Telangana’s 2026 Holiday Calendar Released
Hyderabad: Telangana’s holiday calendar for 2026 includes 27 general holidays and 26 optional holidays for state government offices; This means that major festivals fall on Sundays, reducing the number of holiday breaks.
According to the government order issued on Monday, government employees can take up to five optional holidays from the approved list with the ministry’s prior approval.
Common holidays include Republic Day, Holi, Ugadi, Sri Rama Navami, Id ul Zuha, Vinayaka Chavithi, Vijayadasami and Christmas; Some dates are fixed and others depend on lunar observations.
The following holidays for 2026 fall on Maha Shivaratri on Sunday, February 15; March 22 is the day after Eid-al-Fitr and April 5, the birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram, October 11 is the inauguration day of Bathukamma and Diwali is November 8.
The calendar also reiterated the procedure of Eid al-Fitr and the observance of the month of Muharram, for which the date will be approved by the lunar observation committee.
Departments and district administrations were asked to take action in line with the public announcements without waiting for new instructions. Units that comply with individual administrative rules, including industrial establishments, public affairs offices and educational institutions, will issue programs appropriate to their operational needs.
public holidays
January 14: Bhogi
January 15: Sankranti/Pongal
January 26: Republic Day
February 15: Maha Shivaratri
March 3: Eid
March 19: Ugadi
March 21: Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan)
March 22: The day after Ramadan
March 27: Sri Rama Navami
April 3: Good Friday
April 5: Birthday of Babu Jagjivan Ram
April 14: Birthday of Dr BR Ambedkar
May 27: Eid al-Adha (Bekrid)
26 June: Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) / 10th Moharam
August 10: Bonalu
August 15: Independence Day
26 August: Christmas and Nabi Feast
September 4: Sri Krishna Astami
September 14: Vinayaka Chavithi
October 2: Gandhi Jayanti
October 18: Saddula Bathukamma
October 20: Vijaya Dasami
21 October: The day after Vijaya Dasami
November 8: Deepavali
November 24: Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 25: Christmas
26 December: Boxing Day (Boxing Day)
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Optional Holidays 2026
January 1: New Year’s Day
January 3: Birthday of Hazrat Ali (RA)
January 16: Kanumu
January 17: Shab-e-Meraj
January 23: Sri Panchami
February 4: Shab-i Berat
March 10: Martyrdom of Hz. Ali
March 13: Jumaatul Vida
March 17: Shab-i Kader
March 31: Mahavir Jayanti
April 14: Tamil New Year’s Day
April 20: Basava Jayanthi
May 1: Buddha Purnima
June 4: Id-e-Ghadeer
25 June: 9 Muharram (H 1446)
July 16: Ratha Yathra
4 August: Arbaeen
15 August: Parsi New Year’s Day
August 21: Varalakshmi Vratham
August 28: Sravana Purnima / Rakhi Purnima
September 23: Summer Dahum Sharif
October 19: Mahar Navami
October 26: Hz. Birthday of Syed Muhammad Juvanpuri Mahdi Maud (AS)
November 8: Naraka Chaturdhi
December 24: Christmas Eve
December 26: Hz. Ali’s Birthday
