Holidays
Haryana Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Haryana?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Haryana
The Haryana 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 Haryana?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
(2 October 2026) in Haryana
Haryana has declared Mahatma 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.
Sikh observances sit alongside the north Indian festival cycle in Haryana's 2026 calendar, along with regional tributes such as Sir Chottu Ram Jayanti and Sant Kabir Jayanti. The state also marks its own freedom fighters: Shaheedi Diwas for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, and both Shaheed Udham Singh's martyrdom day and birth anniversary.
List of all Holidays in Haryana 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Friday | Sir Chottu Ram Jayanti/Basant Panchmi | Regional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Feb 12 | Thursday | Guru Brahmanand Jayanti/Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Regional |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr | Regional |
| Mar 23 | Monday | Shaheedi Diwas (Bhagat Singh/Rajguru/Sukhdev) | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navmi | Regional |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Annual closing of Bank Account | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti/Vaisakhi | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| May 25 | Monday | Maharishi Kayshap Jayanti | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Regional |
| Jun 17 | Wednesday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Regional |
| Jun 18 | Thursday | Guru Arjan Dev's Martyrdom Day | Regional |
| Jun 26 | Friday | Muharram | Regional |
| Jun 29 | Monday | Sant Kabir Jayanti | Regional |
| Jul 31 | Friday | Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom day | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Hariyali Teej/ Independence Day | National |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi | Regional |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | Shaheed Divas (Haryana War Heroes) | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Regional |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Regional |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karva Chauth | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Vishvakarma Day / Goverdhan Puja | Regional |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti | Regional |
| Dec 14 | Monday | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Shaheed Udham Singh's Jayanti | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Haryana 2026
Ram Navmi, Dussehra and Goverdhan Puja anchor Haryana's pooja list, all drawn from the north Indian devotional calendar. Chhath Puja closes out the season each November, a nod to the large Purvanchali workforce in the industrial belt around Gurugram and Faridabad.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navmi | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Vishvakarma Day / Goverdhan Puja | Regional |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Haryana 2026
Gurugram's concentration of corporate banking means a bank closure in Haryana tends to ripple well beyond the state's own borders. These closures come from the Negotiable Instruments Act notification, and branches also shut on the second and fourth Saturdays and every Sunday.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Annual closing of Bank Account | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Hariyali Teej/ Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Haryana 2026
The Chief Secretary's office in Chandigarh issues Haryana's 2026 public holiday notification, which applies to state offices, schools and boards. It is a shorter list than most: the national holidays plus Christmas as the sole regional entry.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Hariyali Teej/ Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Month-wise Haryana Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Haryana holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- Sir Chottu Ram Jayanti/Basant Panchmi (Jan 23)
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
February 2026
- Guru Brahmanand Jayanti/Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti (Feb 12)
March 2026
- Holi (Mar 4)
- Id-ul-Fitr (Mar 21)
- Shaheedi Diwas (Bhagat Singh/Rajguru/Sukhdev) (Mar 23)
- Ram Navmi (Mar 26)
- Mahavir Jayanti (Mar 31)
April 2026
- Annual closing of Bank Account (Apr 1)
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti/Vaisakhi (Apr 14)
May 2026
- Buddha Purnima (May 1)
- Maharishi Kayshap Jayanti (May 25)
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (May 27)
June 2026
- Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Jun 17)
- Guru Arjan Dev's Martyrdom Day (Jun 18)
- Muharram (Jun 26)
- Sant Kabir Jayanti (Jun 29)
July 2026
- Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom day (Jul 31)
August 2026
- Hariyali Teej/ Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Milad-un-Nabi (Aug 26)
- Raksha Bandhan (Aug 28)
September 2026
- Janmashtami (Sep 4)
- Shaheed Divas (Haryana War Heroes) (Sep 23)
October 2026
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- Dussehra (Oct 20)
- Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Oct 26)
- Karva Chauth (Oct 29)
November 2026
- Vishvakarma Day / Goverdhan Puja (Nov 9)
- Chhath Puja (Nov 15)
- Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti (Nov 24)
December 2026
- Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (Dec 14)
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
- Shaheed Udham Singh's Jayanti (Dec 26)
How HR teams use this Haryana holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Haryana
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 Haryana Holidays in 2026
Yes, it is officially declared and observed as a holiday in the state.
Not always, since bank holidays follow RBI guidelines on top of the state government's own notifications.
Yes, it is officially observed as a state holiday.
The precise count shifts with each year's official notification, but Haryana usually observes somewhere between 20 and 25 public and government holidays.
The calendar above reflects official announcements, so it shows straightaway whether today is a bank holiday.
They do. Once declared, a holiday applies uniformly across every district in the state.
Private companies can set their own policy, though in practice most stay close to the official Haryana government list.
Payroll teams need to time salary credit dates around these bank holidays, or payments risk being delayed.
Yes, Niyuk keeps Haryana-specific holiday calendars applied to payroll and leave policies automatically.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Haryana, 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.