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Odisha Holiday lists
Odisha's official holiday list for 2026: 23 holidays, with the date, day and type of each.
2026 at a glance
- Holidays listed
- 23
- National
- 3
- Regional
- 20
- Optional
- 0
- 14 January
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Makar Sankranti
- Type
- Regional
- 23 January
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti/ Basanta Panchami
- Type
- Regional
- 26 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Republic Day
- Type
- National
- 15 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Maha Shivratri
- Type
- Regional
- 4 March
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Holi
- Type
- Regional
- 21 March
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Id-ul-Fitre
- Type
- Regional
- 27 March
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Shree Rama Navami
- Type
- Regional
- 1 April
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Good Friday
- Type
- Regional
- 14 April
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanti/ Maha Visuva Sankranti
- Type
- Regional
- 15 June
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Raja Sankranti
- Type
- Regional
- 16 July
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Rath Yatra
- Type
- Regional
- 15 August
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Independence Day
- Type
- National
- 4 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Janmasthami
- Type
- Regional
- 14 September
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Ganesh Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 15 September
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Nuakhai
- Type
- Regional
- 2 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Type
- National
- 18 October
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Mahasthami
- Type
- Regional
- 19 October
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Mahanavami
- Type
- Regional
- 20 October
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Vijaya Dasami
- Type
- Regional
- 8 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Diwali
- Type
- Regional
- 24 November
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Rahas Purnima
- Type
- Regional
- 25 December
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- X-Mas Day
- Type
- Regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Regional |
| 23 January | Friday | Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti/ Basanta Panchami | Regional |
| 26 January | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| 15 February | Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Regional |
| 4 March | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| 21 March | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitre | Regional |
| 27 March | Friday | Shree Rama Navami | Regional |
| 1 April | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanti/ Maha Visuva Sankranti | Regional |
| 15 June | Monday | Raja Sankranti | Regional |
| 16 July | Thursday | Rath Yatra | Regional |
| 15 August | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| 4 September | Friday | Janmasthami | Regional |
| 14 September | Monday | Ganesh Puja | Regional |
| 15 September | Tuesday | Nuakhai | Regional |
| 2 October | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 18 October | Sunday | Mahasthami | Regional |
| 19 October | Monday | Mahanavami | Regional |
| 20 October | Tuesday | Vijaya Dasami | Regional |
| 8 November | Sunday | Diwali | Regional |
| 24 November | Tuesday | Rahas Purnima | Regional |
| 25 December | Friday | X-Mas 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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