Himachal Pradesh
Public Holidays List 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	Holiday Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Restricted
Jan 14	Wednesday	Makar Sankranti	Regional
Jan 23	Friday	Basant Panchami / Siraji	Restricted
Jan 26	Monday	Republic Day	National
Feb 1	Sunday	Guru Ravidas' Birthday	Regional
Feb 15	Sunday	Maha Shivaratri	Regional
Feb 20	Friday	Birth Anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati	Regional
Mar 4	Wednesday	Holi	Regional
Mar 19	Thursday	Cheti Chand	Regional
Mar 26	Thursday	Ram Navami	Regional
Mar 31	Tuesday	Mahavir Jayanti	Regional
Apr 1	Wednesday	Annual Closing of Bank Accounts	Regional
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Regional
Apr 4	Saturday	Easter Saturday	Regional
Apr 15	Wednesday	Himachal Day	Regional
Apr 19	Sunday	Parshuram Jayanti	Regional
May 1	Friday	Buddha Purnima	Regional
May 10	Sunday	Maharana Pratap Jayanti	Regional
May 27	Wednesday	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	Regional
Jun 5	Friday	Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti	Regional
Jun 18	Thursday	Jamat-ul-Vida	Regional
Jul 16	Thursday	Rath Yatra	Regional
Aug 15	Saturday	Independence Day	National
Aug 28	Friday	Raksha Bandhan	Regional
Sep 4	Friday	Janmashtami	Regional
Sep 5	Saturday	Guru Nanak Dev's Parkash Diwas	Regional
Sep 8	Tuesday	Onam	Regional
Sep 17	Thursday	Vishwakarma Day	Regional
Oct 2	Friday	Gandhi Jayanti	National
Oct 3	Saturday	Karva Chauth	Regional
Oct 20	Tuesday	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)	Regional
Oct 26	Monday	Balmiki Jayanti	Regional
Nov 8	Sunday	Diwali	Regional
Nov 15	Sunday	Chhat Pooja	Regional
Dec 24	Thursday	Christmas Eve	Restricted
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Regional

Download: Himachal Pradesh Government Notification