Punjab government holiday list for 2026 out: Full list of public, restricted holidays for state govt employees and others

The Punjab government has released the list of public and restricted holidays for state government offices in the year 2026. Below holidays will be observed in all government offices, boards, corporations, and educational institutions under the control of the Punjab government.

Public holidays differ from state to state in India. So all state governments release their respective lists of public and optional holidays every year. These holidays also apply to state government undertakings, boards, corporations and panchayat offices.

Also read: West Bengal government holiday list 2026 released: Full list of public, sectional holidays for state govt employees

Punjab general holidays 2026

Sr. No.	Holiday	Date	Day
1	New Year’s Day	1-Jan	Thursday
2	Lohri	13-Jan	Tuesday
3	Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Birthday	17-Jan	Saturday
4	Republic Day	26-Jan	Monday
5	Basant Panchami / Saraswati Puja	4-Feb	Wednesday
6	Maha Shivratri	21-Feb	Saturday
7	Holi	4-Mar	Wednesday
8	Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru Martyrdom Day	23-Mar	Monday
9	Ram Navami	26-Mar	Thursday
10	Baisakhi	13-Apr	Monday
11	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti	14-Apr	Tuesday
12	Good Friday	3-Apr	Friday
13	May Day	1-May	Friday
14	Buddha Purnima	1-May	Friday
15	Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan Dev Ji	18-Jun	Thursday
16	Id-ul-Fitr (Eid)	29-Jun	Monday
17	Independence Day	15-Aug	Saturday
18	Janmashtami	31-Aug	Monday
19	Gandhi Jayanti	2-Oct	Friday
20	Dussehra	15-Oct	Thursday
21	Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti	20-Oct	Tuesday
22	Diwali	8-Nov	Sunday
23	Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday (Gurpurab)	26-Nov	Thursday
24	Christmas Day	25-Dec	Friday

Punjab restricted holiday list 2026

Employees may avail any two Restricted Holidays in a calendar year.

Sr. No.	Holiday	Date	Day
1	Maghi	14-Jan	Wednesday
2	Karha Pujan	25-Jan	Sunday
3	Guru Ravidas Jayanti	1-Feb	Sunday
4	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	28-May	Thursday
5	Rath Yatra	25-Jun	Thursday
6	Raksha Bandhan	28-Aug	Friday
7	Teej	29-Aug	Saturday
8	Muharram	26-Aug	Wednesday
9	Karva Chauth	24-Oct	Saturday
10	Chhath Puja	15-Nov	Sunday
11	Christmas Eve	24-Dec	Thursday

Special holidays

Sr. No.	Occasion	Date
1	Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (where applicable)	As notified
2	Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji	As notified
3	State-specific local observances	As per district orders