Govt. Holiday Notification 2026
The official list of general public holidays announced by the Odisha Government for the year 2026
General Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday/Event |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti |
| 23 Jan | Friday | Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti / Basanta Panchami |
| 26 Jan | Monday | Republic Day |
| 3 Mar | Tuesday | Dola Purnima |
| 4 Mar | Wednesday | Holi |
| 21 Mar | Saturday | Id ul-Fitr |
| 27 Mar | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 1 Apr | Wednesday | Utkal Divas (Odisha Day) |
| 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14 Apr | Tuesday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Maha Vishuba Sankranti |
| 1 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima / Pandit Raghunath Murmu’s Birthday |
| 16 May | Saturday | Savitri Amabasya |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Id ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| 15 June | Monday | Raja Sankranti |
| 26 June | Friday | Muharram |
| 16 July | Thursday | Rath Yatra |
| 15 Aug | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 26 Aug | Wednesday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
| 17 Aug | Sunday | Jhulana Purnima |
| 4 Sept | Friday | Janmashtami |
| 14 Sept | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 15 Sept | Tuesday | Nuakhai |
| 16 Sept | Wednesday | Day following Nuakhai |
| 17 Oct | Saturday | Mahasaptami |
| 19 Oct | Monday | Mahanavami |
| 20 Oct | Tuesday | Vijaya Dasami |
| 24 Nov | Tuesday | Rahas Purnima |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day |
