Uttarakhand Holidays List 2026

Uttarakhand Holidays List 2026

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The General Administration Department of the Government of Uttarakhand has officially announced the holiday calendar for the year 2026. These holidays will be observed by all Government Offices and Banks across the state.

Uttarakhand Public Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices

The holidays mentioned below in Annexure-1 are declared Public Holidays in the entire Uttarakhand state for the year 2026.

Annexure-1

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1Republic Day26-Jan-2026Monday
2Mahashiv Ratri15-Feb-2026Sunday
3Holika Dahan03-Mar-2026Tuesday
4Holi04-Mar-2026Wednesday
5*Eid-Ul-Fitr21-Mar-2026Saturday
6Ram Navami26-Mar-2026Thursday
7Mahavir Jayanti31-Mar-2026Tuesday
8Good Friday03-Apr-2026Friday
9Dr. Bhimrao Amebedkar Jayanti14-Apr-2026Tuesday
10Buddha Purnima01-May-2026Friday
11*Eid-Ul-Zuha (Bakrid)27-May-2026Wednesday
12*Moharram26-Jun-2026Friday
13Harela16-Jul-2026Thursday
14Independence Day15-Aug-2026Saturday
15*Eid-E-Milad / Milad-Un-Nabi / Barawafat26-Aug-2026Wednesday
16Raksha Bandhan28-Aug-2026Friday
17Janmashtami04-Sep-2026Friday
18Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti02-Oct-2026Friday
19Dussehra (Vijayadashmi)20-Oct-2026Tuesday
20Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti26-Oct-2026Monday
21Deepawali08-Nov-2026Sunday
22Deepawali (Govardhan Puja)10-Nov-2026Tuesday
23Egas-Bagwal20-Nov-2026Friday
24Guru Nanak Jayanti24-Nov-2026Tuesday
25Christmas Day25-Dec-2026Friday

Government offices such as the Secretariat and Legislative Assembly, which operate on a 5-day workweek, will not observe the public holidays listed in Annexure-2 as regular holidays. Instead, these holidays will be considered restricted holidays, allowing employees to avail them within the limits set by the applicable policies and guidelines.

The Governor has declared the holidays listed in the following schedule as public holidays for the entire state of Uttarakhand in 2026.

Annexure-2

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1Cheti Chand19-Mar-2026Thursday
2Vishwakarma Puja17-Sep-2026Thursday
3Gur Tegbahadur Shahid Diwas24-Nov-2026Tuesday

Note:

  • The festivals marked with an asterisk (*) will be celebrated as per the local moon sighting. If there is a change in the date of any festival based on the moon sighting, then the date will be automatically changed accordingly. No separate formal order will be required for the related leave in such cases. It will automatically be treated as an approved order.
  • The public holidays declared in Annexure-1 will not be applicable to Banks, Treasuries, and Sub-Treasuries.

Uttarakhand Restricted Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices

Each government employee is entitled to avail up to two (2) Restricted Holidays from those listed in Annexure-3, based on their preference.

Annexure-3

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1New Year’s Day01-Jan-2026Thursday
2Makar Sankranti14-Jan-2026Wednesday
3Basant Panchami23-Jan-2026Friday
4Guru Ravidas Jayanti01-Feb-2026Sunday
5*Shab-E-Barat03-Mar-2026Tuesday
6*Jamat-Ul-Vida13-Mar-2026Friday
7Easter Monday06-Apr-2026Monday
8Vaishakhi14-Apr-2026Tuesday
9Veer Kesharichandra Shahid Diwas03-May-2026Sunday
10*Chehlum04-Aug-2026Tuesday
11Anant Chaturdashi25-Sep-2026Friday
12Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti11-Oct-2026Sunday
13Dussehra (Mahanavami)20-Oct-2026Tuesday
14Deepawali (Narak Chaturdashi)07-Nov-2026Saturday
15Bhaiyadooj11-Nov-2026Wednesday
16Chhath Puja15-Nov-2026Sunday
17Christmas Eve24-Dec-2026Thursday

Note: The festivals marked with an asterisk (*) will be celebrated as per the local moon sighting. If there is a change in the date of any festival based on the moon sighting, then the date will be automatically changed accordingly. No separate formal order will be required for the related leave in such cases. It will automatically be treated as an approved order.

Uttarakhand Public Holidays List 2026 for Banks

The holidays listed in Annexure-4 will be observed as public holidays for Banks, Treasuries, and Sub-Treasuries in 2026.

Annexure-4

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1Republic Day26-Jan-2026Monday
2Mahashiv Ratri15-Feb-2026Sunday
3Holika Dahan03-Mar-2026Tuesday
4Holi04-Mar-2026Wednesday
5*Eid-Ul-Fitr21-Mar-2026Saturday
6Ram Navami26-Mar-2026Thursday
7Annual Closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks01-Apr-2026Wednesday
8Good Friday03-Apr-2026Friday
9Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti14-Apr-2026Tuesday
10Buddha Purnima01-May-2026Friday
11*Eid-Ul-Zuha (Bakrid)27-May-2026Wednesday
12Harela16-Jul-2026Thursday
13Independence Day15-Aug-2026Saturday
14*Eid-E-Milad / Milad-Un-Nabi / Barawafat26-Aug-2026Wednesday
15Raksha Bandhan28-Aug-2026Friday
16Janmashtami04-Sep-2026Friday
17Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti02-Oct-2026Friday
18Dussehra (Vijayadashmi)20-Oct-2026Tuesday
19Deepawali08-Nov-2026Sunday
20Deepawali (Govardhan Puja)10-Nov-2026Tuesday
21Egas-Bagwal20-Nov-2026Friday
22Guru Nanak Jayanti24-Nov-2026Tuesday
23Christmas Day25-Dec-2026Friday

Note: The festivals marked with an asterisk (*) will be celebrated as per the local moon sighting. If there is a change in the date of any festival based on the moon sighting, then the date will be automatically changed accordingly. No separate formal order will be required for the related leave in such cases. It will automatically be treated as an approved order.

Official Notification

Uttarakhand State Holidays List 2026 Notification (PDF)

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