🇮🇳 Punjab, India
Public holidays in Punjab, India 2026
Punjab, India has 29 public holiday dates in 2026, 24 of them on a working day, and 11 long weekends. The next one is Vishwakarma Day, tomorrow (Tuesday, November 10, 2026).
- Mon, Nov 16Kartar Singh Sarabha's Shaheedi Diwasin 7 days
- Tue, Nov 24Guru Nanak's Birthdayin 15 days
2026 holiday calendar
31 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Mon | Republic Day | passed |
| Mar 4 | Wed | Holi | passed |
| Mar 21 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr | passed |
| Mar 23 | Mon | Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Shaheedi Diwas regional | passed |
| Mar 26 | Thu | Ram Navami | passed |
| Mar 31 | Tue | Mahavira's Birthday | passed |
| Apr 3 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| Apr 8 | Wed | Guru Nabha Dass's Jayanti regional | passed |
| Apr 14 | Tue | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | passed |
| Apr 14 | Tue | Vaisakhi regional | passed |
| Apr 19 | Sun | Bhagvan Shri Parshuram's Jayanti regional | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | Buddha Purnima | passed |
| May 27 | Wed | Eid al-Adha | passed |
| Jun 18 | Thu | Guru Arjun Dev's Shaheedi Diwas regional | passed |
| Jun 26 | Fri | Ashura | passed |
| Jun 29 | Mon | Sant Kabir's Jayanti regional | passed |
| Jul 31 | Fri | Shaheed Udham Singh's Shaheedi Diwas regional | passed |
| Aug 15 | Sat | Independence Day | passed |
| Aug 26 | Wed | Prophet's Birthday | passed |
| Sep 4 | Fri | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | passed |
| Oct 2 | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | passed |
| Oct 11 | Sun | Maharaj Agrasen's Jayanti regional | passed |
| Oct 20 | Tue | Dussehra | passed |
| Oct 26 | Mon | Maharshi Valmiki's Jayanti regional | passed |
| Nov 8 | Sun | Diwali | passed |
| Nov 10 | Tue | Vishwakarma Day regional | tomorrow |
| Nov 16 | Mon | Kartar Singh Sarabha's Shaheedi Diwas regional | in 7 days |
| Nov 24 | Tue | Guru Nanak's Birthday | in 15 days |
| Nov 24 | Tue | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Shaheedi Diwas regional | in 15 days |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 46 days |
| Dec 28 | Mon | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib regional | in 49 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
- Sat, Mar 21 – Mon, Mar 23Eid al-Fitr, Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Shaheedi Diwas3 days
- Fri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5Good Friday3 days
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Buddha Purnima3 days
- Fri, Jun 26 – Mon, Jun 29Ashura, Sant Kabir's Jayanti4 days
- Fri, Jul 31 – Sun, Aug 2Shaheed Udham Singh's Shaheedi Diwas3 days
- Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 6Janmashtami (Vaishnava)3 days
- Fri, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 4Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday3 days
- Sat, Oct 24 – Mon, Oct 26Maharshi Valmiki's Jayanti3 days
- Sat, Nov 14 – Mon, Nov 16Kartar Singh Sarabha's Shaheedi Diwas3 days
- Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28Christmas Day, Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib4 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, Mar 27Ram Navami4 days off
- Take Mon, Mar 30Mahavira's Birthday4 days off
- Take Mon, Apr 13Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Vaisakhi4 days off
- Take Fri, Jun 19Guru Arjun Dev's Shaheedi Diwas4 days off
- Take Mon, Oct 19Dussehra4 days off
- Take Mon, Nov 9Diwali, Vishwakarma Day4 days off
- Take Mon, Nov 23Guru Nanak's Birthday, Guru Tegh Bahadur's Shaheedi Diwas4 days off
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