Holidays
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Government has not announced a public or government holiday for today. This updates as soon as an official notification comes through for a sudden closure, festival, or bank holiday.
Is tomorrow a holiday in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
(2 October 2026) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands has declared Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday as a holiday tomorrow. Check the tables below to see whether it counts as a bank, government or regional holiday.
Weekend Holiday Status
*If today or tomorrow falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is usually just a weekly off — weekends only count as a public holiday when a government notification says so.
**Banks and government offices close on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month; Sundays are a weekly off everywhere but count as a declared public holiday only if officially notified.
Port Blair's Union Territory administration issues the holiday calendar for Andaman and Nicobar each year, and the mix of dates on it traces back to migration patterns from decades ago. Families from Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala settled the islands from the mid-20th century onward, which is why Durga Puja and Pongal appear on the same list as Christmas, a day that carries particular weight for the islands' Nicobarese community.
List of all Holidays in Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year | Regional |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Regional |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal | Regional |
| Jan 23 | Friday | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | Regional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Feb 1 | Sunday | Guru Ravi Dass Birthday | Regional |
| Feb 12 | Thursday | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Regional |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Regional |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Shiva Ji Jayanti | Regional |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | Regional |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi | Regional |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr* | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi | Regional |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| May 9 | Saturday | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)* | Regional |
| Jun 26 | Friday | Muharram* | Regional |
| Jul 16 | Thursday | Rath Yatra | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day / Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj | National |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) / Onam (Thiru Onam) | Regional |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Dussehra (Saptami) | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Regional |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Regional |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) / Naraka Chaturdasi | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Regional |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhat Puja | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday / Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Regional |
| Dec 23 | Wednesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday (Second Instance) | Regional |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
| Dec 30 | Wednesday | First Flag Hoisting by Netaji | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2026
Bengali households form a sizable share of the island population, so it's no surprise Durga Puja in October pulls the largest crowds in Port Blair for pooja season, with Ganesh Chaturthi and the Lakshmi Puja held during Diwali not far behind.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | Regional |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Dussehra (Saptami) | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) / Naraka Chaturdasi | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Regional |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhat Puja | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2026
As in the rest of the country, the Negotiable Instruments Act sets the bank holiday dates here, with the second and fourth Saturdays and every Sunday closed on top of those. What's different is the knock-on effect: cash and paperwork between islands still move by ferry and flight, so a single bank closure can hold things up longer than the same date would on the mainland.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr* | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)* | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day / Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2026
Government and public holidays come from a gazette notification the UT Administration issues out of Port Blair, covering administrative offices, schools and public institutions in all three districts: North and Middle Andaman, South Andaman, and Nicobar.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day / Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Month-wise Andaman and Nicobar Islands Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Andaman and Nicobar Islands holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- New Year (Jan 1)
- Hazarat Ali's Birthday (Jan 3)
- Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal (Jan 14)
- Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami (Jan 23)
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
February 2026
- Guru Ravi Dass Birthday (Feb 1)
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati (Feb 12)
- Maha Shivratri (Feb 15)
- Shiva Ji Jayanti (Feb 19)
March 2026
- Holika Dahan / Dolyatra (Mar 3)
- Holi (Mar 4)
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi (Mar 19)
- Jamat-Ul-Vida (Mar 20)
- Id-ul-Fitr* (Mar 21)
- Ram Navami (Mar 26)
- Mahavir Jayanti (Mar 31)
April 2026
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Easter Sunday (Apr 5)
- Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Apr 14)
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) (Apr 15)
May 2026
- Buddha Purnima (May 1)
- Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore (May 9)
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)* (May 27)
June 2026
- Muharram* (Jun 26)
July 2026
- Rath Yatra (Jul 16)
August 2026
- Independence Day / Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj (Aug 15)
- Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) / Onam (Thiru Onam) (Aug 26)
- Raksha Bandhan (Aug 28)
September 2026
- Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (Sep 4)
- Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi (Sep 14)
October 2026
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Oct 2)
- Dussehra (Saptami) (Oct 18)
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) (Oct 19)
- Dussehra (Oct 20)
- Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday (Oct 26)
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) (Oct 29)
November 2026
- Diwali (Deepavali) / Naraka Chaturdasi (Nov 8)
- Govardhan Puja (Nov 9)
- Bhai Duj (Nov 11)
- Chhat Puja (Nov 15)
- Guru Nanak's Birthday / Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (Nov 24)
December 2026
- Hazarat Ali's Birthday (Second Instance) (Dec 23)
- Christmas Eve (Dec 24)
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
- First Flag Hoisting by Netaji (Dec 30)
How HR teams use this Andaman and Nicobar Islands holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Maintain compliance with working-day requirements
Configure holidays in HRMS and payroll software
Avoid salary delays caused by bank closures
Plan staffing around long weekends and festival clusters
FAQs on Andaman and Nicobar Islands Holidays in 2026
Andaman and Nicobar Islands observes 45 notified holidays in 2026, spanning national observances, regional festivals and religious occasions. The exact count changes from year to year as new notifications are issued.
Yes. Bank holidays follow the Negotiable Instruments Act and the Reserve Bank of India's own calendar for the state, while government holidays apply to administrative offices, schools and public sector units. The two lists overlap but are not identical — not every government holiday closes banks.
Check the Bank Holidays section on this page for the full list of dates banks close in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2026, so payroll and banking transactions can be scheduled around them.
Yes. Holidays notified for Andaman and Nicobar Islands apply across Port Blair, Havelock Island, Neil Island, Ross Island, unless a specific government notification states otherwise for a particular district or town.
Yes. Major festivals such as Diwali, Dussehra, Holi, Eid and Christmas are included in the official holiday list wherever they are locally observed, alongside festivals specific to the region.
Use the download button on this page for a PDF copy of the full Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2026 holiday list, or cross-check it against the state administration's own notification.
Yes. Niyuk supports state- and UT-specific holiday calendars, including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and applies them automatically to leave policies, attendance rules, payroll processing and compliance workflows.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, notified under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Dates for religious festivals can shift based on moon sightings or a later government announcement. Check the latest State Gazette notification or your organization's HR policy before planning leave or financial transactions around any of these dates.