List of Holidays during the year 2026 for administrative offices of central government located at Punjab
Gazetted Holidays
|
Holidays |
Date |
Day |
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Republic Day |
26 January 2026 |
Monday |
|
Holi |
04 March 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Id-ul-Fitr |
21 March 2026 |
Saturday |
|
Ram Navami |
26 March 2026 |
Thursday |
|
Mahavir Jayanti |
31 March 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Good Friday |
03 April 2026 |
Friday |
|
Budha Purnima |
01 May 2026 |
Friday |
|
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
27 May 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Muharram |
26 June 2026 |
Friday |
|
Independence Day |
15 August 2026 |
Saturday |
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Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
26 August 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Janmashtami (Vaishnava) |
04 September 2026 |
Friday |
|
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
02 October 2026 |
Friday |
|
Dussehra |
20 October 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Diwali (Deepavali) |
08 November 2026 |
Sunday |
|
Guru Nanak's Birthday |
24 November 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Christmas Day |
25 December 2026 |
Friday |
Restricted Holidays
|
Holidays |
Date |
Day |
|
New Year's Day |
01 January 2026 |
Thursday |
|
Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
03 January 2026 |
Saturday |
|
Makar Sankranti |
14 January 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Magha Bihu/ Pongal |
14 January 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami |
23 January 2026 |
Friday |
|
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday |
01 February 2026 |
Sunday |
|
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
12 February 2026 |
Thursday |
|
Maha Shivratri |
15 February 2026 |
Sunday |
|
Shiva Ji Jayanti |
19 February 2026 |
Thursday |
|
Holika dahan |
03 March 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Dolyatra |
03 March 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand |
19 March 2026 |
Thursday |
|
Jamat-UL-Vida |
20 March 2026 |
Friday |
|
Easter Sunday |
05 April 2026 |
Sunday |
|
Vaisakhi/ Visu/ Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) |
14 April 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Vaishakadi(Bengal)/Bohag Bihu (Assam) |
15 April 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore |
09 May 2026 |
Saturday |
|
Rath Yatra |
16 July 2026 |
Thursday |
|
Parsi New Year's Day /Nauraj |
15 August 2026 |
Saturday |
|
Onam or Thiru Onam Day |
26 August 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Raksha Bandhan |
28 August 2026 |
Friday |
|
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi |
14 September 2026 |
Monday |
|
Dussehra (Saptami) |
18 October 2026 |
Sunday |
|
Dussehra (Mahastami) |
19 October 2026 |
Monday |
|
Dussehra (Mahanavmi) |
20 October 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
26 October 2026 |
Monday |
|
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) |
29 October 2026 |
Thursday |
|
Naraka Chaturdasi |
08 November 2026 |
Sunday |
|
Govardhan Puja |
09 November 2026 |
Monday |
|
Bhai Duj |
11 November 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) |
15 November 2026 |
Sunday |
|
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom day |
24 November 2026 |
Tuesday |
|
Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
23 December 2026 |
Wednesday |
|
Christmas Eve |
24 December 2026 |
Thursday |
