Holidays
Goa Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Goa?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Goa
The Goa 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 Goa?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Gandhi Jayanti
(2 October 2026) in Goa
Goa has declared Gandhi Jayanti 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.
History and faith both leave their mark on Goa's holiday calendar. Liberation Day on 19 December marks the end of 451 years of Portuguese rule, the Feast of St Francis Xavier on 3 December draws pilgrims to Old Goa, and Chovoth, the local name for Ganesh Chaturthi, anchors the Hindu festival calendar.
List of all Holidays in Goa 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year Day | Optional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic day | National |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | Mahashivratri | Regional |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Yearly Closing of Accounts | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | National |
| May 28 | Thursday | Bakrid | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Aug 25 | Tuesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional |
| Sep 15 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dasami) | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Deepawali | Regional |
| Dec 3 | Thursday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Regional |
| Dec 19 | Saturday | Goa Liberation Day | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Goa 2026
Chovoth is Goa's best-loved pooja festival, with families installing Ganesha idols in ancestral homes across the state. Diwali here keeps a ritual found almost nowhere else in the country: the pre-dawn burning of Narakasura effigies.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional |
| Sep 15 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dasami) | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Deepawali | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Goa 2026
The Negotiable Instruments Act notification governs Goa's bank holidays, covering national holidays and the state's major festivals on top of the second and fourth Saturdays and every Sunday.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic day | National |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Yearly Closing of Accounts | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | National |
| May 28 | Thursday | Bakrid | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Aug 25 | Tuesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dasami) | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Deepawali | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Goa 2026
The state government notifies Goa's 2026 public holiday list, which applies to offices, schools and public institutions across both districts. It combines the national holidays with two dates specific to the territory: the Feast of St Francis Xavier and Goa Liberation Day.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic day | National |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Dec 3 | Thursday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Regional |
| Dec 19 | Saturday | Goa Liberation Day | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
Month-wise Goa Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Goa holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- New Year Day (Jan 1)
- Republic day (Jan 26)
February 2026
- Mahashivratri (Feb 15)
March 2026
- Holi (Mar 3)
- Gudi Padwa (Mar 19)
- Id-Ul-Fitr (Mar 21)
- Ram Navami (Mar 26)
April 2026
- Yearly Closing of Accounts (Apr 1)
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Ambedkar Jayanti (Apr 14)
May 2026
- May Day (May 1)
- Bakrid (May 28)
August 2026
- Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Milad-Un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) (Aug 25)
September 2026
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep 14)
- Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) (Sep 15)
October 2026
- Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- Dussehra (Vijaya Dasami) (Oct 20)
November 2026
- Deepawali (Nov 8)
December 2026
- Feast of St. Francis Xavier (Dec 3)
- Goa Liberation Day (Dec 19)
- Christmas (Dec 25)
How HR teams use this Goa holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Goa
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 Goa Holidays in 2026
Yes, 19 December is officially declared a public holiday to mark Liberation Day.
Goa's 2026 list has 8 government and public holidays, not counting the optional and bank-only ones.
No, the two lists aren't identical: bank holidays follow RBI guidelines and can include closures the government list doesn't.
That's set separately by the state education department, so check its notification rather than this list.
It falls on 14 and 15 September 2026.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Goa, 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.