Odisha Government Holidays List 2026

Official list of government holidays for the state of Odisha in the year 2026. This list is subject to updates and may vary based on official announcements and regional regulations.

List of Odisha government holidays in 2026

List of Holidays for State Govt Offices for the Calendar Year 2026

Sl No	Name of the Festival	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day of the Week	No of Days
1	Makar Sankranti	14.01.2026	Pausa-24	Wednesday	1
2	Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti / Basanta Panchami	23.01.2026	Magha-3	Friday	1
3	Republic Day	26.01.2026	Magha-6	Monday	1
4	Dola Purnima	03.03.2026	Phalguna-12	Tuesday	1
5	Holi	04.03.2026	Phalguna-13	Wednesday	1
6	Id-ul-Fitre	21.03.2026	Phalguna-30	3rd Saturday	1
7	Shree Rama Navami	27.03.2026	Chaitra-6	Friday	1
8	Utkal Divas	01.04.2026	Chaitra-11	Wednesday	1
9	Good Friday	03.04.2026	Chaitra-13	Friday	1
10	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Maha Vishuva Sankranti	14.04.2026	Chaitra-24	Tuesday	1
11	Buddha Purnima / Pandit Raghunath Murmu’s Birthday	01.05.2026	Baisakha-11	Friday	1
12	Sabitri Amabasya	16.05.2026	Baisakha-26	3rd Saturday	1
13	Id-ul-Zuha	27.05.2026	Jyeshtha-6	Wednesday	1
14	Raja Sankranti	15.06.2026	Jyeshtha-25	Monday	1
15	Muharram	26.06.2026	Ashadha-5	Friday	1
16	Rath Yatra	16.07.2026	Ashadha-25	Thursday	1
17	Independence Day	15.08.2026	Shrabana-24	3rd Saturday	1
18	Birthday of Prophet Muhammad	26.08.2026	Bhadrab-4	Wednesday	1
19	Jhulana Purnima	27.08.2026	Bhadrab-5	Thursday	1
20	Janmashtami	04.09.2026	Bhadrab-13	Friday	1
21	Ganesh Puja	14.09.2026	Bhadrab-23	Monday	1
22	Nuakhai	15.09.2026	Bhadrab-24	Tuesday	1
23	Day following Nuakhai	16.09.2026	Bhadrab-25	Wednesday	1
24	Gandhi Jayanti	02.10.2026	Ashwina-10	Friday	1
25	Mahasaptami	17.10.2026	Ashwina-25	3rd Saturday	1
26	Mahanavami	19.10.2026	Ashwina-27	Monday	1
27	Vijaya Dasami	20.10.2026	Ashwina-28	Tuesday	1
28	Rahas Purnima	24.11.2026	Margasira-3	Tuesday	1
29	X-Mas Day	25.12.2026	Pausa-4	Friday	1

List of Optional Holidays for State Govt Employees – 2026

Sl No	Name of the Festival	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day of the Week	No of Days
1	Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	06.01.2026	Pausa-16	Tuesday	1
2	Sab-e-Quadar	17.03.2026	Phalguna-26	Tuesday	1
3	Easter Saturday	04.04.2026	Chaitra-14	1st Saturday	1
4	Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy	22.05.2026	Jyeshtha-1	Friday	1
5	Bahuda Yatra	24.07.2026	Shrabana-2	Friday	1
6	Foundation Day of Brahmo Samaj	20.08.2026	Shrabana-29	Thursday	1
7	Anla Navami	18.11.2026	Kartika-27	Wednesday	1
8	Prathamastami	01.12.2026	Margasira-10	Tuesday	1
9	Christmas Eve	24.12.2026	Pausa-3	Thursday	1

Holidays Coinciding with 2nd Saturday / Sunday – 2026

Sl No	Name of the Festival	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day of the Week	No of Days
1	Maha Shivratri	15.02.2026	Magha-26	Sunday	1
2	Pahili Raja	14.06.2026	Jyeshtha-24	Sunday	1
3	Mahalaya	10.10.2026	Ashwina-18	2nd Saturday	1
4	Mahasthami	18.10.2026	Ashwina-26	Sunday	1
5	Kumar Purnima	25.10.2026	Kartika-3	Sunday	1
6	Diwali	08.11.2026	Kartika-17	Sunday	1

Odisha Government Holidays List 2026