2026 Holiday Calendar Karnataka
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026
| SI. No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26 | Monday |
| 2. | Ugadi | March 19 | Thursday |
| 3. | ld-ul-Fitr | March 21 | Saturday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | March 31 | Tuesday |
| 5. | Good Friday | April 03 | Friday |
| 6. | Budha Purnima | May 01 | Friday |
| 7. | ld-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | May 27 | Wednesday |
| 8. | Muharram | June 26 | Friday |
| 9. | Independence Day | August 15 | Saturday |
| 10. | Milad-un-Nabi (ld-e-Milad) | August 26 | Wednesday |
| 11. | Varamahalakshmi Festival | August 28 | Friday |
| 12. | Ganesha Chaturthi | September 14 | Monday |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 2 | Friday |
| 14. | Dussehra | October 20 | Tuesday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 9 | Monday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 24 | Tuesday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25 | Friday |
List of Restricted Holidays (RH} for the year 2026
| SI.No | Holiday | Date | Day | ||||
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January 1 | Thursday | ||||
| 2. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January 3 | Saturday | ||||
| Makar Sankranti/Pongal | January 14 | Wednesday | |||||
| 4. | Basant Panchami | January 23 | Friday | ||||
| 5. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 1 | Sunday | ||||
| 6. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | February 12 | Thursday | ||||
| 7. | Maha Shivaratri | February 15 | Sunday | ||||
| 8. | Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19 | Thursday | ||||
| 9. | Holika Dahan/Doi yatra | March 3 | Tuesday | ||||
| 10 | Holi | March 4 | Wednesday | ||||
| 11. | Jamat-UI-Vida | March 20 | Friday | ||||
| 12 | Ram Navami | March 26 | Thursday | ||||
| 13 | Easter Sunday | April 5 | Sunday | ||||
| 14 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | April 14 | Tuesday | ||||
| 15 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu | April 15 | Wednesday | ||||
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| 16 | Guru Rabindranath Tagore’s birthday | May 9 | Saturday | ||||
| 17 | Rath Yatra | July 16 | Thursday | ||||
| 18 | Janmashtami | September 4 | Friday | ||||
| 19 | Dusshera (Saptami) | October 18 | Sunday | ||||
| 20 | Dusshera (Mahashtami) | October 19 | Monday | ||||
| 21 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 26 | Monday | ||||
| 22 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 29 | Thursday | ||||
| 23 | Karnataka Rajyotsava | November 1 | Sunday | ||||
| 24 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November 8 | Sunday | ||||
| 25 | Bhai Duj | November 11 | Wednesday | ||||
| 26 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 15 | Sunday | ||||
| 27 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | December 23 | Wednesday | ||||
| 28 | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Thursday | ||||
The Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination committees at the state capitals are authorised to change the date of Holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of ldu’IFitr, ldu’IZuha, Muharram and ld-e-Milad.
Declared holidays falling on Saturdays and Sundays and declared holidays falling on staggered weekly off
days will not be compensated.
An employee is entitled to take any of the two Restricted Holidays in a calendar year.