State holiday list · 2026

Punjab Holiday List 2026

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

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In 2026, Punjab has 31 gazetted holidays and 27 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 58 holidays in 2026

January 5

  1. New Year's Day

    Restricted

    Thursday · 1 January

    Marks the first day of the year on the Gregorian calendar, celebrated globally with festivities and new resolutions.

  2. Lohri

    Restricted

    Tuesday · 13 January

    The Punjabi midwinter bonfire festival, marking the end of the coldest days and the coming harvest.

  3. Nirvan Diwas of Bhagwan Adi Nath Ji

    Restricted

    Saturday · 17 January

    Marks the liberation of Rishabhanatha, the first Jain Tirthankara.

  4. Basant Panchami / Birth Anniversary of Satguru Ram Singh Ji

    Restricted

    Friday · 23 January

    The spring festival of Saraswati, kept in Punjab alongside the birth of Satguru Ram Singh, founder of the Namdhari movement.

  5. 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 2

  1. Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji

    Gazetted

    Sunday · 1 February

    Marks the birth of Ravidas, the fifteenth-century poet-saint of the Bhakti movement.

  2. Maha Shivratri

    Gazetted

    Sunday · 15 February

    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and night-long worship.

March 7

  1. Hola Mohalla

    Restricted

    Wednesday · 4 March

    The Sikh festival at Anandpur Sahib, held the day after Holi, at which martial skills are displayed.

  2. Holi

    Gazetted

    Wednesday · 4 March

    The festival of colours, marking the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.

  3. International Women's Day

    Restricted

    Sunday · 8 March

    The day marking the achievements of women and the continuing campaign for equality.

  4. Eid-ul-Fitr

    Gazetted

    Saturday · 21 March

    Marks the end of Ramadan's month of fasting, celebrated with congregational prayer, charity and family meals.

  5. Shaheedi Diwas of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru Ji

    Gazetted

    Monday · 23 March

    Honours Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, hanged by the British at Lahore in 1931.

  6. Ram Navami

    Gazetted

    Thursday · 26 March

    Marks the birth of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, celebrated with readings of the Ramayana.

  7. Mahavir Jayanti

    Gazetted

    Tuesday · 31 March

    Marks the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of Jainism.

April 5

  1. Good Friday

    Gazetted

    Friday · 3 April

    Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, observed by Christians with fasting, prayer and church services.

  2. Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nabha Das Ji

    Gazetted

    Wednesday · 8 April

    Marks the birth of Guru Nabha Das, the poet-saint whose Bhaktamal records the lives of the Bhakti saints.

  3. Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

    Gazetted

    Tuesday · 14 April

    Marks the birth of B. R. Ambedkar, principal architect of the Constitution of India and campaigner against caste discrimination.

  4. Vaisakhi

    Gazetted

    Tuesday · 14 April

    The Punjabi spring harvest festival and new year, also marking the founding of the Khalsa in 1699.

  5. Bhagwan Parshuram Janam Utsav

    Gazetted

    Sunday · 19 April

    Marks the appearance of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu.

May 3

  1. Buddha Purnima

    Restricted

    Friday · 1 May

    Marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha, all traditionally held to have fallen on the same full-moon day.

  2. May Day

    Gazetted

    Friday · 1 May

    International Workers' Day, marking the labour movement's campaign for the eight-hour working day.

  3. Eid-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 5

  1. Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji

    Gazetted

    Thursday · 18 June

    Marks the martyrdom of the fifth Sikh Guru, tortured to death at Lahore in 1606.

  2. Nirjala Ekadashi

    Restricted

    Thursday · 25 June

    The strictest of the Ekadashi fasts, kept without even water.

  3. Muharram

    Restricted

    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.

  4. Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji

    Restricted

    Monday · 29 June

    Marks the death of Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire in Punjab.

  5. Kabir Jayanti

    Gazetted

    Monday · 29 June

    Marks the birth of Kabir, the mystic poet whose verses reject both ritualism and sectarian division.

July 1

  1. Shaheedi Dihara of Shaheed Udham Singh Ji

    Gazetted

    Friday · 31 July

    Honours Udham Singh, executed in 1940 for the killing that avenged the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

August 2

  1. Independence Day

    Gazetted

    Saturday · 15 August

    Marks India's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947, observed with flag hoisting and national ceremonies.

  2. Birthday of Prophet Muhammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad)

    Restricted

    Wednesday · 26 August

    Marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, observed with processions, readings and charity.

September 8

  1. Janam Ashtami

    Gazetted

    Friday · 4 September

    Marks the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, kept with midnight worship and fasting.

  2. Birthday of Baba Jeevan Singh Ji

    Restricted

    Saturday · 5 September

    Marks the birth of Bhai Jaita, known as Baba Jeevan Singh, who carried Guru Tegh Bahadur's head to Anandpur.

  3. First Prakash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

    Restricted

    Saturday · 12 September

    Marks the first installation of the Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple in 1604.

  4. Saragarhi Diwas

    Restricted

    Saturday · 12 September

    Honours the twenty-one Sikh soldiers who held the post at Saragarhi against overwhelming odds in 1897.

  5. Samvatsari Diwas

    Restricted

    Tuesday · 15 September

    The closing day of Paryushan, on which Jains ask forgiveness of everyone they may have wronged.

  6. Birth Anniversary of Baba Sri Chand Ji

    Restricted

    Sunday · 20 September

    Marks the birth of Sri Chand, elder son of Guru Nanak and founder of the Udasi order.

  7. Anant Chaturdashi

    Restricted

    Friday · 25 September

    The final day of the Ganesh festival, on which the images are immersed; also a major Jain observance.

  8. Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji

    Restricted

    Monday · 28 September

    Marks the birth of Bhagat Singh, the revolutionary executed by the British in 1931 at the age of twenty-three.

October 7

  1. Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji

    Gazetted

    Friday · 2 October

    Birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement.

  2. Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

    Gazetted

    Sunday · 11 October

    Marks the birth of Maharaja Agrasen, the legendary king held to have founded Agroha and the Agrawal community.

  3. Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur

    Restricted

    Friday · 16 October

    Marks the birth of Banda Singh Bahadur, the Sikh commander who established the first Sikh rule in Punjab.

  4. Dussehra

    Gazetted

    Tuesday · 20 October

    Vijaya Dashami, marking Rama's victory over Ravana and Durga's over Mahishasura; effigies are burnt across northern India.

  5. Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji

    Gazetted

    Monday · 26 October

    Marks the birth of Valmiki, author of the Ramayana.

  6. Prakash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ramdas Sahib Ji

    Restricted

    Tuesday · 27 October

    Marks the birth of Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru, who founded Amritsar.

  7. 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 9

  1. Nava Punjab Diwas

    Restricted

    Sunday · 1 November

    Marks the reorganisation of Punjab in 1966, from which the present state took its shape.

  2. Diwali

    Gazetted

    Sunday · 8 November

    The festival of lights, marking the triumph of light over darkness and Rama's return to Ayodhya.

  3. Govardhan Puja

    Restricted

    Monday · 9 November

    Marks Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter the villagers from Indra's storm, kept the day after Diwali.

  4. Vishwakarma Diwas

    Gazetted

    Monday · 9 November

    Worship of Vishwakarma, the divine architect, on which tools and machinery are honoured.

  5. Gurgaddi Diwas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

    Restricted

    Wednesday · 11 November

    Marks the day Guru Gobind Singh conferred the Guruship on the Guru Granth Sahib in 1708.

  6. Chhath Puja

    Restricted

    Sunday · 15 November

    Four days of offerings to the setting and rising sun, the principal festival of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

  7. Shaheedi Diwas of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji

    Gazetted

    Monday · 16 November

    Honours Kartar Singh Sarabha of the Ghadar Party, hanged in 1915 at the age of nineteen.

  8. Birthday of Sant Namdev Ji

    Restricted

    Friday · 20 November

    Marks the birth of Sant Namdev, the Marathi poet-saint of the Bhakti movement.

  9. Gurpurab Sahib of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

    Gazetted

    Tuesday · 24 November

    Marks the birth of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, observed with processions and scripture readings.

December 4

  1. Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

    Gazetted

    Monday · 14 December

    Marks the execution of the ninth Sikh Guru in 1675 for defending the right to religious freedom.

  2. Christmas Day

    Gazetted

    Friday · 25 December

    Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, marked with church services, family gatherings and gift-giving.

  3. Shaheedi Sabha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib

    Restricted

    Saturday – Sunday · 26–27 December

    The gathering at Fatehgarh Sahib remembering the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, bricked alive in 1705.

  4. Shaheedi Sabha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib

    Gazetted

    Monday · 28 December

    The gathering at Fatehgarh Sahib remembering the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, bricked alive in 1705.

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Source

Department of Personnel, Government of Punjab, reference 06/01/2025-2PP3/781, dated 26 November 2025. Read it on punjab.gov.in.

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