State holiday list · 2026

Mizoram Holiday List 2026

Every gazetted and restricted holiday in Mizoram for 2026, from the state's own published list — with dates, weekdays and the long weekends.

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28Gazetted

33Restricted

12next to a weekend

In 2026, Mizoram has 28 gazetted holidays and 33 restricted holidays. Gazetted holidays are days when state government offices are closed. Restricted holidays are optional days that employees can apply to take off.

All 61 holidays in 2026

January 9

New Year's Day
Gazetted
Thursday · 1 January
Marks the first day of the year on the Gregorian calendar, celebrated globally with festivities and new resolutions.
New Year Celebration
Gazetted
Friday · 2 January
One of the days Mizoram sets aside at the turn of the year for church and community gatherings.
Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Restricted
Saturday · 3 January
Marks the birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
New Year Celebration
Restricted
Monday · 5 January
One of the days Mizoram sets aside at the turn of the year for church and community gatherings.
Missionary Day
Gazetted
Sunday · 11 January
Marks the arrival of the first Christian missionaries in Mizoram in 1894.
Magha Bihu / Pongal
Restricted
Wednesday · 14 January
Assam's winter harvest festival, falling with the Tamil harvest thanksgiving of Pongal.
Makar Sankranti
Restricted
Wednesday · 14 January
Marks the sun's passage into Capricorn and the start of longer days, celebrated with kite flying, bonfires and sesame sweets.
Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami
Restricted
Friday · 23 January
Marks the arrival of spring and the worship of Saraswati, goddess of learning.
Republic Day
Gazetted
Monday · 26 January
Marks the day in 1950 the Constitution of India came into force, replacing the Government of India Act as the country's governing document.

February 5

Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Restricted
Sunday · 1 February
Marks the birth of Ravidas, the fifteenth-century poet-saint of the Bhakti movement.
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Restricted
Thursday · 12 February
Marks the birth of the founder of the Arya Samaj, a reformer who called for a return to the Vedas.
Maha Shivratri
Restricted
Sunday · 15 February
The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and night-long worship.
Shivaji Jayanti
Restricted
Thursday · 19 February
Marks the birth of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha empire.
State Day
Gazetted
Friday · 20 February
Marks the day the state was formed.

March 9

Dolyatra
Restricted
Tuesday · 3 March
The Bengali spring festival in which idols of Radha and Krishna are carried in procession and coloured powder is offered.
Holika Dahan
Restricted
Tuesday · 3 March
The bonfire on the eve of Holi, commemorating the burning of the demoness Holika and the rescue of the devotee Prahlad.
Holi
Gazetted
Wednesday · 4 March
The festival of colours, marking the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
Chapchar Kut
Gazetted
Friday · 13 March
The Mizo spring festival held after the jhum fields are cleared, celebrated with the Cheraw bamboo dance.
Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand
Restricted
Thursday · 19 March
The lunar new year of the Chaitra month, kept as Gudi Padwa, Ugadi and Cheti Chand in different regions on the same day.
Jamat Ul-Vida
Restricted
Friday · 20 March
The last Friday of Ramadan, drawing the largest congregational prayers of the year.
Id-ul-Fitr
Gazetted
Saturday · 21 March
The Islamic festival marking the end of Ramadan, celebrated with communal prayers, feasts, charity, and family gatherings.
Ram Navami
Gazetted
Thursday · 26 March
Marks the birth of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, celebrated with readings of the Ramayana.
Mahavir Jayanti
Gazetted
Tuesday · 31 March
Marks the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of Jainism.

April 4

Good Friday
Gazetted
Friday · 3 April
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, observed by Christians with fasting, prayer and church services.
Easter Monday
Restricted
Monday · 6 April
The day after Easter Sunday, kept as a holiday in many Christian traditions.
Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi
Restricted
Tuesday · 14 April
The solar new year kept across India under different names on the same day.
Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu
Restricted
Wednesday · 15 April
The Bengali new year, falling with Bohag Bihu, the Assamese spring festival.

May 3

Buddha Purnima
Gazetted
Friday · 1 May
Marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha, all traditionally held to have fallen on the same full-moon day.
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore
Restricted
Saturday · 9 May
Marks the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, poet and composer, the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Gazetted
Wednesday · 27 May
The festival of sacrifice, commemorating Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by the sharing of meat.

June 3

YMA Day
Gazetted
Monday · 15 June
The foundation day of the Young Mizo Association, the largest voluntary body in Mizoram.
Muharram
Gazetted
Friday · 26 June
The first month of the Islamic year; the tenth day, Ashura, is kept in mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Husayn at Karbala.
Remna Ni
Gazetted
Tuesday · 30 June
Mizoram's peace day, marking the accord of 1986 that ended two decades of insurgency.

July 2

MHIP Day
Gazetted
Monday · 6 July
The foundation day of the Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl, the Mizo women's association.
Rath Yatra
Restricted
Thursday · 16 July
The chariot festival of Jagannath, in which the deities are drawn through the streets in great wooden chariots.

August 5

Independence Day
Gazetted
Saturday · 15 August
Marks India's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947, observed with flag hoisting and national ceremonies.
Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj
Restricted
Saturday · 15 August
Navroz, the Parsi new year, marking renewal and the start of the Zoroastrian year.
Milad-un-Nabi
Gazetted
Wednesday · 26 August
Marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, observed with processions, readings and charity.
Onam or Thiru Onam Day
Restricted
Wednesday · 26 August
The harvest festival of Kerala, marking the annual homecoming of the mythical king Mahabali.
Raksha Bandhan
Restricted
Friday · 28 August
Sisters tie a protective thread on their brothers' wrists in exchange for a promise of protection.

September 2

Janmashtami
Gazetted
Friday · 4 September
Marks the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, kept with midnight worship and fasting.
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Restricted
Monday · 14 September
Marks the birth of Ganesha, remover of obstacles, whose images are worshipped and then immersed.

October 6

Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Gazetted
Friday · 2 October
Birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate of non-violent resistance.
Dussehra (Saptami)
Restricted
Sunday · 18 October
The seventh day of the Navratri festival.
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Restricted
Monday · 19 October
The eighth day of the Navratri festival, among its most sacred.
Dussehra
Gazetted
Tuesday · 20 October
Vijaya Dashami, marking Rama's victory over Ravana and Durga's over Mahishasura; effigies are burnt across northern India.
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Restricted
Monday · 26 October
Marks the birth of Valmiki, author of the Ramayana.
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
Restricted
Thursday · 29 October
A day-long fast kept by married women for their husbands' well-being, broken on sighting the moon.

November 7

Diwali (Deepavali)
Gazetted
Sunday · 8 November
The festival of lights, marking the triumph of light over darkness and Rama's return to Ayodhya.
Naraka Chaturdasi
Restricted
Sunday · 8 November
Chhoti Diwali, marking Krishna's defeat of the demon Narakasura on the day before Diwali.
Govardhan Puja
Restricted
Monday · 9 November
Marks Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter the villagers from Indra's storm, kept the day after Diwali.
Bhai Duj
Restricted
Wednesday · 11 November
Sisters mark their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life, two days after Diwali.
Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
Restricted
Sunday · 15 November
The sixth-day sun worship at the heart of Chhath Puja.
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Gazetted
Tuesday · 24 November
Marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, observed with processions and scripture readings.
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Restricted
Tuesday · 24 November
Marks the execution of the ninth Sikh Guru in 1675 for defending the right to religious freedom.

December 6

Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Restricted
Wednesday · 23 December
Marks the birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
Christmas Eve
Gazetted
Thursday · 24 December
The evening before Christmas Day, marked with midnight services and family celebrations.
Christmas Day
Gazetted
Friday · 25 December
Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, marked with church services, family gatherings and gift-giving.
Christmas Celebration
Gazetted
Saturday · 26 December
One of the days Mizoram sets aside around Christmas for church and community celebration.
Christmas Festival
Restricted
Monday · 28 December
One of the days set aside around Christmas for church and community celebration.
New Year's Eve
Gazetted
Thursday · 31 December
The last day of the Gregorian year.

Next to a weekend

These gazetted holidays fall on a Monday or a Friday — a long weekend for anyone who has the Saturday off.

New Year CelebrationFriday · 2 January
Republic DayMonday · 26 January
State DayFriday · 20 February
Chapchar KutFriday · 13 March
Good FridayFriday · 3 April
Buddha PurnimaFriday · 1 May
YMA DayMonday · 15 June
MuharramFriday · 26 June
MHIP DayMonday · 6 July
JanmashtamiFriday · 4 September
Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayFriday · 2 October
Christmas DayFriday · 25 December

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Source

General Administration Department, Government of Mizoram, reference F. 23012/36/2025-ESTT-GAD, dated 29 September 2025. Read it on gad.mizoram.gov.in.

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