Holidays in Punjab (India) 2026
Punjab (India) has 31 public holidays in 2026. 18 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India. The next public holiday in Punjab (India) is Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Holidays in Punjab (India) 2026
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New Year's Day
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Lohri
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Optional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Optional holiday -
Pongal
Optional holiday -
Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami
Optional holiday -
Satguru Ram Singh's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
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 -
Hola Mohalla
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Holika Dahan
Optional holiday -
Holi
Federal holiday -
International Women's Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Chaitra Sukladi
Optional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Optional holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Optional holiday -
Ugadi
Optional holiday -
Jumu'atul-Wida
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Federal holiday -
Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Ram Navami
Federal holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Easter Sunday
Optional holiday -
Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Vaisakhi
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)
Optional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Optional holiday -
Vaisakhadi
Optional holiday -
Vishu
Optional holiday -
Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Federal holiday -
Guru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Nirjala Ekadashi
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Ashura
Federal holiday -
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Death Anniversary
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Sant Kabir's Birthday
Only in: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Rath Yatra
Optional holiday -
Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional 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 -
Saragarhi Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Optional holiday -
Samvatsari Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Anant Chaturdashi
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Bhagat Singh's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday
Only in: Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Saptami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra
Federal holiday -
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Only in: Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
Optional holiday -
New Punjab Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Diwali (Deepavali)
Federal holiday -
Naraka Chaturdashi
Optional holiday -
Vishwakarma Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Govardhan Puja
Optional holiday -
Bhai Duj
Optional holiday -
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
Optional holiday -
Kartar Singh Sarabha's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Punjab, Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Christmas Eve
Optional holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday -
Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Punjab (India) have in 2026?
- Punjab (India) has 31 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in Punjab (India)?
- The next public holiday in Punjab (India) is Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday on Sunday, October 11, 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.