Bihar sarkar calendar 2026
The official Bihar government holidays for 2026 published in a gazette notification. These lists are typically released by the state government, and the official notification with the full list of holidays for 2026
January 14, 2026 Wednesday Makar Sankranti
January 26, 2026 Monday Republic Day
January 30, 2026 Friday Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
February 15, 2026 Sunday Sant Ravidas Jayanti
February 17 – March 21 Month Ramadan
February 18, 2026 Wednesday Shab-e-Barat*
February 22, 2026 Sunday Maha Shivaratri
March 3, 2026 Tuesday Holi (Day 1)
March 4, 2026 Wednesday Holi (Day 2)
March 22, 2026 Sunday Bihar Diwas (Bihar Day)
March 22, 2026 Sunday Chaiti Chhath – Nahay Khay
March 23, 2026 Monday Chaiti Chhath – Kharna
March 24, 2026 Tuesday Chaiti Chhath – Sandhya Arghya
March 25, 2026 Wednesday Chaiti Chhath – Usha Arghy
March 31, 2026 Saturday Eid-ul-Fitr (Meethi Eid)*
April 2, 2026 Thursday Ram Navami
April 2, 2026 Thursday Samrat Ashok Jayanti
April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday
April 5, 2026 Sunday Easter Sunday
April 7, 2026 Tuesday Mahavir Jayanti
April 14, 2026 Tuesday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti
April 23, 2026 Thursday Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti
May 1, 2026 Friday May Day / Labour Day
May 2, 2026 Saturday Janaki Navami
May 8, 2026 Friday Buddha Purnima
June 11, 2026 Thursday Id-ul-Zuha (Bakri Eid)*
June 29, 2026 Monday Kabir Jayanti
July 10, 2026 Friday Muharram (Ashura)*
July 17, 2026 Tuesday Chehlum*
August 15, 2026 Saturday Independence Day
August 28, 2026 Friday Krishna Janmashtami
September 9, 2026 Wednesday Mawlid al-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday)*
October 2, 2026 Friday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 3, 2026 Saturday Durga Puja (Saptami)
October 5, 2026 Monday Durga Puja (Maha Navami)
October 6, 2026 Tuesday Vijayadashami (Dussehra)
November 6, 2026 Friday Dhanteras
November 7, 2026 Saturday Choti Diwali (Naraka Chaturdashi)
November 8, 2026 Sunday Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
November 9, 2026 Monday Govardhan Puja / Annakut
November 10, 2026 Tuesday Bhai Dooj Cultural
November 3, 2026 Tuesday Chitragupt Puja
November 13, 2026 Friday Chhath Puja – Nahay Khay
November 14, 2026 Saturday Chhath Puja – Kharna
November 15, 2026 Sunday Chhath Puja – Sandhya Arghya
November 16, 2026 Monday Chhath Puja – Usha Arghya
December 3, 2026 Thursday Dr. Rajendra Prasad Birth Anniversary
December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas