Holidays
List of National and Regional Holidays of Karnataka in 2026
Team Simpliance is driven to enable Simple, Beautiful and Effective compliance for you always. You now have access to the most accurate state-wise holiday lists released by the Government gazettes. Lists of all holidays in the year 2026 , which includes Government and National Holidays. You can plan your year-end returns and official 2026 holiday list now with ease.
Effective From: 2026-01-01
Updated as on: 2026-03-30
| S.No | Holidays | Month | Date | Day | Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year | Jan | 01-01-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 2 | Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival | Jan | 15-01-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 3 | Republic Day | Jan | 26-01-2026 | Monday | National | - |
| 4 | Sri Madvanavami | Jan | 27-01-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 5 | Shab-e-Barath | Feb | 04-02-2026 | Wednesday | Regional | - |
| 6 | Holi Festival | Mar | 02-03-2026 | Monday | Regional | - |
| 7 | Shab-e-Qadar | Mar | 17-03-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 8 | Ugadi Festival | Mar | 19-03-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 9 | Jumat-Ul-Wida | Mar | 20-03-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 10 | Khutub-E-Ramzan | Mar | 21-03-2026 | Saturday | Regional | - |
| 11 | Devara Daseemaiah Jayanthi | Mar | 23-03-2026 | Monday | Regional | - |
| 12 | Sri Ramanavami | Mar | 27-03-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 13 | Mahaveera Jayanthi | Mar | 31-03-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 14 | Good Friday | Apr | 03-04-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 15 | Holy Saturday | Apr | 04-04-2026 | Saturday | Regional | - |
| 16 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi | Apr | 14-04-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 17 | Basava Jayanthi, Akshaya Tritiya | Apr | 20-04-2026 | Monday | Regional | - |
| 18 | Sri Shankarayacharya Jayanthi | Apr | 21-04-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 19 | Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi | Apr | 22-04-2026 | Wednesday | Regional | - |
| 20 | May Day | May | 01-05-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 21 | Bakrid | May | 28-05-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 22 | Last Day of Moharam | Jun | 26-06-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 23 | Independence Day | Aug | 15-08-2026 | Saturday | National | - |
| 24 | Varamahalakshmi Vrata | Aug | 21-08-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 25 | Eid-Milad | Aug | 26-08-2026 | Wednesday | Regional | - |
| 26 | Yajur Upakarma | Aug | 27-08-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 27 | Brahma Shri Naryana Guru Jayanthi, Raksha Bandhan | Aug | 28-08-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 28 | Sri Krishna Janmashtami | Sep | 04-09-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 29 | Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi | Sep | 08-09-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 30 | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata | Sep | 14-09-2026 | Monday | Regional | - |
| 31 | Vishwakarma Jayanthi | Sep | 17-09-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 32 | Ananta Padmanabha Vrata | Sep | 25-09-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 33 | Gandhi Jayanthi | Oct | 02-10-2026 | Friday | National | - |
| 34 | Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja | Oct | 20-10-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 35 | Vijayadasami | Oct | 21-10-2026 | Wednesday | Regional | - |
| 36 | Balipadyami, Deepavali | Nov | 10-11-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 37 | Guru Nanak Jayanthi | Nov | 24-11-2026 | Tuesday | Regional | - |
| 38 | Huttari Festival | Nov | 26-11-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 39 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Nov | 27-11-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
| 40 | Christmas Eve | Dec | 24-12-2026 | Thursday | Regional | - |
| 41 | Christmas | Dec | 25-12-2026 | Friday | Regional | - |
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