Karnataka Govt Just Released the Official Public Holidays list for 2026
Karnataka Govt Just Released the Official Public Holidays list for 2026
The following list of the General Holidays sanctioned by the Govemment for the year 2026 is published for general information.
All Second Saturdays, Fourth Saturdays, Sundays and the following days.
15.01.2026 Thursday Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival
26.01.2026 Monday Republic Day
19.03.2026 Thursday Ugadi Festival
2r.03.2026 Saturdav Khutub-E-Ramzan
31.03.2026 Tuesday Mahaveera Jayanthi
03.04.2026 Friday Good Friday
04.04.2026 Tuesday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi
20.04.2026 Monday Basava Jayanthi, Akshaya Tritiya
01.05.2026 Friday May Day
28.05.2026 ThursdavJ Bakrid
26.06.2026 Friday Last Day of Moharam
15.08.2026 Saturday Independence Day
26.08.2026 Wednesday Eid-Milad
14.09.2026 Monday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
02.10.2026 Friday Gandhi Jayanthi
20.10.2026 Tuesday Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja
21.10.2026 Wednesday Viiayadasami
10.11.2026 Tuesday Balipadyami, Deepavali
27 .11.2026 Friday Kanakadasa Jayanthi
25.11. 2026 Friday Christmas
This list does not include Maha Shivaratri (15.02.2026), Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi (25.10.2026), Kannada Rajyothsava (01.11.2026) and Naraka
Chaturdashi (08.11.2026) which falls on Sundays & Mahalaya Amavasye (10.10.2026) which falls on Second Saturday.
01.01.2026 Thursday New Year
27.01.2026 Tuesday Sri Madvanavami
04.02.2026 Wednesday Shab-e-Barath
02.03.2026 Monday Holi Festival
17.03.2026 Tuesday Shab-e-Qadar
20.03.2026 Friday Jumat-Ul-Wida
23.03.2026 Mondav Devara Daseemaiah Jayanthi
27.03.2026 Friday Sri Ramanavami
04.04.2026 Saturday Holy Saturday
10 21.04.2026 Tuesday Sri Shankarayacharya Jayanthi
11 22.04.2026 Wednesday Sri Ramanuj achary a Jayanthi
21.08.2026 Friday Varamahalakshmi Vrata
27.08.2026 Thursday Yajur Upakarma
28.08.2026 Friday Brahma Shri Naryana Guru Jayanthi, Raksha Bandhan
04.09.2026 Friday Sri Krishna Janmashtami
08.09.2026 Tuesday Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi
17.09.2026 Thursday Vishwakarma Jayanthi
25.09.2026 Friday Ananta Padmanabh a Y r ata
24_1t.2026 Tuesday Guru Nanak Jayanthr
26.11.2026 Thursday Huttari Festival
24.t2.2026 Thursday Christmas Eve
All Second Saturdays, Fourth Saturdays, Sundays and the following days.
15 01.2026 Thursday Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival
26.01.2026 Mondav Republic Day
19.03.2026 Thursday Ugadi Festival
21.03.2026 Saturday Khutub-E-Ramzan
31. 03.2026 Tuesday Mahaveera Jayanthi
03.04.2026 Friday Good Friday
14.04.2026 Tuesday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi
20.04.2026 Monday Basava Jayanthi, Akshaya Tritiya
01.05.2026 Friday May Day
28.05.2026 Thursday Bakrid
26.06.2026 Friday Last Day of Moharam
15.08.2026 Saturday Independence Day
26.08.2026 Wednesday Eid-Milad
14.09.2026 Monday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
02.10.2026 Fridav Gandhi Javanthi J
20.10.2026 Tuesday Mahanavami, Ayudhapooj a
21.10.2026 Wednesday Vijayadasami
10.11.2026 Tuesday Balipadyami, Deepavali
27.11.2026 Friday Kanakadasa Jayanthr
25.12.2026 Friday Christmas
This list does not include Maha Shivaratri (15.02.2026), Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi (25.10.2026), Kannada Rajyothsava (01.11.2026) and Naraka
Chaturdashi (08.11.2026) which falls on Sundays & Mahalaya Amavasye (10.10.2026) which falls on Second Saturday.