Holidays
Nagaland Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Nagaland?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Nagaland
The Nagaland 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 Nagaland?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Gandhi Jayanti
(2 October 2026) in Nagaland
Nagaland 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.
Christianity shapes most of Nagaland's 2026 calendar, since the majority of the state follows the faith, but the sixteen major tribes leave their own mark too. Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday all appear on the list, a combination few other Indian states include, while Sekrenyi, Moatsu, Tuluni and Tokhu Emong continue as district-level observances even when they fall outside the state-wide notification.
List of all Holidays in Nagaland 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Regional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr (Idul Fitr) | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Regional |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Bakrid / Eid al-Adha | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Aug 25 | Tuesday | Eid e Milad (Milad-un-Nabi) | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Maha Navami | Regional |
| Oct 21 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali / Deepavali | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Nagaland 2026
Pooja festivals occupy a small corner of Nagaland's official calendar, kept mainly by Dimapur's non-Naga communities. The list runs to three dates: Janmashtami, plus Maha Navami and Vijaya Dashami at the close of Durga Puja. Sekrenyi and Moatsu remain the state's own festive markers, celebrated instead at the district level.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Maha Navami | Regional |
| Oct 21 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Nagaland 2026
Nagaland's bank calendar follows the Negotiable Instruments Act notification, with branches also closed on the second and fourth Saturday and every Sunday. Only two festivals make the cut for banks, Holi in March and Diwali in November, alongside the standard national holidays.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali / Deepavali | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Nagaland 2026
State offices, schools and institutions in Nagaland follow a 2026 notification that pairs the national holidays with just two festival entries, Diwali and Christmas. Tribal observances such as Tuluni and Tokhu Emong sit outside this state-wide list, handled instead as restricted or local holidays specific to each district.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali / Deepavali | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Month-wise Nagaland Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Nagaland holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- New Year's Day (Jan 1)
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
March 2026
- Holi (Mar 3)
- Eid al-Fitr (Idul Fitr) (Mar 21)
April 2026
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Easter Saturday (Apr 4)
- Easter Sunday (Apr 5)
May 2026
- Bakrid / Eid al-Adha (May 27)
August 2026
- Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Eid e Milad (Milad-un-Nabi) (Aug 25)
September 2026
- Janmashtami (Sep 4)
October 2026
- Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- Maha Navami (Oct 20)
- Vijaya Dashami (Oct 21)
November 2026
- Diwali / Deepavali (Nov 8)
- Guru Nanak Jayanti (Nov 24)
December 2026
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
How HR teams use this Nagaland holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Nagaland
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 Nagaland Holidays in 2026
Yes, and given how widely Christianity is practiced in Nagaland, Christmas Day (25 December) is one of the most widely observed dates on the calendar.
The count typically falls between 15 and 20 public and regional holidays a year, though the exact figure shifts with each official notification.
They overlap but aren't identical. Bank closures come from the Negotiable Instruments Act, while government holidays cover state offices and institutions.
Most private companies base their calendars on the official Nagaland government list, adjusting only a handful of dates to suit their own operations.
Yes, Niyuk keeps Nagaland's holiday calendar built into its leave and payroll modules, so the right dates apply automatically without manual updates.
The Hornbill Festival runs from 1 to 10 December and is the state's biggest cultural event, but only its opening day, 1 December 2026, marked as Nagaland State Inauguration Day, is typically treated as a government holiday.
The gazetted holiday is 25 December 2026 alone, but with most of the state's population Christian, offices and businesses commonly slow down or close informally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day.
Sekrenyi, Moatsu, Tuluni and Tokhu Emong are generally classified as Restricted Holidays or Local Holidays specific to a district, not as state-wide General Holidays.
Yes, 1 December marks Nagaland Statehood Day and holds public holiday status across the state.
Yes. Nagaland is among a small number of states that officially recognise Easter Sunday (5 April 2026), and in some years Easter Saturday as well.
Banks stay open through the Hornbill Festival, closing only if the dates coincide with a regular bank holiday (Sunday, or the second or fourth Saturday) or with Statehood Day on 1 December.
Once released, the notification is published on the Nagaland Government Portal and on the Department of Information & Public Relations (IPR) website.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Nagaland, 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.