2026 Working days summary for Punjab, India
Punjab has 261 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 76 weekend days (Sunday and the second and fourth Saturday), minus 26 holidays on working days, and minus 2 days chosen from a published list. The standard work week runs Monday through Saturday, except the second and fourth Saturday on the main calendar; the other arrangements in use are listed under the weekend layouts above.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| February | 22 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 19 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| April | 21 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| May | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 22 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| July | 24 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| August | 23 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| September | 23 | 6 | 1 | 30 |
| October | 22 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| November | 20 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| Total | 261* | 76 | 26 | 365 |
* The working days exclude 2 days the employee chooses from a published list.
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2026 Calendar for Punjab, India
For information only. Holidays are compiled from public sources and can be incomplete or change at short notice. Not legal advice - statutory and court deadlines follow their own counting rules; check the official source before relying on a date.
January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Maghi Maghi | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Vasant Panchami Vasant Panchami | 24 |
25 Karha Pujan Karha Pujan | 26 Republic Day Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days
January: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
January: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25
2 holidays
- 23 JanuaryVasant Panchami
- 26 JanuaryRepublic Day
2 optional days
- 14 JanuaryMaghi
- 25 JanuaryKarha Pujan
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Guru Ravidas Jayanti Guru Ravidas Jayanti | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 Maha Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
22 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
6 weekend days
February: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28
Including holidays: 1 February - Guru Ravidas Jayanti; 15 February - Maha Shivaratri
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Holi Holi | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 International Women's Day International Women's Day | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Id-ul-Fitr Id-ul-Fitr |
22 | 23 Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru | 24 | 25 | 26 Ram Navami Ram Navami | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 Mahavir Jayanti Mahavir Jayanti |
19 working days
March: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 30
7 weekend days
March: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
5 holidays
- 4 MarchHoli
- 21 MarchId-ul-Fitr
- 23 MarchShaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
- 26 MarchRam Navami
- 31 MarchMahavir Jayanti
1 optional day
- 8 MarchInternational Women's Day
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Vaisakhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti Vaisakhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 Maharishi Parashuram Jayanti Maharishi Parashuram Jayanti | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
April: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
6 weekend days
April: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26
Including a holiday: 19 April - Maharishi Parashuram Jayanti
3 holidays
- 3 AprilGood Friday
- 8 AprilBirthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji
- 14 AprilVaisakhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May Day May Day | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 29 | 30 |
31 |
22 working days
May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
7 weekend days
May: 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 31
2 holidays
- 1 MayMay Day
- 28 MayId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Nirjala Ekadashi Nirjala Ekadashi | 26 Muharram Muharram | 27 |
28 | 29 Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | 30 |
22 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30
6 weekend days
June: 7, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28
2 holidays
- 18 JuneMartyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
- 29 JuneSant Guru Kabir Jayanti
2 optional days
- 25 JuneNirjala Ekadashi
- 26 JuneMuharram
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh |
24 working days
July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
6 weekend days
July: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26
1 holiday
- 31 JulyMartyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Independence Day Independence Day |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Birthday of Prophet Mohammad | 27 | 28 | 29 Teej Teej |
30 | 31 |
23 working days
August: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
7 weekend days
August: 2, 8, 9, 16, 22, 23, 30
1 holiday
- 15 AugustIndependence Day
2 optional days
- 26 AugustBirthday of Prophet Mohammad
- 29 AugustTeej
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Janmashtami Janmashtami | 5 Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 First Prakash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Saragarhi Day First Prakash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Saragarhi Day |
13 | 14 | 15 Samvatsari Day Samvatsari Day | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Anant Chaturdashi Anant Chaturdashi | 26 |
27 | 28 Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh | 29 | 30 |
23 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
6 weekend days
September: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 4 SeptemberJanmashtami
6 optional days
- 5 SeptemberBirthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji
- 12 SeptemberFirst Prakash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Saragarhi Day
- 15 SeptemberSamvatsari Day
- 20 SeptemberBirthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji
- 25 SeptemberAnant Chaturdashi
- 28 SeptemberBirthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | 27 Prakash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ramdas Sahib Ji Prakash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ramdas Sahib Ji | 28 | 29 Karwa Chauth Karwa Chauth | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
October: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
October: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25
Including a holiday: 11 October - Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti
3 holidays
- 2 OctoberMahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- 20 OctoberVijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
- 26 OctoberMaharishi Valmiki Jayanti
3 optional days
- 16 OctoberBirthday of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur
- 27 OctoberPrakash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ramdas Sahib Ji
- 29 OctoberKarwa Chauth
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Punjab Day Punjab Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 Diwali Diwali | 9 Vishwakarma Day Vishwakarma Day | 10 | 11 Gurgaddi Day of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Gurgaddi Day of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 Chhath Puja Chhath Puja | 16 Martyrdom Day of Shri Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji Martyrdom Day of Shri Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Birthday of Sant Namdev Ji Birthday of Sant Namdev Ji | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Jayanti | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
20 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30
7 weekend days
November: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
Including a holiday: 8 November - Diwali
3 holidays
- 9 NovemberVishwakarma Day
- 16 NovemberMartyrdom Day of Shri Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji
- 24 NovemberGuru Nanak Jayanti
4 optional days
- 1 NovemberPunjab Day
- 11 NovemberGurgaddi Day of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
- 15 NovemberChhath Puja
- 20 NovemberBirthday of Sant Namdev Ji
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 |
27 | 28 Shaheedi Sabha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib Shaheedi Sabha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
December: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27
3 holidays
- 14 DecemberMartyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
- 25 DecemberChristmas Day
- 28 DecemberShaheedi Sabha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib
1 optional day
- 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
| Date | Weekday | Day |
|---|---|---|
January 2026 , , and 23 working days January: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days January: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25 2 holidays
2 optional days
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| 3 | Sat | |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 8 | Thu | |
| 9 | Fri | |
| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
| 12 | Mon | |
| 13 | Tue | |
| 14 | Wed | Maghi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 15 | Thu | |
| 16 | Fri | |
| 17 | Sat | |
| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
| 19 | Mon | |
| 20 | Tue | |
| 21 | Wed | |
| 22 | Thu | |
| 23 | Fri | Vasant Panchami |
| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Karha Pujan - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 26 | Mon | Republic Day |
| 27 | Tue | |
| 28 | Wed | |
| 29 | Thu | |
| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | |
February 2026 , 22 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 6 weekend days February: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28 Including holidays: 1 February - Guru Ravidas Jayanti; 15 February - Maha Shivaratri | ||
| 1 | Sun | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 2 | Mon | |
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| 7 | Sat | |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
| 9 | Mon | |
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| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Maha Shivaratri |
| 16 | Mon | |
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| 21 | Sat | |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
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| 26 | Thu | |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
March 2026 , , and 19 working days March: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 30 7 weekend days March: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29 5 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Sun | Weekend |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | |
| 4 | Wed | Holi |
| 5 | Thu | |
| 6 | Fri | |
| 7 | Sat | |
| 8 | Sun | International Women's Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 9 | Mon | |
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| 11 | Wed | |
| 12 | Thu | |
| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
| 16 | Mon | |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | |
| 20 | Fri | |
| 21 | Sat | Id-ul-Fitr |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru |
| 24 | Tue | |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | Ram Navami |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
| 31 | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti |
April 2026 , , and 21 working days April: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 6 weekend days April: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 Including a holiday: 19 April - Maharishi Parashuram Jayanti 3 holidays
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| 1 | Wed | |
| 2 | Thu | |
| 3 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 | Sat | |
| 5 | Sun | Weekend |
| 6 | Mon | |
| 7 | Tue | |
| 8 | Wed | Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji |
| 9 | Thu | |
| 10 | Fri | |
| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
| 13 | Mon | |
| 14 | Tue | Vaisakhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 15 | Wed | |
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| 17 | Fri | |
| 18 | Sat | |
| 19 | Sun | Maharishi Parashuram Jayanti |
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| 24 | Fri | |
| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
| 27 | Mon | |
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| 30 | Thu | |
May 2026 , , and 22 working days May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 7 weekend days May: 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 31 2 holidays
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| 1 | Fri | May Day |
| 2 | Sat | |
| 3 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 9 | Sat | Weekend |
| 10 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 17 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 23 | Sat | Weekend |
| 24 | Sun | Weekend |
| 25 | Mon | |
| 26 | Tue | |
| 27 | Wed | |
| 28 | Thu | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| 29 | Fri | |
| 30 | Sat | |
| 31 | Sun | Weekend |
June 2026 , , and 22 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 6 weekend days June: 7, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28 2 holidays
2 optional days
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| 7 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 12 | Fri | |
| 13 | Sat | Weekend |
| 14 | Sun | Weekend |
| 15 | Mon | |
| 16 | Tue | |
| 17 | Wed | |
| 18 | Thu | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji |
| 19 | Fri | |
| 20 | Sat | |
| 21 | Sun | Weekend |
| 22 | Mon | |
| 23 | Tue | |
| 24 | Wed | |
| 25 | Thu | Nirjala Ekadashi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 26 | Fri | Muharram - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 27 | Sat | Weekend |
| 28 | Sun | Weekend |
| 29 | Mon | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti |
| 30 | Tue | |
July 2026 , , and 24 working days July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 6 weekend days July: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 1 holiday
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| 5 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 30 | Thu | |
| 31 | Fri | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh |
August 2026 , , and 23 working days August: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31 7 weekend days August: 2, 8, 9, 16, 22, 23, 30 1 holiday
2 optional days
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| 2 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 7 | Fri | |
| 8 | Sat | Weekend |
| 9 | Sun | Weekend |
| 10 | Mon | |
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| 13 | Thu | |
| 14 | Fri | |
| 15 | Sat | Independence Day |
| 16 | Sun | Weekend |
| 17 | Mon | |
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| 20 | Thu | |
| 21 | Fri | |
| 22 | Sat | Weekend |
| 23 | Sun | Weekend |
| 24 | Mon | |
| 25 | Tue | |
| 26 | Wed | Birthday of Prophet Mohammad - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 27 | Thu | |
| 28 | Fri | |
| 29 | Sat | Teej - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 30 | Sun | Weekend |
| 31 | Mon | |
September 2026 , , and 23 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 6 weekend days September: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
6 optional days
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| 1 | Tue | |
| 2 | Wed | |
| 3 | Thu | |
| 4 | Fri | Janmashtami |
| 5 | Sat | Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
| 7 | Mon | |
| 8 | Tue | |
| 9 | Wed | |
| 10 | Thu | |
| 11 | Fri | |
| 12 | Sat | First Prakash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Saragarhi Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | |
| 15 | Tue | Samvatsari Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 16 | Wed | |
| 17 | Thu | |
| 18 | Fri | |
| 19 | Sat | |
| 20 | Sun | Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 21 | Mon | |
| 22 | Tue | |
| 23 | Wed | |
| 24 | Thu | |
| 25 | Fri | Anant Chaturdashi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
| 28 | Mon | Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 29 | Tue | |
| 30 | Wed | |
October 2026 , , and 22 working days October: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days October: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25 Including a holiday: 11 October - Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti 3 holidays
3 optional days
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| 1 | Thu | |
| 2 | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 3 | Sat | |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
| 5 | Mon | |
| 6 | Tue | |
| 7 | Wed | |
| 8 | Thu | |
| 9 | Fri | |
| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
| 11 | Sun | Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti |
| 12 | Mon | |
| 13 | Tue | |
| 14 | Wed | |
| 15 | Thu | |
| 16 | Fri | Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 17 | Sat | |
| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
| 19 | Mon | |
| 20 | Tue | Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) |
| 21 | Wed | |
| 22 | Thu | |
| 23 | Fri | |
| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
| 26 | Mon | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 27 | Tue | Prakash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ramdas Sahib Ji - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 28 | Wed | |
| 29 | Thu | Karwa Chauth - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | |
November 2026 , , and 20 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30 7 weekend days November: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29 Including a holiday: 8 November - Diwali 3 holidays
4 optional days
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| 1 | Sun | Punjab Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | |
| 4 | Wed | |
| 5 | Thu | |
| 6 | Fri | |
| 7 | Sat | |
| 8 | Sun | Diwali |
| 9 | Mon | Vishwakarma Day |
| 10 | Tue | |
| 11 | Wed | Gurgaddi Day of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 12 | Thu | |
| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Chhath Puja - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 16 | Mon | Martyrdom Day of Shri Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | |
| 20 | Fri | Birthday of Sant Namdev Ji - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 21 | Sat | |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
December 2026 , , and 22 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days December: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 3 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Tue | |
| 2 | Wed | |
| 3 | Thu | |
| 4 | Fri | |
| 5 | Sat | |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
| 7 | Mon | |
| 8 | Tue | |
| 9 | Wed | |
| 10 | Thu | |
| 11 | Fri | |
| 12 | Sat | Weekend |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji |
| 15 | Tue | |
| 16 | Wed | |
| 17 | Thu | |
| 18 | Fri | |
| 19 | Sat | |
| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
| 21 | Mon | |
| 22 | Tue | |
| 23 | Wed | |
| 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
| 28 | Mon | Shaheedi Sabha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib |
| 29 | Tue | |
| 30 | Wed | |
| 31 | Thu | |
Changelog
| In the 2026 holiday set update for Punjab, several new holidays were introduced while a few existing ones were modified, resulting in an overall increase in the number of recognized holidays | |
| The holiday set for Punjab in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances while also consolidating some existing ones |