Holidays
Puducherry Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Puducherry?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Puducherry
The Puducherry 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 Puducherry?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Gandhi Jayanti
(2 October 2026) in Puducherry
Puducherry 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.
French colonial history and Tamil tradition sit side by side on Puducherry's list. Liberation Day, observed on 1 November, marks the territory's 1954 merger with India, and it shares the calendar with Pongal, Puthandu (Tamil New Year) and Deepavali.
List of all Holidays in Puducherry 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year | Regional |
| Jan 15 | Thursday | Pongal | Regional |
| Jan 16 | Friday | Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal | Regional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Tamil New Year / Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Vishu's 2nd Day | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Bakrid | Regional |
| May 28 | Thursday | Bakrid | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Aug 25 | Tuesday | Onam 1st Day / Milad-un-Nabi | Regional |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Vinayagar Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 15 | Thursday | St. Theresa Festival | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja | Regional |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Deepawali Day | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas day | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Puducherry 2026
The Tamil devotional calendar sets the rhythm for Puducherry's pooja holidays: Vinayagar Chaturthi and Ayudha Pooja anchor the list, with Pongal opening the year and Deepavali marking its later stretch.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Thursday | Pongal | Regional |
| Jan 16 | Friday | Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Tamil New Year / Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional |
| Aug 25 | Tuesday | Onam 1st Day / Milad-un-Nabi | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Vinayagar Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Deepawali Day | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Puducherry 2026
Puducherry's bank holiday list is notified under the Negotiable Instruments Act for the union territory, and it tracks Tamil Nadu's calendar closely while adding a few territory-specific dates of its own. Branches also close on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, and on Sundays.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Bakrid | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Deepawali Day | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas day | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Puducherry 2026
The UT government notifies Puducherry's 2026 holiday list, which covers all four of its regions. Mahe and Yanam, geographically separate from the main territory, add select Kerala and Andhra festivals of their own, and 1 November's Liberation Day marks the de facto merger of 1954.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas day | Regional |
Month-wise Puducherry Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Puducherry holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- New Year (Jan 1)
- Pongal (Jan 15)
- Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal (Jan 16)
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
March 2026
- Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) (Mar 20)
April 2026
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Tamil New Year / Ambedkar Jayanti (Apr 14)
- Vishu's 2nd Day (Apr 15)
May 2026
- May Day (May 1)
- Bakrid (May 27)
- Bakrid (May 28)
August 2026
- Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Onam 1st Day / Milad-un-Nabi (Aug 25)
- Milad-un-Nabi (Aug 26)
September 2026
- Vinayagar Chaturthi (Sep 14)
October 2026
- Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- St. Theresa Festival (Oct 15)
- Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja (Oct 19)
November 2026
- Puducherry Liberation Day (Nov 1)
- Deepawali Day (Nov 8)
December 2026
- Christmas day (Dec 25)
How HR teams use this Puducherry holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Puducherry
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 Puducherry Holidays in 2026
Yes, both Pongal and Mattu Pongal are officially observed public holidays in the territory.
Yes, 1 November is a declared public holiday for Puducherry Liberation Day.
Not always. Banks answer to RBI guidelines as well as the local government notifications, so the two lists don't always line up exactly.
Yes, Niyuk keeps location-based holiday calendars current on its own and feeds them directly into leave and payroll workflows.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Puducherry, 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.