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Bihar Holiday lists
Bihar's official holiday list for 2026: 51 holidays, with the date, day and type of each.
2026 at a glance
- Holidays listed
- 51
- National
- 3
- Regional
- 47
- Optional
- 1
- 1 January
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- New year
- Type
- Optional
- 14 January
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Makar Sankranti
- Type
- Regional
- 23 January
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Vasant Panchami
- Type
- Regional
- 24 January
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Karpoori Thakur Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 26 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Republic day
- Type
- National
- 1 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Sant Ravidas Jayanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 4 February
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Shab-e-barat
- Type
- Regional
- 16 February
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Mahashivrathri
- Type
- Regional
- 2 March
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Ramzan
- Type
- Regional
- 2 March
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Holi ka dahan
- Type
- Regional
- 3 March
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Holi
- Type
- Regional
- 21 March
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid)
- Type
- Regional
- 22 March
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Eid ul Fitr (Eid)
- Type
- Regional
- 26 March
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Emperor Ashoka Ashtami
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Mahavir Jayanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Good Friday
- Type
- Regional
- 14 April
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 23 April
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 25 April
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Janaki Navami
- Type
- Regional
- 27 April
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Ram Navami
- Type
- Regional
- 1 May
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Buddha Purnima
- Type
- Regional
- 1 May
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- May Day
- Type
- Regional
- 28 May
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Eid-al-Zuha- Bakrid
- Type
- Regional
- 18 June
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 26 June
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Muharram
- Type
- Regional
- 27 June
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Muharram
- Type
- Regional
- 29 June
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Kabir Jayanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 4 August
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Chehallum
- Type
- Regional
- 15 August
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Independence day
- Type
- National
- 24 August
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Final hearing Monday Shravana
- Type
- Regional
- 28 August
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Hazrat Muhammad Sahib Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 28 August
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Raksha Bandhan
- Type
- Regional
- 4 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Shri Krishna Janmashtami
- Type
- Regional
- 14 September
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Haritalika Teej Fast
- Type
- Regional
- 17 September
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Vishwakarma Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 2 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- Type
- National
- 4 October
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Jivitputrika Fast
- Type
- Regional
- 11 October
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Jaiprakash Narayan Jayanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 14 October
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Chhath Puja kharna
- Type
- Regional
- 17 October
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Durga Pooja (Saptami)
- Type
- Regional
- 18 October
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Durga Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 19 October
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Durga Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 21 October
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Shri Krishna Singh Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 21 October
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Durga Puja (Ekadasi)
- Type
- Regional
- 8 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Diwali
- Type
- Regional
- 10 November
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Chitragupta Pooja / Bhai Dooj
- Type
- Regional
- 15 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Chhath Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 16 November
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Chhath Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 3 December
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 24 December
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Christmas Eve
- Type
- Regional
- 25 December
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Type
- Regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New year | Optional |
| 14 January | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Regional |
| 23 January | Friday | Vasant Panchami | Regional |
| 24 January | Saturday | Karpoori Thakur Jayanti | Regional |
| 26 January | Monday | Republic day | National |
| 1 February | Sunday | Sant Ravidas Jayanthi | Regional |
| 4 February | Wednesday | Shab-e-barat | Regional |
| 16 February | Monday | Mahashivrathri | Regional |
| 2 March | Monday | Ramzan | Regional |
| 2 March | Monday | Holi ka dahan | Regional |
| 3 March | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| 21 March | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid) | Regional |
| 22 March | Sunday | Eid ul Fitr (Eid) | Regional |
| 26 March | Thursday | Emperor Ashoka Ashtami | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Mahavir Jayanthi | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional |
| 23 April | Thursday | Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanthi | Regional |
| 25 April | Saturday | Janaki Navami | Regional |
| 27 April | Monday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| 1 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| 1 May | Friday | May Day | Regional |
| 28 May | Thursday | Eid-al-Zuha- Bakrid | Regional |
| 18 June | Thursday | Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti | Regional |
| 26 June | Friday | Muharram | Regional |
| 27 June | Saturday | Muharram | Regional |
| 29 June | Monday | Kabir Jayanthi | Regional |
| 4 August | Tuesday | Chehallum | Regional |
| 15 August | Saturday | Independence day | National |
| 24 August | Monday | Final hearing Monday Shravana | Regional |
| 28 August | Friday | Hazrat Muhammad Sahib Birthday | Regional |
| 28 August | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| 4 September | Friday | Shri Krishna Janmashtami | Regional |
| 14 September | Monday | Haritalika Teej Fast | Regional |
| 17 September | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja | Regional |
| 2 October | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 4 October | Sunday | Jivitputrika Fast | Regional |
| 11 October | Sunday | Jaiprakash Narayan Jayanthi | Regional |
| 14 October | Wednesday | Chhath Puja kharna | Regional |
| 17 October | Saturday | Durga Pooja (Saptami) | Regional |
| 18 October | Sunday | Durga Puja | Regional |
| 19 October | Monday | Durga Puja | Regional |
| 21 October | Wednesday | Shri Krishna Singh Jayanti | Regional |
| 21 October | Wednesday | Durga Puja (Ekadasi) | Regional |
| 8 November | Sunday | Diwali | Regional |
| 10 November | Tuesday | Chitragupta Pooja / Bhai Dooj | Regional |
| 15 November | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Regional |
| 16 November | Monday | Chhath Puja | Regional |
| 3 December | Thursday | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanti | Regional |
| 24 December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
National holidays apply everywhere. Private employers must give at least the paid holidays in the state's National and Festival Holidays law; the rest of this list binds government offices and banks.
Last checked 23 October 2026. Rates and rules change: ask us to confirm before you rely on them.
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