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Sikkim Holiday lists
Sikkim's official holiday list for 2026: 37 holidays, with the date, day and type of each.
2026 at a glance
- Holidays listed
- 37
- National
- 3
- Regional
- 32
- Optional
- 2
- 1 January
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- New Year's Day
- Type
- Optional
- 15 January
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Maghe Sankranti
- Type
- Regional
- 19 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Sonam Lochhar
- Type
- Optional
- 26 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Republic Day
- Type
- National
- 18 February
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Losar
- Type
- Regional
- 26 February
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Akhil Sikkim Khas Chettri Bahun Kalyan Sangh's Foundation Day
- Type
- Regional
- 3 March
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Holi
- Type
- Regional
- 20 March
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Id-ul-Fitr (Subject to Moon Sighting)
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Good Friday
- Type
- Regional
- 14 April
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 28 May
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Subject to Moon Sighting)
- Type
- Regional
- 4 June
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Saga Dawa
- Type
- Regional
- 15 June
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Bhanu Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 9 July
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Guru Purnima
- Type
- Regional
- 15 August
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Independence Day
- Type
- National
- 17 August
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Tizong Lho-Rum-Faat
- Type
- Regional
- 26 August
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Indrajatra
- Type
- Regional
- 2 September
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Pang Lhabsol
- Type
- Regional
- 4 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Janmashtami
- Type
- Regional
- 18 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Kagyed Dance
- Type
- Regional
- 25 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Dasain
- Type
- Regional
- 26 September
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Dasain
- Type
- Regional
- 27 September
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Dasain
- Type
- Regional
- 28 September
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Dasain
- Type
- Regional
- 2 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Type
- National
- 13 October
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Tihar/Laxmi Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 16 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Bhatri Dwitya
- Type
- Regional
- 2 November
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- All Souls Day
- Type
- Regional
- 24 November
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Guru Nanak Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 10 December
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Lhabab Dhuechen
- Type
- Regional
- 11 December
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Tendong Lho-Rum-Faat
- Type
- Regional
- 15 December
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Chasok Tongnam
- Type
- Regional
- 16 December
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Nyengpa Guzom
- Type
- Regional
- 23 December
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Puhgal Parim / Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam
- Type
- Regional
- 25 December
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Type
- Regional
- 28 December
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Barahimijong
- Type
- Regional
- 30 December
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Tamu Lochar
- Type
- Regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Optional |
| 15 January | Thursday | Maghe Sankranti | Regional |
| 19 January | Monday | Sonam Lochhar | Optional |
| 26 January | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| 18 February | Wednesday | Losar | Regional |
| 26 February | Thursday | Akhil Sikkim Khas Chettri Bahun Kalyan Sangh's Foundation Day | Regional |
| 3 March | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| 20 March | Friday | Id-ul-Fitr (Subject to Moon Sighting) | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional |
| 28 May | Thursday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Subject to Moon Sighting) | Regional |
| 4 June | Thursday | Saga Dawa | Regional |
| 15 June | Monday | Bhanu Jayanti | Regional |
| 9 July | Thursday | Guru Purnima | Regional |
| 15 August | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| 17 August | Monday | Tizong Lho-Rum-Faat | Regional |
| 26 August | Wednesday | Indrajatra | Regional |
| 2 September | Wednesday | Pang Lhabsol | Regional |
| 4 September | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| 18 September | Friday | Kagyed Dance | Regional |
| 25 September | Friday | Dasain | Regional |
| 26 September | Saturday | Dasain | Regional |
| 27 September | Sunday | Dasain | Regional |
| 28 September | Monday | Dasain | Regional |
| 2 October | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 13 October | Tuesday | Tihar/Laxmi Puja | Regional |
| 16 October | Friday | Bhatri Dwitya | Regional |
| 2 November | Monday | All Souls Day | Regional |
| 24 November | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Regional |
| 10 December | Thursday | Lhabab Dhuechen | Regional |
| 11 December | Friday | Tendong Lho-Rum-Faat | Regional |
| 15 December | Tuesday | Chasok Tongnam | Regional |
| 16 December | Wednesday | Nyengpa Guzom | Regional |
| 23 December | Wednesday | Puhgal Parim / Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam | Regional |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
| 28 December | Monday | Barahimijong | Regional |
| 30 December | Wednesday | Tamu Lochar | 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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