Uttarakhand Holidays 2026
Uttarakhand holidays 2026: the Uttarakhand government list has 25 holidays for state government offices in 2026, from the General Administration Department (Samanya Prashasan Vibhag), Government of Uttarakhand notification (Notification No. 500/XXXI(15)G/25-74(Sa.)/2016 (e-file GAD-GEN/GEN/28/2025-XXXI-A-1) dated 24.12.2025; Id-ul-Zuha moved to 28.05.2026 by a GAD order of 26.05.2026). 2 of them fall on a Sunday.
Uttarakhand government holiday list 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan | Mon | Republic Day |
| 15 Feb | Sun | Mahashivratri Falls on a Sunday |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holika Dahan |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Holi |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Id-ul-Fitr Subject to moon sighting |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Ram Navami |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 1 May | Fri | Buddha Purnima |
| 28 May | Thu | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) reported Notified for 27 May; moved to 28 May by a GAD order of 26 May 2026 (reported by LatestLY and Legality Simplified; order not read directly) |
| 26 Jun | Fri | Muharram Subject to moon sighting |
| 16 Jul | Thu | Harela |
| 15 Aug | Sat | Independence Day |
| 26 Aug | Wed | Eid-e-Milad / Milad-un-Nabi / Barawafat Subject to moon sighting |
| 28 Aug | Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| 4 Sep | Fri | Janmashtami |
| 2 Oct | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 20 Oct | Tue | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
| 26 Oct | Mon | Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 8 Nov | Sun | Deepawali Falls on a Sunday |
| 10 Nov | Tue | Deepawali (Govardhan Puja) |
| 20 Nov | Fri | Igas-Bagwal |
| 24 Nov | Tue | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas Day |
Notes from the list
25 public holidays in Schedule-1. Schedule-2 adds Cheti Chand 19 Mar, Vishwakarma Puja 17 Sep and Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheed Diwas 24 Nov as public holidays, but offices on a five-day week do not treat them as regular holidays. Restricted holidays (any two): New Year's Day 1 Jan, Makar Sankranti 14 Jan, Basant Panchami 23 Jan, Guru Ravidas Jayanti 1 Feb, Shab-e-Barat 3 Mar, Jamat-ul-Vida 13 Mar, Easter Monday 6 Apr, Vaishakhi 14 Apr, Veer Kesri Chand Shaheed Diwas 3 May, Chehlum 4 Aug, Anant Chaturdashi 25 Sep, Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti 11 Oct, Dussehra (Mahanavami) 20 Oct, Narak Chaturdashi 7 Nov, Bhaiya Dooj 11 Nov, Chhath Puja 15 Nov, Christmas Eve 24 Dec. A separate annexure lists holidays for banks, treasuries and sub-treasuries. Muslim holidays (marked * in the notification) follow local moon sighting.
Uttarakhand 2026 calendar
January 2026
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February 2026
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March 2026
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April 2026
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May 2026
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June 2026
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July 2026
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| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August 2026
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| 30 | 31 |
September 2026
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2026
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November 2026
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| 29 | 30 |
December 2026
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Other states
Common questions
How many government holidays does Uttarakhand have in 2026?
25 holidays in the Uttarakhand state list for 2026.
Are Uttarakhand 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.