Gujarat holidays 2026: the Gujarat government list has 23 holidays for state government offices in 2026, from the General Administration Department, Government of Gujarat notification (Notification No. GS/22/2025/JSR/2025/509/GH dated 27.11.2025, Gujarat Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part IV-A, Extra No. 160). 0 of them fall on a Sunday.
Gujarat government holiday list 2026
Date
Day
Holiday
14 Jan
Wed
Makar Sankranti
26 Jan
Mon
Republic Day
4 Mar
Wed
Holi, 2nd Day (Dhuleti)
19 Mar
Thu
Chetichand
21 Mar
Sat
Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra), 1st Shawaal Subject to moon sighting
26 Mar
Thu
Shree Ram Navmi
31 Mar
Tue
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
3 Apr
Fri
Good Friday
14 Apr
Tue
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthday
28 May
Thu
Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri-Eid)reported Moved from 27 May by a General Administration Department circular (reported in news, 22 May 2026).
26 Jun
Fri
Muharram (Ashoora) Subject to moon sighting
15 Aug
Sat
Independence Day / Parsi New Year Day, Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi)
26 Aug
Wed
Eid-e-Meeladunnabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Bara Vafat) Subject to moon sighting
28 Aug
Fri
Raksha Bandhan
4 Sep
Fri
Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)
15 Sep
Tue
Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
2 Oct
Fri
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
20 Oct
Tue
Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)
31 Oct
Sat
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday
10 Nov
Tue
Vikram Samvant New Year Day
11 Nov
Wed
Bhai Bij
24 Nov
Tue
Guru Nanak's Birthday
25 Dec
Fri
Christmas
Notes from the list
23 public holidays (Schedule I). Not separately notified because they fall on Sunday: Maha Shivratri 15 Feb, Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti 19 Apr, Diwali 8 Nov. Banks (NI Act list, Part III) have 18 of these holidays (not Chetichand, Muharram, Eid-e-Meeladunnabi, Bhai Bij or Guru Nanak's Birthday), plus 1 April 2026 for annual closing of accounts (also a holiday for Pay & Accounts and Treasury offices). Schedule II gives 35 optional holidays (employees may take up to two), including Christian New Year 1 Jan, Vassi Uttarayan 15 Jan, Holi 3 Mar, Jamshedi Navroz 21 Mar, Buddha Purnima 1 May, Rathayatra 16 Jul, Ganesh Chaturthi 14 Sep, Dhan Terash 7 Nov and Dev-Diwali 24 Nov. Muslim festival dates may change with moon sighting.