Gujarat Government Holiday List 2026 - Summary
Gujarat government has announced its public and optional holiday list for the year 2026, impacting state government offices, undertakings, and corporations. The list includes a variety of religious and national observances, with provisions for Muslim employees to adjust holidays based on actual observation.
Gujarat Public Holiday List in 2026
| Sr. No | Name of General Holidays | Date | Days of Week |
| 1 | Makar Sankranti | 14th January,2026 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Republic Day | 26th January,2026 | Monday |
| 3 | Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti | 04th March, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Chetichand | 19th March, 2026 | Thursday |
| 5 | Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra) (1st Shawaal) | 21st March, 2026 | Saturday |
| 6 | Shree Ram Navmi | 26th March, 2026 | Thursday |
| 7 | Mahavir Janma Kalyanak | 31st March, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Good Friday | 3rd April, 2026 | Friday |
| 9 | Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday | 14th April, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Eid-U1-Adha (Bakri-Eid) | 27th May, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Muharram (Ashoora) | 26th June, 2026 | Friday |
| 12 | (1) Independence Day | 15th August, 2026 | Saturday |
| (2) Parsi New Year Day- Pateti | 15th August, 2026 | Saturday | |
| (Parsi Shahenshahi) | |||
| 13 | Eid-e-Meeladunnabi -( Prophet | ||
| Mohammad’s Birthday) (bara vafat) | 26th August, 2026 | Wednesday | |
| 14 | Raksha Bandhan | 28th August, 2026 | Friday |
| 15 | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) | 04th September, 2026 | Friday |
| 16 | Samvatsari(Chaturthi Paksha) | 15th September, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02nd October, 2026 | Friday |
| 18 | Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) | 20th October, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 19 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | 31st October, 2026 | Saturday |
| 20 | Vikram Samvant New Year Day | 10th November, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 21 | Bhai Bij | 11th November, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 22 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 24th November,2026 | Tuesday |
| 23 | Christmas | 25th December, 2026 | Friday |
Gujarat optional holiday list 2026
Employees may avail maximum two optional holidays.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Optional Holidays | Date | Days of Week |
| 1 | Christian New Year Day | 01st January, 2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar | 15th January,2026 | Thursday |
| Sankranti) | |||
| 3 | Vishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13) | 31st January, 2026 | Saturday |
| 4 | (1) Shab-e-Barat | 04th February, 2026 | Wednesday |
| (2) Birthday of Dhani Matang Dev | 04th February, 2026 | Wednesday | |
| 5 | Holi | 03rd March, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali | 11th March, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Gudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1) | 19th March, 2026 | Thursday |
| 8 | Jamshedi Navroz ( Parsi Shahenshahi & | 21st March, 2026 | Saturday |
| Parsi Kadmi) | |||
| 9 | Hatkeshvar Jayanti | 01st April, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 10 | (1) Pesah (1st Day) (Yahudi) | 02nd April, 2026 | Thursday |
| (2) Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) | 02nd April, 2026 | Thursday | |
| 11 | Maha Prabhuji’s Praktyotsava | 13th April, 2026 | Monday |
| (Vallabhacharya Jayanti) | |||
| 12 | Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya | 21st April, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5) | |||
| 13 | Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadami) | 22nd April, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Budhha Purnima (Vaishakh Sud-15) | 01st May, 2026 | Friday |
| 15 | (1) Shavuoth (Yahudi) | 22nd May, 2026 | Friday |
| (2) Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shahenshahi) | 22nd May, 2026 | Friday | |
| 16 | Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom day | 18th June, 2026 | Thursday |
| 17 | 9th Muharram | 25th June, 2026 | Thursday |
| 18 | Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III) (Parsi Kadmi) | 13th July, 2026 | Monday |
| 19 | Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi kadmi) | 15th July, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 20 | (1) Rathayatra (Ashadhi bill (Ashadh Sud-2) | 16th July, 2026 | Thursday |
| (2) Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi) | 16th July, 2026 | Thursday | |
| 21 | Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi) | 21st July, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 22 | Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) | 23rd July, 2026 | Thursday |
| 23 | (1) Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III) (Parsi | 12th August, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Shahenshahi) | |||
| (2) Shahadat-e- Imam Hasan | 12th August, 2026 | Wednesday | |
| 24 | Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi | 14th August, 2026 | Friday |
| Shahenshahi) | |||
| 25 | Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) | 20th August, 2026 | Thursday |
| 26 | Onam | 26th August, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 27 | Id-e-Maulud | 31st August, 2026 | Monday |
| 28 | Nand Utsav (Shravan Vad-9) | 05th September, 2026 | Saturday |
| 29 | Shravan Vad-12 (Paryusan 1st Day) | 08th September, 2026 | Tuesday |
| (Chaturthi Paksha) | |||
| 30 | Shravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1st Day) | 09th September, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4) | 14th September, 2026 | Monday |
| 32 | Samvatsari (Panchami Paksha) | 16th September, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 33 | Yom Kippur(Yahudi) | 21st September, 2026 | Monday |
| 34 | Dhan Terash ( Aaso Vad- 13) | 07th November, 2026 | Saturday |
| 35 | Dev-Diwali (Kartak Sud-15) | 24th November, 2026 | Tuesday |
