Odisha Holidays 2026
Odisha holidays 2026: the Odisha government list has 29 holidays for state government offices in 2026, as published in the state's list and confirmed from several published copies (we could not open the notification itself). 0 of them fall on a Sunday.
Odisha government holiday list 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Wed | Makar Sankranti reported |
| 23 Jan | Fri | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti / Basanta Panchami reported |
| 26 Jan | Mon | Republic Day reported |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Dola Purnima reported |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Holi reported |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Id-ul-Fitr reported Subject to moon sighting |
| 27 Mar | Fri | Sri Rama Navami reported |
| 1 Apr | Wed | Utkal Divas (Odisha Day) reported |
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday reported |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Maha Vishuba Sankranti reported |
| 1 May | Fri | Buddha Purnima / Pandit Raghunath Murmu's Birthday reported |
| 16 May | Sat | Savitri Amavasya reported |
| 27 May | Wed | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) reported Subject to moon sighting; no Odisha revision to 28 May was found |
| 15 Jun | Mon | Raja Sankranti reported |
| 26 Jun | Fri | Muharram reported Subject to moon sighting |
| 16 Jul | Thu | Ratha Yatra reported |
| 15 Aug | Sat | Independence Day reported |
| 26 Aug | Wed | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad reported Subject to moon sighting |
| 27 Aug | Thu | Jhulana Purnima reported OdishaTV article printed 17 August, but Pragativadi and thecurrentindia give 27 August (Thu), which matches Shravana Purnima |
| 4 Sep | Fri | Janmashtami reported |
| 14 Sep | Mon | Ganesh Puja reported |
| 15 Sep | Tue | Nuakhai reported |
| 16 Sep | Wed | Day following Nuakhai reported |
| 2 Oct | Fri | Gandhi Jayanti reported |
| 17 Oct | Sat | Maha Saptami reported |
| 19 Oct | Mon | Maha Navami reported |
| 20 Oct | Tue | Vijaya Dashami reported |
| 24 Nov | Tue | Rahas Purnima reported |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas Day reported |
Notes from the list
29 public holidays. Holidays falling on Sundays or 2nd/4th Saturdays (Annexure-3, not separately declared): Maha Shivaratri 15 Feb, Pahili Raja 14 Jun, Mahalaya 10 Oct, Maha Ashtami 18 Oct, Kumar Purnima 25 Oct, Diwali 8 Nov. Optional holidays (Annexure-2; employees may avail with permission): Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 6 Jan, Shab-e-Qadr 17 Mar, Easter Saturday 4 Apr, Raja Rammohan Roy's Birthday 22 May, Bahuda Yatra 24 Jul, Foundation Day of Brahmo Samaj 20 Aug, Anla Navami 18 Nov, Prathamastami 1 Dec, Christmas Eve 24 Dec. Islamic holiday dates may change with moon sighting; the state may notify additional or changed holidays during the year.
Odisha 2026 calendar
January 2026
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| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2026
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2026
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
April 2026
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2026
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| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
June 2026
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
July 2026
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August 2026
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
September 2026
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2026
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November 2026
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
December 2026
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Other states
Common questions
How many government holidays does Odisha have in 2026?
29 holidays in the Odisha state list for 2026.
Are Odisha bank holidays the same?
Not always. Banks follow the RBI holiday list for the state, which can differ, and banks close on the second and fourth Saturday.