The last month of 2025 is going on, and now everyone is eagerly waiting for the new year 2026. Meanwhile, the Government of India has released the public holiday calendar for 2026. This list includes important holidays for government offices as well as some restricted holidays. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) releases this list every year so that government employees and offices can plan their work accordingly. So let us know how many holidays you will get in the new year 2026, and how many long weekends there will be this year.

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Complete list of holidays for the year 2026
26 January, Monday – Republic Day
4th March, Wednesday – Holi
March 21, Saturday – Eid-ul-Fitr
26 March, Thursday – Ram Navami
31 March, Tuesday – Mahavir Jayanti
April 3, Friday – Good Friday
May 1, Friday – Buddha Purnima
27 May, Wednesday – Bakrid
26 June, Friday – Muharram
15 August, Saturday – Independence Day
26 August, Wednesday – Eid-e-Milad
4th September, Friday – Janmashtami
2 October, Friday – Gandhi Jayanti
20 October, Tuesday – Dussehra
8th November, Sunday – Diwali
24 November, Tuesday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 25, Friday – Christmas
Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays)
January 1, Thursday – New Year
3 January, Saturday – Hazrat Ali’s Birthday
14 January, Wednesday – Makar Sankranti
14 January, Wednesday – Pongal/Magh Bihu
23 January, Friday – Basant Panchami
1 February, Sunday – Guru Ravidas Jayanti
12 February, Thursday – Swami Dayanand Jayanti
15 February, Sunday – Mahashivratri
19 February, Thursday – Shivaji Jayanti
3 March, Tuesday – Holika Dahan
March 3, Tuesday – Dol Yatra
March 19, Thursday – Gudi Padwa/Ugadi
March 20, Friday – Jumat-ul-Vida
April 5, Sunday – Easter
14 April, Tuesday – Baisakhi
15 April, Wednesday – Vaishakhadi/Bihu
9 May, Saturday – Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
16th July, Thursday – Rath Yatra
15 August, Saturday – Parsi New Year
26th August, Wednesday – Onam
28th August, Friday – Raksha Bandhan
14 September, Monday – Ganesh Chaturthi
18 October, Sunday – Saptami
October 19, Monday – Maha Ashtami
20 October, Tuesday – Maha Navami
26 October, Monday – Valmiki Jayanti
29 October, Thursday – Karva Chauth
November 8, Sunday – Narak Chaturdashi
9 November, Monday – Govardhan Puja
11 November, Wednesday – Bhai Dooj
15 November, Sunday – Chhath Puja
24 November, Tuesday – Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day
23 December, Wednesday – Hazrat Ali’s Birthday
December 24, Thursday – Christmas Eve

long weekend in 2026
According to the government calendar, there are many occasions in 2026 when employees can take less leave, take a longer break or plan to travel. This year, due to holidays falling on Friday and Monday, there are a total of 9 long weekends.
According to the list released by the government, many major festivals and national holidays are falling on weekends in 2026. Some holidays are also falling on Friday or Monday, which will make the weekend longer. For example:

Republic Day is on Monday, 26 January. This means that you will get off on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Friday, April 3 is Good Friday. This means that you can get 3 days leave including weekends.
Buddha Purnima is on Friday, May 1. It’s also on Friday, meaning another long weekend.
Muharram is on Friday, 26th June. It is also falling on Friday, which will make the weekend longer.
Gandhi Jayanti is on Friday, October 2. It will be another long weekend in 2026.
Restricted holidays will also create long weekends
Restricted holidays like 1 January, Thursday, 23 January, Friday (Basant Panchami), 28 August, Friday (Raksha Bandhan) can also help in creating long weekends. Some of these holidays fall just before or after the weekend.