Odisha Government Unveils 2026 Holiday Schedule: What You Need to Know
Official Holiday Announcement for 2026
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has officially announced its holiday calendar for the year 2026, designating 29 days as public holidays for state offices and executive magistrate courts.
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department (R&DM) has issued a comprehensive notification detailing the holiday schedule for the upcoming year, which includes mandatory, optional, and coinciding holidays.
As per the notification, all state government offices and revenue and magisterial courts will observe closures on the following festive and commemorative days:
Complete List of 29 Official Holidays:
14 January: Makar Sankranti
23 January: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti
26 January: Republic Day
3 March: Dola Purnima
4 March: Holi
21 March: Id ul Fitr
27 March: Ram Navami
1 April: Utkal Divas (Odisha Day)
3 April: Good Friday
14 April: Maha Vishuba Sankranti / Dr B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti
1 May: Buddha Purnima / Pandit Raghunath Murmu Birthday
16 May: Savitri Amavasya
27 May: Id ul Zuha
15 June: Raja Sankranti
26 June: Muharram
16 July: Ratha Yatra
15 August: Independence Day
26 August: Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
17 August: Jhulana Purnima
4 September: Janmashtami
14 September: Ganesh Chaturthi
15 September: Nuakhai
16 September: Following Nuakhai
17 October: Mahasaptami
19 October: Mahanavami
20 October: Vijaya Dashami
24 November: Rahas Purnima
25 December: Christmas Day
Id-ul-Fitr*
Muharram*
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)*
(*Subject to the appearance of the moon)
Additionally, state employees are permitted to take one optional holiday from the following nine occasions, regardless of their religion, upon obtaining written approval from their competent authority:
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
- Easter Saturday
- Bahuda Yatra
- Anla Navami
- Prathamastami
- Holi (second day)
- Raksha Bandhan
- Nuakhai
- Christmas Eve
The department has clarified that certain festivals traditionally recognized as holidays will not be separately declared this year as they coincide with Sundays or the second and fourth Saturdays. These include Maha Shivratri, Pahili Raja, Mahalaya, Mahashtami, Kumar Purnima, and Diwali.
This official communication has been disseminated to all government departments, district collectors, and significant state and central institutions, including the Odisha High Court, RBI, and nationalized banks. The Information and Public Relations Department, All India Radio, and Doordarshan Bhubaneswar have also been notified for broad public awareness.