Government Holiday Calendar for 2026 Himachal Pradesh
Holiday’s List of 2026 Gazetted HolidaysRestricted Holidays
JanuaryJanuary 25th Jan Statehood Day1st JanNew Year’s Day26th JanRepublic Day14th JanMakar Sankranti 23rd Jan Basant Panchami
February February
1st Feb Guru Ravidas’s Birthday 12th Feb Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
15th Feb Maha Shivratri – –
March March
04th Mar Holi 31st Mar Mahavir Jayanti
21st Mar Id-ul-Fitr – –
26th Mar Ram Navami – –
April April
03rd Apr Good Friday 05th Apr Easter Sunday
14th Apr Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday – –
15th Apr Himachal Day – –
19th Apr Parshu Ram Jayanti – –
May May
01st May Budha Purnima 09th May Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday
27th May Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – –
June June
17th Jun Maharana Pratap Jayanti – –
26th Jun Muharram – –
29th Jun Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) – –
July July
– – – –
August August
15th Aug Independence Day 28th Aug * Raksha Bandhan
September September
04th Sep Janmashtami 14th Sep Ganesh Chaturthi
October October
02nd Oct Mahatma Gandhi Birthday 19th Oct Maha Ashtami
20th Oct Dussehra 29th Oct * Karva Chauth
26th Oct Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – –
November November
08th Nov Diwali 09th Nov Goverdhan Puja
24th Nov Guru Nanak’s Birthday 11th Nov * Bhai Duj
– – 24th Nov Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day
December December
25th Dec Christmas Day 24th Dec Christmas Eve
* Raksha Bandhan, Bhai Duj and Karwa Chauth declared as Gazetted Holidays for women employees of State Government.
# Gazetted Holidays within Municipal Limits.