KV School holiday list 2026
This breakdown lists all observed holidays—both Public (Compulsory) and Restricted (Optional)—by month for the academic year 2026. KV employees are permitted to choose any two holidays from the Restricted Holidays (RH) list.
KV Holidays in January 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
New Year’s Day |
RH |
01.01.2026 |
Thursday |
|
2 |
Lohri |
RH |
13.01.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
3 |
Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu/Pongal |
RH |
14.01.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
4 |
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday |
RH |
20.01.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
5 |
Ganesh Jayanti |
RH |
22.01.2026 |
Thursday |
|
6 |
Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami |
RH |
23.01.2026 |
Friday |
|
7 |
Republic Day |
Public |
26.01.2026 |
Monday |
KV Holidays in February 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Guru Ravidas’s Birthday |
RH |
01.02.2026 |
Sunday |
|
2 |
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
RH |
12.02.2026 |
Thursday |
|
3 |
Mahashivratri |
RH |
15.02.2026 |
Sunday |
|
4 |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
RH |
19.02.2026 |
Thursday |
KV Holidays in March 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Holika Dahan |
RH |
02.03.2026 |
Monday |
|
2 |
Holi (Dhulivandan) |
Public |
03.03.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
3 |
Sahadat-e-Hazrat Ali |
RH |
11.03.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
4 |
Gudi Padava |
Public |
19.03.2026 |
Thursday |
|
5 |
Jamat-Ul-Vida |
RH |
20.03.2026 |
Friday |
|
6 |
Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)* |
Public |
21.03.2026 |
Saturday |
|
7 |
Ram Navami |
RH |
26.03.2026 |
Thursday |
|
8 |
Mahavir Jayanti |
Public |
31.03.2026 |
Tuesday |
KV Holidays in April 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Pesah (Jew), Hanuman Jayanti |
RH |
02.04.2026 |
Thursday |
|
2 |
Good Friday |
Public |
03.04.2026 |
Friday |
|
3 |
Easter Sunday |
RH |
05.04.2026 |
Sunday |
|
4 |
Vaishakhi, Vishu, Meshadi |
RH |
14.04.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
5 |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
RH |
14.04.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
6 |
Vaishakhadi (Bengal)/Bohag Bihu (Assam) |
RH |
15.04.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
7 |
Akshaya Tritiya |
RH |
19.04.2026* |
Sunday |
KV Holidays in May 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Buddha Purnima |
Public |
01.05.2026 |
Friday |
|
2 |
Maharashtra Day |
RH |
01.05.2026 |
Friday |
|
3 |
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
RH |
08.05.2026 |
Friday |
|
4 |
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakri Id)* |
Public |
27.05.2026 |
Wednesday |
KV Holidays in June 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Muharram* |
Public |
26.06.2026 |
Friday |
|
2 |
Vat Pournima |
RH |
29.06.2026 |
Monday |
KV Holidays in July 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Yatra (First day) |
RH |
07.07.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
2 |
Rath Yatra |
RH |
16.07.2026 |
Thursday |
|
3 |
Aashadhi Ekadashi |
RH |
25.07.2026 |
Saturday |
|
4 |
Guru Pournima |
RH |
29.07.2026 |
Wednesday |
KV Holidays in August 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Parsi New Year’s Day/Nauraj |
RH |
15.08.2026 |
Saturday |
|
2 |
Independence Day |
Public |
15.08.2026 |
Saturday |
|
3 |
Nag Panchami |
RH |
17.08.2026 |
Monday |
|
4 |
Onam/Thiruonam Day |
RH |
26.08.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
5 |
Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* |
Public |
26.08.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
6 |
Raksha Bandhan |
RH |
28.08.2026 |
Friday |
KV Holidays in September 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Janmashtami (Smarta) / Shri Krishna Jayanti |
RH |
04.09.2026 |
Friday |
|
2 |
Gopalkala/Dahihandi |
RH |
05.09.2026 |
Saturday |
|
3 |
Rosh Hashanah (Jew) |
RH |
12.09.2026 |
Saturday |
|
4 |
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi |
Public |
14.09.2026 |
Monday |
|
5 |
Yom Kippur (Jew) |
RH |
21.09.2026 |
Monday |
|
6 |
Anant Chaturdashi |
RH |
25.09.2026 |
Friday |
|
7 |
Sukkoth (Jew) |
RH |
26.09.2026 |
Saturday |
KV Holidays in October 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
Public |
02.10.2026 |
Friday |
|
2 |
Simhat Torah (Jew) |
RH |
04.10.2026 |
Sunday |
|
3 |
Ghatsthapana, First Navaratra day |
RH |
11.10.2026 |
Sunday |
|
4 |
Dussehra (Saptami) |
RH |
18.10.2026 |
Sunday |
|
5 |
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)/ Dussehra (Maha Navmi) |
RH |
19.10.2026 |
Monday |
|
6 |
Dussehra (Vijayadashmi) |
Public |
20.10.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
7 |
An additional day for Dussehra |
RH |
21.10.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
8 |
Kojagiri Pournima |
RH |
25.10.2026 |
Sunday |
|
9 |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
RH |
26.10.2026 |
Monday |
|
10 |
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) |
RH |
29.10.2026 |
Thursday |
KV Holidays in November 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Dhantrayodashi |
RH |
06.11.2026 |
Friday |
|
2 |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
Public |
08.11.2026 |
Sunday |
|
3 |
Govardhan Puja |
RH |
10.11.2026 |
Tuesday |
|
4 |
Bhaidooj/ Balipratipada |
RH |
11.11.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
5 |
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) |
RH |
15.11.2026 |
Sunday |
|
6 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
Public |
24.11.2026 |
Tuesday |
KV Holidays in December 2026
|
S. No. |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Date |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Hanukkah (Jew) |
RH |
05.12.2026 |
Saturday |
|
2 |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Punyatithi |
RH |
06.12.2026 |
Sunday |
|
3 |
Shri Datta Jayanti |
RH |
23.12.2026 |
Wednesday |
|
4 |
Christmas Eve |
RH |
24.12.2026 |
Thursday |
|
5 |
Christmas Day |
Public |
25.12.2026 |
Friday |
|
6 |
Boxing Day |
RH |
26.12.2026 |
Saturday |
Note:
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Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) may be subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
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Holidays in bold are Public (Compulsory) Holidays.
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RH indicates a Restricted Holiday, of which KV employees can choose any two.