The General Administration & Protocol Department of the Lakshadweep Administration has released the official holiday list for 2026, applicable to all government offices and banks in the Union Territory. The complete details, including the official notification, are given below.
Lakshadweep Closed Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices and Banks
| Sl. No. | Name of Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | Pongal / Makar Sankranti | 14-Jan-2026 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-2026 | Monday |
| 3 | Holi | 04-Mar-2026 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Id-ul-Fitr | 21-Mar-2026 | Saturday |
| 5 | Ram Navami | 26-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 31-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | 01-May-2026 | Friday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 27-May-2026 | Wednesday |
| 9 | Muharram | 26-Jun-2026 | Friday |
| 10 | Independence Day / Nowruz | 15-Aug-2026 | Saturday |
| 11 | Onam / Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad | 26-Aug-2026 | Wednesday |
| 12 | Janmashtami | 04-Sep-2026 | Friday |
| 13 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | 14-Sep-2026 | Monday |
| 14 | Gandhi Jayanti | 02-Oct-2026 | Friday |
| 15 | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | 20-Oct-2026 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-2026 | Friday |
Note: In Addition to the above, 01-April-2026 will be a Closed Holiday for Banks in Lakshadweep on account of the annual closing of Bank Accounts.
Lakshadweep Restricted Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices
Each employee shall be entitled to select and avail any two holidays from the prescribed list of Restricted Holidays.
| 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 | Rajab 27 | 16-Jan-2026 | Friday |
| 4 | Basant Panchami / Sri 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 | 03-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Dol Yatra | 03-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 11 | Ramzan 27 | 17-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 12 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 19-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 13 | Jamat-ul-Vida | 20-Mar-2026 | Friday |
| 14 | Good Friday | 03-Apr-2026 | Friday |
| 15 | Easter Sunday | 05-Apr-2026 | Sunday |
| 16 | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) | 14-Apr-2026 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bohag Bihu (Assam) | 15-Apr-2026 | Wednesday |
| 18 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | 09-May-2026 | Saturday |
| 19 | Rath Yatra | 16-Jul-2026 | Thursday |
| 20 | Parsi New Year’s Day | 15-Aug-2026 | Saturday |
| 21 | Raksha Bandhan | 28-Aug-2026 | Friday |
| 22 | Dussehra (Saptami) | 18-Oct-2026 | Sunday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 19-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 20-Oct-2026 | Tuesday |
| 25 | Maharshi Valmiki’s Birthday | 26-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 26 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | 29-Oct-2026 | Thursday |
| 27 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 08-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 08-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 29 | Govardhan Puja | 09-Nov-2026 | Monday |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | 11-Nov-2026 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashti / Surya Shashti (Chhath Puja) | 15-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
| 33 | Hazrat Ali’s Birthday | 23-Dec-2026 | Wednesday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | 24-Dec-2026 | Thursday |
Note: Any Changes in the date of the Holiday in respect of Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), Muharram, and Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed), if necessary, will be declared depending upon the sighting of the moon.
Official Notification
Lakshadweep Union Territory Holidays List 2026 Notification (PDF)
Official Website
Visit the official website of the U.T. Administration of Lakshadweep for more details.
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