Uttar Pradesh Holidays List 2026

Uttar Pradesh Holidays List 2026

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The General Administration Department of Uttar Pradesh has officially released the Holiday List for Government Offices and Banks for the year 2026. This comprehensive notification includes public holidays and restricted holidays applicable throughout the state. The complete list of holidays for Uttar Pradesh in 2026 is provided below for easy reference.

Uttar Pradesh Public Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices and Banks

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1*Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali03-Jan-2026Saturday
2Republic Day26-Jan-2026Monday
3Mahashivratri15-Feb-2026Sunday
4Holika Dahan02-Mar-2026Monday
5Holi04-Mar-2026Wednesday
6*Eid–ul–Fitr21-Mar-2026Saturday
7Ram Navami26-Mar-2026Thursday
8Mahavir Jayanti31-Mar-2026Tuesday
9**Annual Closing of Bank Accounts01-Apr-2026Wednesday
10Good Friday03-Apr-2026Friday
11Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar14-Apr-2026Tuesday
12Buddha Purnima01-May-2026Friday
13*Eid–ul–Zuha (Bakrid)27-May-2026Wednesday
14*Muharram26-Jun-2026Thursday
15Independence Day15-Aug-2026Saturday
16*Eid–e–Milad / Barawafat26-Aug-2026Wednesday
17Raksha Bandhan28-Aug-2026Friday
18Janmashtami04-Sep-2026Friday
19Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti02-Oct-2026Friday
20Dussehra / Vijayadashami20-Oct-2026Tuesday
21Deepawali08-Nov-2026Sunday
22Govardhan Puja09-Nov-2026Monday
23Bhai Dooj / Chitragupt Jayanti11-Nov-2026Wednesday
24Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima24-Nov-2026Tuesday
25Christmas Day25-Dec-2026Friday

* These festivals will be celebrated according to the local moon sighting.

** Only for Banks / Treasuries / Sub-Treasuries

Uttar Pradesh Restricted Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1New Year’s Day01-Jan-2026Thursday
2Makar Sankranti14-Jan-2026Wednesday
3Basant Panchami23-Jan-2026Friday
4Jannayak Karpuri Thakur’s Birthday24-Jan-2026Saturday
5Sant Ravidas Jayanti01-Feb-2026Sunday
6*Shabe Barat04-Feb-2026Wednesday
7Holi05-Mar-2026Thursday
8*Jamaat-ul-Vida (Goodbye) / Last Friday of Ramzan13-Mar-2026Friday
9Cheti Chand19-Mar-2026Thursday
10*Eid-ul-Fitr22-Mar-2026Sunday
11Easter Saturday04-Apr-2026Saturday
12Maharishi Kashyap and Maharaja Nishad Raj Guhay Jayanti05-Apr-2026Sunday
13Easter Monday06-Apr-2026Monday
14Chandrashekhar Jayanti17-Apr-2026Friday
15Parshuram Jayanti19-Apr-2026Sunday
16Lok Nayak Maharana Pratap Jayanti09-May-2026Saturday
17*Idul- Zuha (Bakrid)28-May-2026Thursday
18*Moharram25-Jun-2026Thursday
19*Chehallum04-Aug-2026Tuesday
20Vishwakarma Puja17-Sep-2026Thursday
21Anant Chaturdashi25-Sep-2026Friday
22Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti11-Oct-2026Sunday
23Dussehra (Mahashtami)19-Oct-2026Monday
24Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti26-Oct-2026Monday
25Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Acharya Narendra Dev Jayanti31-Oct-2026Saturday
26Narak Chaturdashi08-Nov-2026Sunday
27Chhath Puja Parv15-Nov-2026Sunday
28Veerangana Uda Devi Shaheed Diwas16-Nov-2026Monday
29*Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri Garib Nawaz Rah16-Dec-2026Wednesday
30Chaudhary Charan Singh’s Birthday23-Dec-2026Wednesday
31Christmas Eve24-Dec-2026Thursday

* These festivals will be celebrated according to the local moon sighting.

Uttar Pradesh Holidays List 2026 under Executive Orders

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1Guru Govind Singh Jayanti05-Jan-2026Monday
2Guru Teg Bahadur Shaheed Diwas24-Nov-2026Tuesday

Note :

  1. As per the provisions of Manual of Government Orders (Revised), 1981 Edition Para-247 C, the District Magistrate can declare a maximum of 03 local holidays at his level.
  1. In the offices of the Head of the Department and other departments where a five-day working week is implemented, the holidays declared under executive orders and the local holidays declared by the District Magistrates will not be applicable.

Official Notification

Uttar Pradesh State Holidays List 2026 Notification (PDF)

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