🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
Public holidays in Maharashtra, India 2026
Maharashtra, India has 23 public holiday dates in 2026, 20 of them on a working day, and 8 long weekends. The next one is Diwali (Bali Pratipada), tomorrow (Tuesday, November 10, 2026).
- Tue, Nov 24Guru Nanak's Birthdayin 15 days
- Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 46 days
2026 holiday calendar
25 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Mon | Republic Day | passed |
| Feb 19 | Thu | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Jayanti regional | passed |
| Mar 3 | Tue | Holi regional | passed |
| Mar 4 | Wed | Holi | passed |
| Mar 19 | Thu | Gudi Padwa regional | passed |
| Mar 21 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr | passed |
| Mar 26 | Thu | Ram Navami | passed |
| Mar 31 | Tue | Mahavira's Birthday | passed |
| Apr 3 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| Apr 14 | Tue | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | Buddha Purnima | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | Maharashtra Day regional | passed |
| May 27 | Wed | Eid al-Adha | passed |
| Jun 26 | Fri | Ashura | passed |
| Aug 15 | Sat | Independence Day | passed |
| Aug 15 | Sat | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) regional | passed |
| Aug 26 | Wed | Prophet's Birthday | passed |
| Sep 4 | Fri | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | passed |
| Sep 14 | Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi regional | passed |
| Oct 2 | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | passed |
| Oct 20 | Tue | Dussehra | passed |
| Nov 8 | Sun | Diwali | passed |
| Nov 10 | Tue | Diwali (Bali Pratipada) regional | tomorrow |
| Nov 24 | Tue | Guru Nanak's Birthday | in 15 days |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 46 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
regional
A holiday that applies only in some states, provinces or regions of the country, not nationwide.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Sat, Jan 24 – Mon, Jan 26Republic Day3 days
- Fri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5Good Friday3 days
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Buddha Purnima, Maharashtra Day3 days
- Fri, Jun 26 – Sun, Jun 28Ashura3 days
- Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 6Janmashtami (Vaishnava)3 days
- Sat, Sep 12 – Mon, Sep 14Ganesh Chaturthi3 days
- Fri, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 4Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday3 days
- Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day3 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Fri, Feb 20Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Jayanti4 days off
- Take Mon, Mar 2Holi5 days off
- Take Fri, Mar 20Gudi Padwa, Eid al-Fitr4 days off
- Take Fri, Mar 27Ram Navami4 days off
- Take Mon, Mar 30Mahavira's Birthday4 days off
- Take Mon, Apr 13Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday4 days off
- Take Mon, Oct 19Dussehra4 days off
- Take Mon, Nov 9Diwali, Diwali (Bali Pratipada)4 days off
- Take Mon, Nov 23Guru Nanak's Birthday4 days off
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