Public holidays 2026 in Gujarat

Gujarat has 27 public holidays in 2026; 21 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
WednesdayUttarayan
MondayRepublic Day
WednesdayHoli
ThursdayCheti Chand
SaturdayEid al-FitrId-ul-Fitr
ThursdayRam Navami
TuesdayMahavira's BirthdayMahavir Jayanti
FridayGood Friday
TuesdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti
SundayLord Shri Parshuram's BirthdayBhagvan Shri Parshuram's Jayanti
FridayBuddha Purnima
WednesdayEid al-Adha (expected date, subject to moon sighting)Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
FridayAshuraMuharram
SaturdayIndependence Day
SaturdayParsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
WednesdayProphet's BirthdayMilad-un-Nabi
FridayRaksha Bandhan
FridayJanmashtami (Vaishnava)
TuesdaySamvatsari Day
FridayMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayMahatma Gandhi's Jayanti
TuesdayDussehra
SaturdaySardar Vallabhbhai Patel's BirthdaySardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Jayanti
SundayDiwali (Deepavali)
TuesdayGujarati New YearVikram Samvat New Year
WednesdayBhai Duj
TuesdayGuru Nanak's BirthdayGuru Nanak's Jayanti
FridayChristmas

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, 21 Mar), Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday (Sunday, 19 Apr), Independence Day (Saturday, 15 Aug), Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) (Saturday, 15 Aug), Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday (Saturday, 31 Oct) and Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, 8 Nov).

Not a public holiday in every state, but in Gujarat: Uttarayan, Cheti Chand, Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday, Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), Raksha Bandhan, Samvatsari Day, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday, Gujarati New Year and Bhai Duj.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 18 (8 states) to 32 (Haryana). Gujarat lies in between with 27.

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Long weekends 2026

30 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 12 Jan, Tue 13 Jan10 Jan – 14 Jan 2026252.5Uttarayan
Thu 15 Jan, Fri 16 Jan14 Jan – 18 Jan 2026252.5Uttarayan
Tue 27 Jan, Wed 28 Jan, Thu 29 Jan, Fri 30 Jan24 Jan – 1 Feb 2026492.3Republic Day
Mon 2 Mar, Tue 3 Mar28 Feb – 4 Mar 2026252.5Holi
Thu 5 Mar, Fri 6 Mar4 Mar – 8 Mar 2026252.5Holi
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar14 Mar – 19 Mar 2026362Cheti Chand
Fri 20 Mar19 Mar – 22 Mar 2026144Cheti Chand, Eid al-Fitr
Mon 23 Mar, Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar21 Mar – 26 Mar 2026362Eid al-Fitr, Ram Navami
Fri 27 Mar26 Mar – 29 Mar 2026144Ram Navami
Mon 30 Mar28 Mar – 31 Mar 2026144Mahavira's Birthday
Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026263Mahavira's Birthday, Good Friday
Mon 13 Apr11 Apr – 14 Apr 2026144Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Wed 15 Apr, Thu 16 Apr, Fri 17 Apr14 Apr – 19 Apr 2026362Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Buddha Purnima
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha
Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun, Thu 25 Jun20 Jun – 28 Jun 2026492.3Ashura
Mon 24 Aug, Tue 25 Aug22 Aug – 26 Aug 2026252.5Prophet's Birthday
Thu 27 Aug26 Aug – 30 Aug 2026155Prophet's Birthday, Raksha Bandhan
Mon 31 Aug, Tue 1 Sep, Wed 2 Sep, Thu 3 Sep28 Aug – 6 Sep 20264102.5Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Mon 14 Sep12 Sep – 15 Sep 2026144Samvatsari Day
Wed 16 Sep, Thu 17 Sep, Fri 18 Sep15 Sep – 20 Sep 2026362Samvatsari Day
Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Thu 1 Oct26 Sep – 4 Oct 2026492.3Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Mon 19 Oct17 Oct – 20 Oct 2026144Dussehra
Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Fri 23 Oct20 Oct – 25 Oct 2026362Dussehra
Mon 9 Nov7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026155Diwali (Deepavali), Gujarati New Year, Bhai Duj
Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 Nov10 Nov – 15 Nov 2026263Gujarati New Year, Bhai Duj
Mon 23 Nov21 Nov – 24 Nov 2026144Guru Nanak's Birthday
Wed 25 Nov, Thu 26 Nov, Fri 27 Nov24 Nov – 29 Nov 2026362Guru Nanak's Birthday
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

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