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 Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | *Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali | 03-Jan-2026 | Saturday |
| 2 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-2026 | Monday |
| 3 | Mahashivratri | 15-Feb-2026 | Sunday |
| 4 | Holika Dahan | 02-Mar-2026 | Monday |
| 5 | Holi | 04-Mar-2026 | Wednesday |
| 6 | *Eid–ul–Fitr | 21-Mar-2026 | Saturday |
| 7 | Ram Navami | 26-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 8 | Mahavir Jayanti | 31-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 9 | **Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | 01-Apr-2026 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Good Friday | 03-Apr-2026 | Friday |
| 11 | Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar | 14-Apr-2026 | Tuesday |
| 12 | Buddha Purnima | 01-May-2026 | Friday |
| 13 | *Eid–ul–Zuha (Bakrid) | 27-May-2026 | Wednesday |
| 14 | *Muharram | 26-Jun-2026 | Thursday |
| 15 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-2026 | Saturday |
| 16 | *Eid–e–Milad / Barawafat | 26-Aug-2026 | Wednesday |
| 17 | Raksha Bandhan | 28-Aug-2026 | Friday |
| 18 | Janmashtami | 04-Sep-2026 | Friday |
| 19 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 02-Oct-2026 | Friday |
| 20 | Dussehra / Vijayadashami | 20-Oct-2026 | Tuesday |
| 21 | Deepawali | 08-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 22 | Govardhan Puja | 09-Nov-2026 | Monday |
| 23 | Bhai Dooj / Chitragupt Jayanti | 11-Nov-2026 | Wednesday |
| 24 | Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
| 25 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-2026 | Friday |
* 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 Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-Jan-2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti | 14-Jan-2026 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Basant Panchami | 23-Jan-2026 | Friday |
| 4 | Jannayak Karpuri Thakur’s Birthday | 24-Jan-2026 | Saturday |
| 5 | Sant Ravidas Jayanti | 01-Feb-2026 | Sunday |
| 6 | *Shabe Barat | 04-Feb-2026 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Holi | 05-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 8 | *Jamaat-ul-Vida (Goodbye) / Last Friday of Ramzan | 13-Mar-2026 | Friday |
| 9 | Cheti Chand | 19-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 10 | *Eid-ul-Fitr | 22-Mar-2026 | Sunday |
| 11 | Easter Saturday | 04-Apr-2026 | Saturday |
| 12 | Maharishi Kashyap and Maharaja Nishad Raj Guhay Jayanti | 05-Apr-2026 | Sunday |
| 13 | Easter Monday | 06-Apr-2026 | Monday |
| 14 | Chandrashekhar Jayanti | 17-Apr-2026 | Friday |
| 15 | Parshuram Jayanti | 19-Apr-2026 | Sunday |
| 16 | Lok Nayak Maharana Pratap Jayanti | 09-May-2026 | Saturday |
| 17 | *Idul- Zuha (Bakrid) | 28-May-2026 | Thursday |
| 18 | *Moharram | 25-Jun-2026 | Thursday |
| 19 | *Chehallum | 04-Aug-2026 | Tuesday |
| 20 | Vishwakarma Puja | 17-Sep-2026 | Thursday |
| 21 | Anant Chaturdashi | 25-Sep-2026 | Friday |
| 22 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | 11-Oct-2026 | Sunday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 19-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 24 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | 26-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 25 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Acharya Narendra Dev Jayanti | 31-Oct-2026 | Saturday |
| 26 | Narak Chaturdashi | 08-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 27 | Chhath Puja Parv | 15-Nov-2026 | Sunday |
| 28 | Veerangana Uda Devi Shaheed Diwas | 16-Nov-2026 | Monday |
| 29 | *Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri Garib Nawaz Rah | 16-Dec-2026 | Wednesday |
| 30 | Chaudhary Charan Singh’s Birthday | 23-Dec-2026 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Christmas Eve | 24-Dec-2026 | Thursday |
* These festivals will be celebrated according to the local moon sighting.
Uttar Pradesh Holidays List 2026 under Executive Orders
| Sl. No. | Name of Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | 05-Jan-2026 | Monday |
| 2 | Guru Teg Bahadur Shaheed Diwas | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
Note :
- 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.
- 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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