Holidays
Ladakh Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Ladakh?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Ladakh
The Ladakh 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 Ladakh?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
(2 October 2026) in Ladakh
Ladakh 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.
Since becoming a union territory in 2019, Ladakh has kept a holiday calendar shaped almost entirely by its Buddhist and Muslim communities across Leh and Kargil, a mix unlike anywhere else in India. The 2026 list is built around Losar (the Ladakhi new year, observed in December), a run of monastery festivals, and both Eids, alongside the national holidays.
List of all Holidays in Ladakh 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Regional |
| Jan 5 | Monday | Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday | Regional |
| Jan 13 | Tuesday | Lohri | Regional |
| Jan 17 | Saturday | Shab-I-Miraj | Regional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Regional |
| Feb 16 | Monday | Mela Dosmochey | Regional |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Tangpe Chongya | Regional |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 13 | Friday | Shab-I-Qadr | Regional |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | 1st Navratra | Regional |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Vida | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr/Nauroz | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Yearly Closing of Bank | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Baisakhi/Vaisakhi / Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima / May Day | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) | Regional |
| Jun 4 | Thursday | Eid-e-Ghadeer | Regional |
| Jun 18 | Thursday | Martyr's day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji | Regional |
| Jun 24 | Wednesday | Hemis Tsechu | Regional |
| Jun 26 | Friday | Ashoora (Muharram) | Regional |
| Jul 5 | Sunday | Guru Hargobind Singh Ji's Birthday | Regional |
| Aug 4 | Tuesday | Chehlum (Youm-e-Arbaeen) | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Regional |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra / Mahanavami | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday | Regional |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | Losar | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Ladakh 2026
Monasteries, not mainstream pooja traditions, are where Ladakh's devotional calendar centers, and Hemis Tsechu and Mela Dosmochey draw the biggest crowds of the year. Dussehra and Janmashtami are observed mostly by Leh's smaller non-Ladakhi population, while Losar brings the year to a close.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16 | Monday | Mela Dosmochey | Regional |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr/Nauroz | Regional |
| Jun 24 | Wednesday | Hemis Tsechu | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra / Mahanavami | Regional |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | Losar | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Ladakh 2026
The Negotiable Instruments Act notification sets the UT's bank holidays, on top of the standard closures for second and fourth Saturdays and every Sunday. What actually shapes banking access here, though, is winter: some branches cut back to reduced hours once the deep cold sets in.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima / May Day | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Ladakh 2026
UT offices in Leh and Kargil work off an annual holiday list issued by the Ladakh administration. That government list is short for 2026, just the three National holidays plus Christmas; the region's fuller religious and cultural calendar appears instead in the bank and pooja holiday lists below.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Month-wise Ladakh Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Ladakh holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- Hazrat Ali's Birthday (Jan 3)
- Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday (Jan 5)
- Lohri (Jan 13)
- Shab-I-Miraj (Jan 17)
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
February 2026
- Maha Shivratri (Feb 15)
- Mela Dosmochey (Feb 16)
March 2026
- Tangpe Chongya (Mar 3)
- Holi (Mar 4)
- Shab-I-Qadr (Mar 13)
- 1st Navratra (Mar 19)
- Jumat-ul-Vida (Mar 20)
- Eid-ul-Fitr/Nauroz (Mar 21)
- Ram Navami (Mar 26)
April 2026
- Yearly Closing of Bank (Apr 1)
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Baisakhi/Vaisakhi / Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Apr 14)
May 2026
- Buddha Purnima / May Day (May 1)
- Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) (May 27)
June 2026
- Eid-e-Ghadeer (Jun 4)
- Martyr's day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji (Jun 18)
- Hemis Tsechu (Jun 24)
- Ashoora (Muharram) (Jun 26)
July 2026
- Guru Hargobind Singh Ji's Birthday (Jul 5)
August 2026
- Chehlum (Youm-e-Arbaeen) (Aug 4)
- Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (Aug 26)
- Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Raksha Bandhan (Aug 28)
September 2026
- Janmashtami (Sep 4)
October 2026
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Oct 2)
- Dussehra / Mahanavami (Oct 20)
November 2026
- Diwali (Deepavali) (Nov 8)
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday (Nov 24)
December 2026
- Losar (Dec 9)
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
How HR teams use this Ladakh holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Ladakh
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 Ladakh Holidays in 2026
Yes, it is. Losar carries official holiday status and is observed widely across the region.
Not always, no. Bank holidays are governed by RBI guidelines on top of the UT's own notifications.
The mix runs across national, regional and religious holidays, and the exact 2026 count depends on official notifications, but the UT usually settles somewhere between 20 and 25 public and government holidays, not counting Sundays or weekly bank closures.
It does. Losar, Hemis Tsechu, Mela Dosmochey and other Buddhist festivals appear on Ladakh's calendar and are barely observed anywhere else in India, and the UT administration recognises all of them officially.
Yes, officially declared holidays cover the whole union territory, not just one district.
Only some Saturdays; banks close on the second and fourth Saturday of each month under RBI norms.
It fluctuates with each year's official notifications, though the annual figure for Ladakh usually falls in the 20 to 25 range for public and regional holidays combined.
They can customise it to a degree, but most private organisations still base their calendar on the official Ladakh government list.
Yes. Niyuk handles UT-specific holiday calendars across payroll, leave and compliance.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Ladakh, 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.