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Chandigarh Holiday lists
Chandigarh's official holiday list for 2026: 40 holidays, with the date, day and type of each.
2026 at a glance
- Holidays listed
- 40
- National
- 3
- Regional
- 37
- Optional
- 0
- 13 January
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Lohri
- Type
- Regional
- 14 January
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Makar Sankranti
- Type
- Regional
- 23 January
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Basant Panchami
- Type
- Regional
- 26 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Republic Day
- Type
- National
- 1 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 15 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Maha Shivratri
- Type
- Regional
- 3 March
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Holika Dahan
- Type
- Regional
- 4 March
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Holi
- Type
- Regional
- 21 March
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Id-ul-Fitr
- Type
- Regional
- 26 March
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Ram Navami
- Type
- Regional
- 31 March
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 1 April
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Good Friday
- Type
- Regional
- 5 April
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Easter
- Type
- Regional
- 14 April
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Vaisakhi
- Type
- Regional
- 1 May
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Budha Purnima
- Type
- Regional
- 27 May
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
- Type
- Regional
- 18 June
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Sri Guru Arjan Dev's Martyrdom Day
- Type
- Regional
- 26 June
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Muharram
- Type
- Regional
- 29 June
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Sant Kabir Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 15 August
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Independence Day
- Type
- National
- 26 August
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday)
- Type
- Regional
- 28 August
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Raksha Bandhan
- Type
- Regional
- 4 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
- Type
- Regional
- 14 September
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Type
- Regional
- 2 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- Type
- National
- 11 October
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Maharaja Agarsain Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 20 October
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Dussehra
- Type
- Regional
- 26 October
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 29 October
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
- Type
- Regional
- 8 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Diwali (Deepavali)
- Type
- Regional
- 9 November
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Govardhan Puja-Vishwakarma Day
- Type
- Regional
- 11 November
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Bhai Duj
- Type
- Regional
- 15 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Chhat Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 24 November
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Guru Nanak's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 14 December
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Martyrdom Day
- Type
- Regional
- 24 December
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Christmas Eve
- Type
- Regional
- 26 December
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 1)
- Type
- Regional
- 27 December
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 2)
- Type
- Regional
- 28 December
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 3)
- Type
- Regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January | Tuesday | Lohri | Regional |
| 14 January | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Regional |
| 23 January | Friday | Basant Panchami | Regional |
| 26 January | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| 1 February | Sunday | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | Regional |
| 15 February | Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Regional |
| 3 March | Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Regional |
| 4 March | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| 21 March | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr | Regional |
| 26 March | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| 31 March | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional |
| 1 April | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| 5 April | Sunday | Easter | Regional |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Regional |
| 1 May | Friday | Budha Purnima | Regional |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Regional |
| 18 June | Thursday | Sri Guru Arjan Dev's Martyrdom Day | Regional |
| 26 June | Friday | Muharram | Regional |
| 29 June | Monday | Sant Kabir Jayanti | Regional |
| 15 August | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| 26 August | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) | Regional |
| 28 August | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| 4 September | Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | Regional |
| 14 September | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional |
| 2 October | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| 11 October | Sunday | Maharaja Agarsain Jayanti | Regional |
| 20 October | Tuesday | Dussehra | Regional |
| 26 October | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Regional |
| 29 October | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Regional |
| 8 November | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Regional |
| 9 November | Monday | Govardhan Puja-Vishwakarma Day | Regional |
| 11 November | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
| 15 November | Sunday | Chhat Puja | Regional |
| 24 November | Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Regional |
| 14 December | Monday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Martyrdom Day | Regional |
| 24 December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| 26 December | Saturday | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 1) | Regional |
| 27 December | Sunday | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 2) | Regional |
| 28 December | Monday | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 3) | 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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