Holidays
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli 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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
(2 October 2026) in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 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.
This Union Territory merged with Daman and Diu in 2020, and its 2026 holiday list is notified jointly by the UT Administration. Sitting between Gujarat and Maharashtra, the calendar picks up festivals from both traditions on top of the national holidays, plus observances tied to the Warli and other tribal communities who make up a large share of the local population.
List of all Holidays in Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year | Regional |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Regional |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti - Maghu Bihu - Pongal | Regional |
| Jan 23 | Friday | Basant Panchami - Sri Panchami | Regional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Feb 1 | Sunday | Guru Ravi Dass's Birthday | Regional |
| Feb 12 | Thursday | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Regional |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Regional |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan - Dolyatra | Regional |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Chaitra Sukladi - Gudi Padava - Ugadi - Cheti Chand | 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 - Tamil New Year's Day | Regional |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Vaisakhadi - Bahag Bihu | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Budha 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 | National |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad - Onam | Regional |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Dussehra (Saptami) | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Mahastami - Dussehra | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | Regional |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Regional |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Regional |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom - Guru Nanak's Birthday | Regional |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2026
Sitting between Gujarat and Maharashtra shows up clearly in the pooja calendar here: Diwali's Lakshmi Pooja takes over Silvassa's markets, and Ganesh Chaturthi brings household installations with a distinctly Konkan flavour.
| 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 | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Dussehra (Saptami) | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Mahastami - Dussehra | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Regional |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2026
Banks across the merged UT close according to the Negotiable Instruments Act notification, and the second and fourth Saturdays plus every Sunday are shut as standard, on top of whatever else is on the notified list.
| 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 | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2026
The UT Administration notifies the 2026 public holidays, which apply across Silvassa and the territory's industrial estates. A large manufacturing workforce here means factories build shift calendars around these notified days.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day - Parsi New Year's Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Month-wise Dadra and Nagar Haveli Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Dadra and Nagar Haveli holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- New Year (Jan 1)
- Hazrat Ali's Birthday (Jan 3)
- Makar Sankranti - Maghu Bihu - Pongal (Jan 14)
- Basant Panchami - Sri Panchami (Jan 23)
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
February 2026
- Guru Ravi Dass's Birthday (Feb 1)
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati (Feb 12)
- Shivaji Jayanti (Feb 19)
March 2026
- Holika Dahan - Dolyatra (Mar 3)
- Holi (Mar 4)
- Chaitra Sukladi - Gudi Padava - Ugadi - Cheti Chand (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 - Tamil New Year's Day (Apr 14)
- Vaisakhadi - Bahag Bihu (Apr 15)
May 2026
- Budha 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 (Aug 15)
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad - Onam (Aug 26)
- Raksha Bandhan (Aug 28)
September 2026
- Janmashtami (Sep 4)
- Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi (Sep 14)
October 2026
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Oct 2)
- Dussehra (Saptami) (Oct 18)
- Mahastami - Dussehra (Oct 19)
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) (Oct 20)
- Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday (Oct 26)
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) (Oct 29)
November 2026
- Govardhan Puja (Nov 9)
- Bhai Duj (Nov 11)
- Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom - Guru Nanak's Birthday (Nov 24)
December 2026
- Christmas Eve (Dec 24)
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
How HR teams use this Dadra and Nagar Haveli holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Holidays in 2026
Yes. The territories merged in 2020, and the administration has released a single unified schedule since then, so the Daman and Diu holidays list, including observances like Good Friday, matches this one.
Check the calendar above: it's built from the official 2026 holiday list and the latest UT notifications, so today's status is always current.
The UT administration has declared more than 40 official holidays for 2026, spanning national holidays, regional festivals and religious observances.
They're not identical. Bank holidays come from RBI guidelines under the Negotiable Instruments Act, while the UT administration declares government holidays separately, and the two lists only partly overlap.
It is. Dussehra spans Saptami, Ashtami and Vijay Dashami in October 2026, though the exact days can shift slightly with official notifications.
On the 2nd and 4th Saturdays, yes, along with every Sunday and whatever else is on the notified bank holiday list.
It does. Once a holiday is officially declared, it applies across the whole Union Territory, towns and villages alike.
Payroll teams need to plan salary cut-off dates and bank processing timelines around this list, or salary credits and compliance schedules can slip.
Yes, Niyuk keeps UT-specific holiday calendars synced with leave policies, attendance rules and payroll, so compliance and salary calculations stay accurate without manual updates.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, 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.