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Jammu and Kashmir Holiday lists
Jammu and Kashmir's official holiday list for 2026: 38 holidays, with the date, day and type of each.
2026 at a glance
- Holidays listed
- 38
- National
- 3
- Regional
- 35
- Optional
- 0
- 5 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 13 January
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Lohri
- Type
- Regional
- 17 January
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Shab-I-Miraj*
- Type
- Regional
- 23 January
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Friday following Shab-i-Miraj*
- Type
- Regional
- 26 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Republic Day
- Type
- National
- 1 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Shri Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 15 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Mahashivratri
- Type
- Regional
- 4 March
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Holi
- Type
- Regional
- 17 March
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Shab-I-Qadr*
- Type
- Regional
- 19 March
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- 1 Navratra
- Type
- Regional
- 20 March
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Jumat-ul-Vida*
- Type
- Regional
- 21 March
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Nauroz*/ Eid-ul-Fitr*
- Type
- Regional
- 26 March
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Ramanavami / Mela Bahu Fort (Jammu District only)
- Type
- Regional
- 31 March
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Mahavir Jayanti (Jammu District only)
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Good Friday (Jammu District only)
- Type
- Regional
- 14 April
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Baisakhi / Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
- Type
- Regional
- 19 April
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Parshuram Jayanti (Jammu Province only)
- Type
- Regional
- 1 May
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Buddha Purnima
- Type
- Regional
- 23 May
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Urs Shah-i-Hamdan Sahib*
- Type
- Regional
- 16 June
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Martyr's Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji
- Type
- Regional
- 21 June
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Urs Shah Farid-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar District only)*
- Type
- Regional
- 22 June
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Mela Khir Bhawani
- Type
- Regional
- 26 June
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Ashoora*
- Type
- Regional
- 29 June
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Kabir Jayanti (Jammu Province Only)
- Type
- Regional
- 5 July
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 15 August
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Independence Day
- Type
- National
- 26 August
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Eid--iMilad-ul-Nabi*
- Type
- Regional
- 28 August
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi*/ Raksha Bandhan
- Type
- Regional
- 4 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Janamashtami
- Type
- Regional
- 23 September
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji
- Type
- Regional
- 2 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- Type
- National
- 8 October
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Sahib*
- Type
- Regional
- 20 October
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Mahanavami / Dussehra
- Type
- Regional
- 26 October
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Accession Day
- Type
- Regional
- 8 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Diwali
- Type
- Regional
- 10 November
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar, Doda & Ramban Districts only)*
- Type
- Regional
- 24 November
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 25 December
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Christmas Day
- Type
- Regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Monday | Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday | Regional |
| 13 January | Tuesday | Lohri | Regional |
| 17 January | Saturday | Shab-I-Miraj* | Regional |
| 23 January | Friday | Friday following Shab-i-Miraj* | Regional |
| 26 January | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| 1 February | Sunday | Shri Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | Regional |
| 15 February | Sunday | Mahashivratri | Regional |
| 4 March | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| 17 March | Tuesday | Shab-I-Qadr* | Regional |
| 19 March | Thursday | 1 Navratra | Regional |
| 20 March | Friday | Jumat-ul-Vida* | Regional |
| 21 March | Saturday | Nauroz*/ Eid-ul-Fitr* | Regional |
| 26 March | Thursday | Ramanavami / Mela Bahu Fort (Jammu District only) | Regional |
| 31 March | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti (Jammu District only) | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday (Jammu District only) | Regional |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Baisakhi / Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Regional |
| 19 April | Sunday | Parshuram Jayanti (Jammu Province only) | Regional |
| 1 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| 23 May | Saturday | Urs Shah-i-Hamdan Sahib* | Regional |
| 16 June | Tuesday | Martyr's Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji | Regional |
| 21 June | Sunday | Urs Shah Farid-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar District only)* | Regional |
| 22 June | Monday | Mela Khir Bhawani | Regional |
| 26 June | Friday | Ashoora* | Regional |
| 29 June | Monday | Kabir Jayanti (Jammu Province Only) | Regional |
| 5 July | Sunday | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Regional |
| 15 August | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| 26 August | Wednesday | Eid--iMilad-ul-Nabi* | Regional |
| 28 August | Friday | Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi*/ Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| 4 September | Friday | Janamashtami | Regional |
| 23 September | Wednesday | Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji | Regional |
| 2 October | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| 8 October | Thursday | Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Sahib* | Regional |
| 20 October | Tuesday | Mahanavami / Dussehra | Regional |
| 26 October | Monday | Accession Day | Regional |
| 8 November | Sunday | Diwali | Regional |
| 10 November | Tuesday | Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar, Doda & Ramban Districts only)* | Regional |
| 24 November | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday | Regional |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day | 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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