Holidays in Goa (India) 2026
Goa (India) has 23 public holidays in 2026. 18 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India. The next public holiday in Goa (India) is Dussehra on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Holidays in Goa (India) 2026
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New Year's Day
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Optional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Optional holiday -
Pongal
Optional holiday -
Saint Joseph Vaz's Day
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami
Optional holiday -
Republic Day
Federal holiday -
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Maha Shivaratri
Optional holiday -
Shivaji's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Dolyatra
Optional holiday -
Holika Dahan
Optional holiday -
Holi
Federal holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Chaitra Sukladi
Optional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Optional holiday -
Ugadi
Optional holiday -
Jumu'atul-Wida
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Federal holiday -
Ram Navami
Federal holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Maundy Thursday
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Easter Sunday
Optional holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)
Optional holiday -
Vaisakhi
Optional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Optional holiday -
Vaisakhadi
Optional holiday -
Vishu
Optional holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Federal holiday -
Sacred Heart
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Ashura
Federal holiday -
Rath Yatra
Optional holiday -
Independence Day
Federal holiday -
Parsi New Year
Optional holiday -
Prophet's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Onam
Optional holiday -
Raksha Bandhan
Optional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Federal holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi
Only in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Optional holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2)
Only in: Goa
Regional holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Dussehra (Saptami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra
Federal holiday -
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
Optional holiday -
All Souls' Day
Only in: Goa, Meghalaya
Optional holiday -
Diwali (Deepavali)
Federal holiday -
Naraka Chaturdashi
Optional holiday -
Govardhan Puja
Optional holiday -
Bhai Duj
Optional holiday -
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
Optional holiday -
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Optional holiday -
Saint Francis Xavier's Day
Only in: Goa
Regional holiday -
Immaculate Conception
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Goa Liberation Day
Only in: Goa
Regional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Christmas Eve
Optional holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday -
New Year's Eve
Only in: Goa, Manipur
Optional holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Goa (India) have in 2026?
- Goa (India) has 23 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in Goa (India)?
- The next public holiday in Goa (India) is Dussehra on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in India in 2026?
- India has 18 federal public holidays in 2026: Republic Day (January 26, 2026), Holi (March 4, 2026), Eid al-Fitr (March 21, 2026), Ram Navami (March 26, 2026), Mahavira's Birthday (March 31, 2026), Good Friday (April 3, 2026), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (April 14, 2026), Buddha Purnima (May 1, 2026), Eid al-Adha (May 27, 2026), Ashura (June 26, 2026), Independence Day (August 15, 2026), Prophet's Birthday (August 26, 2026), Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (September 4, 2026), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (October 2, 2026), Dussehra (October 20, 2026), Diwali (Deepavali) (November 8, 2026), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 24, 2026), Christmas (December 25, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.