Holidays in Karnataka (India) 2026
Karnataka (India) has 22 public holidays in 2026. 18 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India. The next public holiday in Karnataka (India) is Dussehra on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Holidays in Karnataka (India) 2026
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New Year's Day
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Karnataka
Regional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Optional holiday -
Pongal
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 -
Ugadi
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Karnataka
Regional holiday -
Chaitra Sukladi
Optional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Optional holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Optional holiday -
Jumu'atul-Wida
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Federal holiday -
Ram Navami
Federal holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Holy Saturday
Only in: Karnataka
Optional 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 -
Adi Shankaracharya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
May Day
Only in: Assam, Karnataka
Regional holiday -
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Federal 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 -
Varalakshmi Vratam
Only in: Karnataka, TG
Optional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Federal holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi
Only in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Optional holiday -
Vishwakarma Puja
Only in: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Anant Chaturdashi
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional 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 -
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 -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Christmas Eve
Optional holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Karnataka (India) have in 2026?
- Karnataka (India) has 22 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in Karnataka (India)?
- The next public holiday in Karnataka (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.