The Punjab government has shared its 2026 holiday list, showing June and December will have the most back-to-back time off - four full days great for trips or seeing relatives.
Such long holiday stretch emerge when public holidays line up with weekend days, giving people more rest without adding extra leave. Throughout the year, people can expect 30 official holidays along with their usual weekends.
In June, the 18th (Thursday) marks Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji - the Sant Kabir Jayanti the next day, the 19th (Friday). 20th is a third Saturday and 21st is the holiday for Sunday. Offering people a smooth four-day holiday stretch.
For the December month, things line up again near Christmas Day - the 25th falls on Friday with an attached holiday on 26th that is fourth Saturday - along with Sunday on 27th
In the official notification for 2026 28th December is marked as a holiday as Fatehgarh Sahib holds its Shaheedi Sabha on Monday. These holidays is wrapping the year 2026 with yet another linked set of four days
Some other months have long weekends too - like April’s Good Friday on the 3rd, a Wednesday
Followed by holiday on Baisakhi & Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on April 14 (Tueday).
There are also grouped breaks in March, October, and November tied to celebrations such as Holi, Dussehra, and Diwali.
The schedule comes from the Department of Personnel through notice 06/01/2025-2PP3/781, shutting government offices on those days while combining national holidays, Sikh observances, along with cultural festivals.
Jan 26 – Republic Day
Feb 1 – Sri Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Feb 15 – Maha Shivratri
Mar 4 – Holi
Mar 21 – Eid-ul-Fitr
Mar 23 – Martyrdom Day of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru
Mar 26 – Ram Navmi
Mar 31 – Mahavir Jayanti
Apr 3 – Good Friday
Apr 8 – Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nabha Das Ji
Apr 14 – Baisakhi & Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Apr 19 – Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Parashuram
May 1 – May Day
May 27 – Bakrid
June 18 – Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
June 19 – Kabir Jayanti
Jul 31 – Shaheed Udham Singh Shaheedi Diwas
Aug 15 – Independence Day
Sep 4 – Janmashtami
Oct 2 – Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 11 – Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
Oct 20 – Dussehra
Oct 26 – Bhagwan Valmiki Jayanti
Nov 8 – Diwali (Sunday)
Nov 9 – Vishwakarma Diwas
Nov 16 – Kartar Singh Sarabha Shaheedi Diwas
Nov 24 – Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab
Dec 14 – Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Shaheedi Diwas
Dec 25 – Christmas
Dec 28 – Shaheedi Sabha, Fatehgarh Sahib
Note: The birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji still needs a date from the moon-based calendar.
