Monday |
| 2 | Holi | 04-Mar-2026 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Id-ul-Fitr* | 21-Mar-2026 | Saturday |
| 4 | Ram Navami | 26-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 5 | Good Friday | 03-Apr-2026 | Friday |
| 6 | Buddha Purnima | 01-May-2026 | Friday |
| 7 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)* | 27-May-2026 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Muharram* | 26-Jun-2026 | Friday |
| 9 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-2026 | Saturday |
| 10 | Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* | 26-Aug-2026 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Onam / Thiru Onam Day | 26-Aug-2026 | Wednesday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-Oct-2026 | Friday |
| 13 | Dussehra | 20-Oct-2026 | Tuesday |
| 14 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 08-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 15 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-2026 | Friday |
*Subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon.
Andaman And Nicobar Restricted Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices
Each government employee is permitted to avail of any two restricted holidays from the notified list during the calendar year 2026.
| Sl. No. | Name of Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-Jan-2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Hazrat Ali’s Birthday | 03-Jan-2026 | Saturday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal | 14-Jan-2026 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami | 23-Jan-2026 | Friday |
| 5 | Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | 01-Feb-2026 | Sunday |
| 6 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 12-Feb-2026 | Thursday |
| 7 | Maha Shivratri | 15-Feb-2026 | Sunday |
| 8 | Shiva Ji Jayanti | 19-Feb-2026 | Thursday |
| 9 | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | 03-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 19-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 11 | Jamat-ul-Vida | 20-Mar-2026 | Friday |
| 12 | Mahavir Jayanti | 31-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 13 | Easter Sunday | 05-Apr-2026 | Sunday |
| 14 | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) | 14-Apr-2026 | Tuesday |
| 15 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15-Apr-2026 | Wednesday |
| 16 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 09-May-2026 | Saturday |
| 17 | Rath Yatra | 16-Jul-2026 | Thursday |
| 18 | Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | 15-Aug-2026 | Saturday |
| 19 | Raksha Bandhan | 28-Aug-2026 | Friday |
| 20 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 04-Sep-2026 | Friday |
| 21 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | 14-Sep-2026 | Monday |
| 22 | Dussehra (Saptami) | 18-Oct-2026 | Sunday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 19-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Mahanavami) | 20-Oct-2026 | Tuesday |
| 25 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 26-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 26 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 29-Oct-2026 | Thursday |
| 27 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 08-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 28 | Govardhan Puja | 09-Nov-2026 | Monday |
| 29 | Bhai Duj | 11-Nov-2026 | Wednesday |
| 30 | Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | 15-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 31 | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
| 32 | Hazrat Ali’s Birthday | 23-Dec-2026 | Wednesday |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | 24-Dec-2026 | Thursday |
| 34 | First Flag Hoisting of Independent India by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | 30-Dec-2026 | Wednesday |
Official Notification
Andaman And Nicobar Union Territory Holidays List 2026 Notification (PDF)
Official Website
You may visit the official website of the Andaman And Nicobar Administration for more details.
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