April 2026 Holidays
April 2026 holidays: the central government list has 2 gazetted holidays this month (Good Friday, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday) and 3 restricted holidays. April 2026 has 30 days and 4 Sundays. The stock exchanges are closed on 2 weekdays.
- Gazetted holiday
- Restricted holiday
- Sunday
April 2026
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Central government holidays in April 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| 5 Apr | Sun | Easter Sunday | Restricted |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday Added by DoPT order F.No. 12/4/2020-JCA dated 09.04.2026, for all central government offices. | Gazetted |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) | Restricted |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Restricted |
Stock market holidays in April 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
State holidays in April 2026
Holidays declared by state governments in April 2026, from each state's official list.
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Wed | Utkal Divas (Odisha Day) | Odisha |
| 2 Apr | Thu | Maundy Thursday | Kerala |
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 5 Apr | Sun | Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| 8 Apr | Wed | Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji | Punjab |
| 11 Apr | Sat | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Ambedkar Jayanti | Jharkhand |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Baisakhi | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | West Bengal |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi | Karnataka, Kerala |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti | Bihar |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Vaisakhi | Haryana |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthday | Gujarat |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Janm Diwas (Ambedkar Jayanti) | Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti | Uttarakhand |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Tamil New Year's Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday | Tamil Nadu |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Vaisakhi; Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | Punjab |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha) | West Bengal |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Vishu | Kerala |
| 16 Apr | Thu | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| 18 Apr | Sat | Tithi of Damodar Deva | Assam |
| 19 Apr | Sun | Bhagwan Parshu Ram Jayanti | Punjab |
| 19 Apr | Sun | Bhagwan Shree Parshuram Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh |
| 19 Apr | Sun | Parshuram Jayanti | Haryana, Rajasthan |
| 20 Apr | Mon | Basava Jayanthi, Akshaya Tritiya | Karnataka |
| 21 Apr | Tue | Sati Sadhini Divas | Assam |
| 23 Apr | Thu | Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti | Bihar |
| 25 Apr | Sat | Janaki Navami | Bihar |
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Common questions
How many holidays are there in April 2026?
2 central gazetted holidays and 3 restricted holidays, plus 4 Sundays. States and banks may have more.
Which festivals fall in April 2026?
Good Friday (3 April), Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday (14 April), Easter Sunday (5 April), Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) (14 April), Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) (15 April).