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Karnataka Govt Calendar 2026 — Holiday List & Leave Planner

Complete Karnataka government holiday calendar for 2026 as notified by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Karnataka — with restricted holidays, casual leave rules, long weekends, personal remarks and a printable A4 layout.

2026
Year
41
Public / GH
0
Restricted RH
0
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Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Working day

No gazetted or restricted holiday today on the Karnataka list.

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Gandhi Jayanti

2 Oct 2026 · Public Holiday · in 3 days

September 2026

September 2026

September — 5 gazetted, 0 restricted

  • Sri Krishna Janmashtami PH
  • Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi PH
  • Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata PH
  • Vishwakarma Jayanthi PH
  • Ananta Padmanabha Vrata PH
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    Official holiday notification 2026

    Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Karnataka

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    Holiday List 2026

    Every notified holiday, in date order. Use the filters to show only gazetted or only restricted holidays.

    Complete holiday list for Karnataka, 2026
    # Date Day Holiday Type
    January 2026
    1 1 Jan 2026 Thursday New Year PH
    2 15 Jan 2026 Thursday Uttarayana Punyakala / Makara Sankranti PH
    3 26 Jan 2026 Monday Republic Day National holiday — compulsory for all establishments PH
    4 27 Jan 2026 Tuesday Sri Madvanavami PH
    February 2026
    5 4 Feb 2026 Wednesday Shab-e-Barath ⚠ Tentative — subject to moon sighting, may shift by 1–2 days PH
    March 2026
    6 2 Mar 2026 Monday Holi Festival PH
    7 17 Mar 2026 Tuesday Shab-e-Qadar ⚠ Tentative — subject to moon sighting, may shift by 1–2 days PH
    8 19 Mar 2026 Thursday Ugadi Festival PH
    9 20 Mar 2026 Friday Jumat-Ul-Wida ⚠ Tentative — subject to moon sighting, may shift by 1–2 days PH
    10 21 Mar 2026 Saturday Khutub-E-Ramzan ⚠ Tentative — subject to moon sighting, may shift by 1–2 days PH
    11 23 Mar 2026 Monday Devara Daseemaiah Jayanthi PH
    12 27 Mar 2026 Friday Sri Ramanavami PH
    13 31 Mar 2026 Tuesday Mahaveera Jayanthi PH
    April 2026
    14 3 Apr 2026 Friday Good Friday PH
    15 4 Apr 2026 Saturday Holy Saturday PH
    16 14 Apr 2026 Tuesday Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi PH
    17 20 Apr 2026 Monday Basava Jayanthi / Akshaya Tritiya PH
    18 21 Apr 2026 Tuesday Sri Shankaracharya Jayanthi PH
    19 22 Apr 2026 Wednesday Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi PH
    May 2026
    20 1 May 2026 Friday May Day PH
    21 28 May 2026 Thursday Bakrid ⚠ Tentative — subject to moon sighting, may shift by 1–2 days PH
    June 2026
    22 26 Jun 2026 Friday Last Day of Moharram ⚠ Tentative — subject to moon sighting, may shift by 1–2 days PH
    August 2026
    23 15 Aug 2026 Saturday Independence Day National holiday — compulsory for all establishments PH
    24 21 Aug 2026 Friday Varamahalakshmi Vrata PH
    25 26 Aug 2026 Wednesday Eid-Milad ⚠ Tentative — subject to moon sighting, may shift by 1–2 days PH
    26 27 Aug 2026 Thursday Yajur Upakarma PH
    27 28 Aug 2026 Friday Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Raksha Bandhan PH
    September 2026
    28 4 Sep 2026 Friday Sri Krishna Janmashtami PH
    29 8 Sep 2026 Tuesday Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi PH
    30 14 Sep 2026 Monday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata PH
    31 17 Sep 2026 Thursday Vishwakarma Jayanthi PH
    32 25 Sep 2026 Friday Ananta Padmanabha Vrata PH
    October 2026
    33 2 Oct 2026 Friday Gandhi Jayanti National holiday — compulsory for all establishments PH
    34 20 Oct 2026 Tuesday Mahanavami / Ayudha Pooja PH
    35 21 Oct 2026 Wednesday Vijayadasami PH
    November 2026
    36 10 Nov 2026 Tuesday Balipadyami / Deepavali PH
    37 24 Nov 2026 Tuesday Guru Nanak Jayanthi PH
    38 26 Nov 2026 Thursday Huttari Festival PH
    39 27 Nov 2026 Friday Kanakadasa Jayanthi PH
    December 2026
    40 24 Dec 2026 Thursday Christmas Eve PH
    41 25 Dec 2026 Friday Christmas PH

    Long weekends in 2026

    Stretches of three or more consecutive non-working days, counting weekends and gazetted holidays. Add one or two casual leaves around these and the break gets considerably longer.

    4 days
    24 Jan – 27 Jan 2026

    Saturday · Sunday · Republic Day · Sri Madvanavami

    3 days
    28 Feb – 2 Mar 2026

    Saturday · Sunday · Holi Festival

    5 days
    19 Mar – 23 Mar 2026

    Ugadi Festival · Jumat-Ul-Wida · Khutub-E-Ramzan · Sunday · Devara Daseemaiah Jayanthi

    3 days
    27 Mar – 29 Mar 2026

    Sri Ramanavami · Saturday · Sunday

    3 days
    3 Apr – 5 Apr 2026

    Good Friday · Holy Saturday · Sunday

    5 days
    18 Apr – 22 Apr 2026

    Saturday · Sunday · Basava Jayanthi / Akshaya Tritiya · Sri Shankaracharya Jayanthi · Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi

    3 days
    1 May – 3 May 2026

    May Day · Saturday · Sunday

    3 days
    26 Jun – 28 Jun 2026

    Last Day of Moharram · Saturday · Sunday

    3 days
    21 Aug – 23 Aug 2026

    Varamahalakshmi Vrata · Saturday · Sunday

    5 days
    26 Aug – 30 Aug 2026

    Eid-Milad · Yajur Upakarma · Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Raksha Bandhan · Saturday · Sunday

    3 days
    4 Sep – 6 Sep 2026

    Sri Krishna Janmashtami · Saturday · Sunday

    3 days
    12 Sep – 14 Sep 2026

    Saturday · Sunday · Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata

    3 days
    25 Sep – 27 Sep 2026

    Ananta Padmanabha Vrata · Saturday · Sunday

    3 days
    2 Oct – 4 Oct 2026

    Gandhi Jayanti · Saturday · Sunday

    4 days
    26 Nov – 29 Nov 2026

    Huttari Festival · Kanakadasa Jayanthi · Saturday · Sunday

    4 days
    24 Dec – 27 Dec 2026

    Christmas Eve · Christmas · Saturday · Sunday

    How these holidays work

    The rules that decide whether you can take a day off, and what happens when a holiday lands on a weekend.

    • 1
      Gazetted holidays are compulsory. Offices remain closed. An employee cannot be recalled without a written order and compensatory off in lieu.
    • 2
      Restricted holidays are optional. Choose from the notified list with prior intimation to your controlling authority. Unused entitlement lapses at year end.
    • 3
      Moon-sighting dates can move. Id-ul-Fitr, Bakrid, Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi may shift by one or two days. Those entries are marked with an asterisk.
    • 4
      Three national holidays bind everyone. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti apply to every establishment, including the private sector.
    • 5
      A holiday on a Sunday is compensated. The preceding Saturday or following Monday is notified as a compensatory holiday by the department concerned.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Answers based on the official notification and the leave rules that govern it.

    COUNT How many holidays are there in the Karnataka government calendar 2026?

    The Karnataka government holiday list for 2026 contains 41 public/gazetted holidays and 0 restricted holidays, as notified by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Karnataka.

    SOURCE Where can I download the official Karnataka holiday list 2026 PDF?

    The annual holiday notification is issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Karnataka and published on the department website. A direct link is added to this page as soon as the notification is released.

    VS Is the Karnataka holiday list the same as the Central Government list?

    No. Karnataka issues its own annual holiday notification, which includes regional festivals that do not appear on the DoPT Central list, and may omit some Central holidays. Only Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are common to both. Central Government offices located within the state follow the Central list, not the state one.

    RH What is the difference between a public holiday and a restricted holiday?

    A public or gazetted holiday closes the office for everyone. A restricted holiday is optional: an employee may choose it in place of working, within the limit set by the state, and must inform the controlling officer in advance.

    Where this data comes from

    Issuing authority
    Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Karnataka
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