Holidays in Madhya Pradesh (India) 2026
Madhya Pradesh (India) has 21 public holidays in 2026. 18 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India. The next public holiday in Madhya Pradesh (India) is Dussehra on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Holidays in Madhya Pradesh (India) 2026
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New Year's Day
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Maharishi Guru Gokuldas's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Optional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Optional holiday -
Pongal
Optional holiday -
Hemu Kalani's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
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 -
Chaitra Sukladi
Optional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Optional holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Optional holiday -
Ugadi
Optional holiday -
Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Jumu'atul-Wida
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Federal holiday -
Lord Meenesh's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Ram Navami
Federal holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Easter Sunday
Optional holiday -
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Shri Vallabhacharya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
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 -
Akshay Tritiya
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Government holiday -
Adi Shankaracharya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Federal holiday -
Mahesh Navami
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Veerangana Durgavati's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Ashura
Federal holiday -
Sant Kabir's Birthday
Only in: Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Rath Yatra
Optional holiday -
Guru Purnima
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Durgadas Rathore's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Independence Day
Federal holiday -
Parsi New Year
Optional holiday -
Naag Panchami
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Tulsidas's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Prophet's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Onam
Optional holiday -
Raksha Bandhan
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Federal holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Optional holiday -
Vishwakarma Puja
Only in: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Dol Gyaras
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Anant Chaturdashi
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Sarva Pitra Moksha Amavasya
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday
Only in: Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Saptami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra
Federal holiday -
Maharaj Ajmodh Dev's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Sant Guru Tekchand Maharaj Samadhi Utsav
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
Optional holiday -
Diwali (Deepavali)
Federal holiday -
Naraka Chaturdashi
Optional holiday -
Govardhan Puja
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Bhai Duj
Optional holiday -
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
Optional holiday -
Tribal Pride Day
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Government holiday -
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Optional holiday -
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Guru Ghasidas's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Dattatreya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Christmas Eve
Optional holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Madhya Pradesh (India) have in 2026?
- Madhya Pradesh (India) has 21 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in Madhya Pradesh (India)?
- The next public holiday in Madhya Pradesh (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.