Holidays
Goa Holidays 2027
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Goa's 2027 Holiday Calendar
Goa's 2027 calendar runs on 24 notified holidays in total, 17 central gazetted days observed nationwide and 7 specific to the state.
Goa's Own Additions
The holidays specific to Goa are Gudi Padva, Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti, May Day, Hartalika / Ganesh Chaturthi (1st day), Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day), Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Goa Liberation Day.
Goa's 2027 calendar combines the same 17 central gazetted holidays most states observe, Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti among them, with 7 days specific to the state. That state-specific list mixes Konkani Hindu observances, two days of Chovoth and Gudi Padva among them, with Catholic feasts like St. Francis Xavier's on 3 December, plus Liberation Day on 19 December. These dates follow the standard panchang and calendar until Goa's own gazette notification is out, which typically lands around October 2026.
Goa-specific holidays 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2027 | Wednesday | Gudi Padva | State |
| 14 April 2027 | Wednesday | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti | State |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | May Day | State |
| 4 September 2027 | Saturday | Hartalika / Ganesh Chaturthi (1st day) | State |
| 5 September 2027 | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) | State |
| 3 December 2027 | Friday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | State |
| 19 December 2027 | Sunday | Goa Liberation Day | State |
Central gazetted holidays 2027 (observed nationwide)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2027 | Tuesday | Republic Day | National |
| 10 March 2027 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 23 March 2027 | Tuesday | Holi | Gazetted |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| 15 April 2027 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Gazetted |
| 19 April 2027 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Id-ul-Zuha / Bakrid (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 20 May 2027 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted |
| 16 June 2027 | Wednesday | Muharram (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Id-e-Milad (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 25 August 2027 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted |
| 2 October 2027 | Saturday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 9 October 2027 | Saturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Gazetted |
| 29 October 2027 | Friday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Gazetted |
| 14 November 2027 | Sunday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Gazetted |
List of all Holidays in Goa 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2027 | Tuesday | Republic Day | National |
| 10 March 2027 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 23 March 2027 | Tuesday | Holi | Gazetted |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| 7 April 2027 | Wednesday | Gudi Padva | State |
| 14 April 2027 | Wednesday | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti | State |
| 15 April 2027 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Gazetted |
| 19 April 2027 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | May Day | State |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Id-ul-Zuha / Bakrid (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 20 May 2027 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted |
| 16 June 2027 | Wednesday | Muharram (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Id-e-Milad (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 25 August 2027 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted |
| 4 September 2027 | Saturday | Hartalika / Ganesh Chaturthi (1st day) | State |
| 5 September 2027 | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) | State |
| 2 October 2027 | Saturday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 9 October 2027 | Saturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Gazetted |
| 29 October 2027 | Friday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Gazetted |
| 14 November 2027 | Sunday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 3 December 2027 | Friday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | State |
| 19 December 2027 | Sunday | Goa Liberation Day | State |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Gazetted |
Month-wise Goa Holidays 2027
A month-by-month breakdown of every Goa holiday in 2027, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2027
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
March 2027
- Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) (Mar 10)
- Holi (Mar 23)
- Good Friday (Mar 26)
April 2027
- Gudi Padva (Apr 7)
- Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti (Apr 14)
- Ram Navami (Apr 15)
- Mahavir Jayanti (Apr 19)
May 2027
- May Day (May 1)
- Id-ul-Zuha / Bakrid (tentative) (May 17)
- Buddha Purnima (May 20)
June 2027
- Muharram (tentative) (Jun 16)
August 2027
- Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Id-e-Milad (tentative) (Aug 15)
- Janmashtami (Aug 25)
September 2027
- Hartalika / Ganesh Chaturthi (1st day) (Sep 4)
- Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) (Sep 5)
October 2027
- Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Oct 9)
- Diwali (Deepavali) (Oct 29)
November 2027
- Guru Nanak Jayanti (Nov 14)
December 2027
- Feast of St. Francis Xavier (Dec 3)
- Goa Liberation Day (Dec 19)
- Christmas Day (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 2027
Five holidays line up next to a weekend in 2027. Good Friday (Friday, 26 March), Diwali (Friday, 29 October) and the Feast of St. Francis Xavier (Friday, 3 December) each add a day onto the weekend that follows. Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, 19 April) and Bakrid (Monday, 17 May) do the same from the other side, extending the Saturday-to-Sunday weekend before them. Ganesh Chaturthi's two days (Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September) fall on the weekend itself, so they don't add extra days off on top of it.
Yes. Goa observes it across two notified days: Hartalika on Saturday, 4 September, and the main Ganesh Chaturthi day on Sunday, 5 September 2027. Both happen to fall on the weekend in 2027, so they're holidays on the calendar without adding extra time off beyond the usual Saturday-Sunday break.
Goa's state government usually issues its gazette notification for the coming year around October of the one before it, so the 2027 list is expected around October 2026. Until it's out, the dates on this page follow the standard panchang and calendar, so check them against the official notification once it lands.
Goa observes 24 notified holidays in 2027 in total: 17 central gazetted holidays observed nationwide and 7 specific to the state.
Yes. Holidays notified for Goa apply across Vasco da Gama, Margao, Panaji, Mapusa and Ponda, unless a specific government notification states otherwise for a particular taluka or town.
Disclaimer
These are the 2027 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.