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Uttar Pradesh Holiday lists
Uttar Pradesh's official holiday list for 2026: 56 holidays, with the date, day and type of each.
2026 at a glance
- Holidays listed
- 56
- National
- 3
- Regional
- 53
- Optional
- 0
- 1 January
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- New Year's Day
- Type
- Regional
- 3 January
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Hazrat Ali's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 5 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 14 January
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Makar Sankranti
- Type
- Regional
- 23 January
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Basant Panchami
- Type
- Regional
- 24 January
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 26 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Republic Day
- Type
- National
- 1 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Sant Ravidas Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 4 February
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Shab-e-Barat
- Type
- Regional
- 15 February
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Maha Shivaratri
- Type
- Regional
- 2 March
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Holika Dahan
- Type
- Regional
- 4 March
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Holi
- Type
- Regional
- 5 March
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Holi Next day
- Type
- Regional
- 13 March
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Jamat-ul-Vida (Alvida) / Last Friday of Ramzan
- Type
- Regional
- 19 March
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Cheti Chand
- Type
- Regional
- 21 March
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- Type
- Regional
- 22 March
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Eid-ul-Fitr Next day
- 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
- Commercial Banks' Annual Closing
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Good Friday
- Type
- Regional
- 4 April
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Easter Saturday
- Type
- Regional
- 5 April
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Maharishi Kashyap & Maharaja Nishad Guhya Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 6 April
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Easter Monday
- Type
- Regional
- 14 April
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 17 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Chandrashekhar Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 19 April
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Parshuram Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 1 May
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Buddha Purnima
- Type
- Regional
- 9 May
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Lok Nayak Maharana Pratap Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 27 May
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Eid-uz-Zuha (Bakrid)
- Type
- Regional
- 28 May
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Eid-uz-Zuha (Bakrid) Next day
- Type
- Regional
- 25 June
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Muharram
- Type
- Regional
- 26 June
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Muharram
- Type
- Regional
- 4 August
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Chehllum
- Type
- Regional
- 15 August
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Independence Day
- Type
- National
- 26 August
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Eid-e-Milad / Barawafat
- Type
- Regional
- 28 August
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Raksha Bandhan
- Type
- Regional
- 4 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Janmashtami
- Type
- Regional
- 17 September
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Vishwakarma Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 25 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Anant Chaturdashi
- Type
- Regional
- 2 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- Type
- National
- 11 October
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 19 October
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
- Type
- Regional
- 20 October
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Dussehra (Mahanavami) / Vijayadashmi
- Type
- Regional
- 26 October
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Maharishi Valmiki / Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel & Acharya Narendra Dev Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 31 October
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Narak Chaturdashi
- Type
- Regional
- 8 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Deepawali
- Type
- Regional
- 9 November
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Govardhan Puja
- Type
- Regional
- 11 November
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Bhaiyaduj / Chitragupt Jayanti
- Type
- Regional
- 15 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Chhath Puja Parv
- Type
- Regional
- 16 November
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Veerangana Uda Devi Shaheed Diwas
- Type
- Regional
- 24 November
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheed Diwas
- Type
- Regional
- 16 December
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti Ajmeri Garib Nawaz R.A.
- Type
- Regional
- 23 December
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Chaudhary Charan Singh's Birthday
- Type
- Regional
- 24 December
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Christmas Eve
- Type
- Regional
- 25 December
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Christmas-Day
- Type
- Regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Regional |
| 3 January | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Regional |
| 5 January | Monday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Regional |
| 14 January | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Regional |
| 23 January | Friday | Basant Panchami | Regional |
| 24 January | Saturday | Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Birthday | Regional |
| 26 January | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| 1 February | Sunday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti | Regional |
| 4 February | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat | Regional |
| 15 February | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri | Regional |
| 2 March | Monday | Holika Dahan | Regional |
| 4 March | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| 5 March | Thursday | Holi Next day | Regional |
| 13 March | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida (Alvida) / Last Friday of Ramzan | Regional |
| 19 March | Thursday | Cheti Chand | Regional |
| 21 March | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr | Regional |
| 22 March | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr Next day | Regional |
| 26 March | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| 31 March | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional |
| 1 April | Wednesday | Commercial Banks' Annual Closing | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| 4 April | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Regional |
| 5 April | Sunday | Maharishi Kashyap & Maharaja Nishad Guhya Jayanti | Regional |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday | Regional |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday | Regional |
| 17 April | Friday | Chandrashekhar Jayanti | Regional |
| 19 April | Sunday | Parshuram Jayanti | Regional |
| 1 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| 9 May | Saturday | Lok Nayak Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Regional |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Eid-uz-Zuha (Bakrid) | Regional |
| 28 May | Thursday | Eid-uz-Zuha (Bakrid) Next day | Regional |
| 25 June | Thursday | Muharram | Regional |
| 26 June | Friday | Muharram | Regional |
| 4 August | Tuesday | Chehllum | Regional |
| 15 August | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| 26 August | Wednesday | Eid-e-Milad / Barawafat | Regional |
| 28 August | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| 4 September | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| 17 September | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja | Regional |
| 25 September | Friday | Anant Chaturdashi | Regional |
| 2 October | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 11 October | Sunday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Regional |
| 19 October | Monday | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | Regional |
| 20 October | Tuesday | Dussehra (Mahanavami) / Vijayadashmi | Regional |
| 26 October | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki / Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel & Acharya Narendra Dev Jayanti | Regional |
| 31 October | Saturday | Narak Chaturdashi | Regional |
| 8 November | Sunday | Deepawali | Regional |
| 9 November | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Regional |
| 11 November | Wednesday | Bhaiyaduj / Chitragupt Jayanti | Regional |
| 15 November | Sunday | Chhath Puja Parv | Regional |
| 16 November | Monday | Veerangana Uda Devi Shaheed Diwas | Regional |
| 24 November | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheed Diwas | Regional |
| 16 December | Wednesday | Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti Ajmeri Garib Nawaz R.A. | Regional |
| 23 December | Wednesday | Chaudhary Charan Singh's Birthday | Regional |
| 24 December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | 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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