The Odisha state government has notified the specific dates of holidays for the year 2026. The list includes all public banks, regional, and national holidays in Odisha in 2026. The state government employees can avail one optional holiday on any other festive occasion / commemorative days as specified in the list of holidays.
General holidays in Odisha in 2026
| SL NO |
NAME OF THE FESTIVAL |
DATE |
DAY OF THE WEEK |
| 1 |
Makar Sankranti |
14-Jan-26 |
Wednesday |
| 2 |
Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti / Basanta Panchami |
23-Jan-26 |
Friday |
| 3 |
Republic Day |
26-Jan-26 |
Monday |
| 4 |
Dola Purnima |
3-Mar-26 |
Tuesday |
| 5 |
Holi |
4-Mar-26 |
Wednesday |
| 6 |
Id-ul-Fitar |
21-Mar-26 |
3rd Saturday |
| 7 |
Shree Rama Navami |
27-Mar-26 |
Friday |
| 8 |
Utkal Divas |
1-Apr-26 |
Wednesday |
| 9 |
Good Friday |
3-Apr-26 |
Friday |
| 10 |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Maha Visuva Sankranti |
14-Apr-26 |
Tuesday |
| 11 |
Buddha Purnima / Pandit Raghunath Murumu’s Birthday |
1-May-26 |
Friday |
| 12 |
Sabitri Amabasya |
16-May-26 |
3rd Saturday |
| 13 |
Id-ul-Zuha |
27-May-26 |
Wednesday |
| 14 |
Raja Sankranti |
15-Jun-26 |
Monday |
| 15 |
Muharram |
26-Jun-26 |
Friday |
| 16 |
Rath Yatra |
16-Jul-26 |
Thursday |
| 17 |
Independence Day |
15-Aug-26 |
3rd Saturday |
| 18 |
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
26-Aug-26 |
Wednesday |
| 19 |
Jhulan Purnima |
27-Aug-26 |
Thursday |
| 20 |
Janmashtami |
4-Sep-26 |
Friday |
| 21 |
Ganesh Puja |
14-Sep-26 |
Monday |
| 22 |
Nuakhai |
15-Sep-26 |
Tuesday |
| 23 |
Day following Nuakhai |
16-Sep-26 |
Wednesday |
| 24 |
Gandhi Jayanti |
2-Oct-26 |
Friday |
| 25 |
Mahasaptami |
17-Oct-26 |
3rd Saturday |
| 26 |
Mahanavami |
19-Oct-26 |
Monday |
| 27 |
Vijaya Dasami |
20-Oct-26 |
Tuesday |
| 28 |
Rasa Purnima |
24-Nov-26 |
Tuesday |
| 29 |
X-Mas Day |
25-Dec-26 |
Friday |
Also read: Karnataka government holiday list 2026 released: Full list of general and restricted holidays for state govt employees
Optional holidays in Odisha in 2026
| SL NO |
NAME OF THE FESTIVAL |
DATE |
DAY OF THE WEEK |
| 1 |
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday |
6-Jan-26 |
Tuesday |
| 2 |
Sab-e-Quadar |
17-Mar-26 |
Tuesday |
| 3 |
Easter Saturday |
4-Apr-26 |
1st Saturday |
| 4 |
Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
22-May-26 |
Friday |
| 5 |
Bahuda Yatra |
24-Jul-26 |
Friday |
| 6 |
Foundation Day of Brahmo Samaj |
20-Aug-26 |
Thursday |
| 7 |
Anla Navami |
18-Nov-26 |
Wednesday |
| 8 |
Prathamastami |
1-Dec-26 |
Tuesday |
| 9 |
Christmas Eve |
24-Dec-26 |
Thursday |
Festivals, commemorative days coinciding with Sundays, 2nd Saturday or 4th Saturday (not declared holidays)
The following is a list of festivals and commemorative days in 2026 that are generally observed as holidays for state government offices and coincide with either the 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday, or Sunday. These include Maha Shivratri on February 15, 2026 (Sunday), Pahili Raja on June 14, 2026 (Sunday), Mahalaya on October 10, 2026 (2nd Saturday), Mahasthami on October 18, 2026 (Sunday), Kumar Purnima on October 25, 2026 (Sunday), and Diwali on November 8, 2026 (Sunday).
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