The Government of Gujarat has declared 18 public holidays under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for the calendar year 2026, as per Notification No. No.GS/22/2025/JSR/2025/509/GH dated27.11.2025
The list of holidays
| Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
| 14.01.2026 | Wednesday | MAKARA SANKRANTI |
| 26.01.2026 | MONDAY | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 15.02.2026 | SUNDAY | MAHASHIVARATRI |
| 04.03.2026 | Wednesday | HOLI 2ND DAY, DHULETI |
| 21.03.2026 | Saturday | ID-UL –FITR/RAMZAN |
| 26.03.2026 | Thursday | RAM NAVAMI |
| 31.03.2026 | Tuesday | MAHAVIR JANMA KALYANAK |
| 01.04.2026 | TUESDAY | Annual closing of Banks (This holiday is applicable to banks, Pay and accounts Office, Treasury/Sub-Treasury offices in the State of Gujarat) |
| 03.04.2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14.04.2026 | Tuesday | DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR JAYANTI |
| 19.04.2026 | SUNDAY | PARASHURAM jAYANTI |
| 27.05.2026 | Wednesday | BAKRID |
| 15.08.2026 | Saturday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 28.08.2026 | Friday | RAKSHA BANDHAN |
| 04.09.2026 | Friday | JANMASHTAMI |
| 15.09.2026 | Tuesday | SAMVATSARI (CHATURTI PAKSHA) |
| 02.10.2026 | Friday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
| 20.10.2026 | Tuesday | VIJAYA DASHAMI(Dusshera) |
| 31.10.2026 | Saturday | SARDAR VALLABH BHAI BIRTHDAY |
| 08.11.2026 | SUNDAY | DEEPAVALI |
| 10.11.2026 | Tuesday | VIKRAM SAMVAT NEW YEAR DAY |
| 25.12.2026 | Friday | CHRISTMAS |
In addition to 18 declared holidays, 1 April 2026 (Wednesday) is a bank holiday exclusively for yearly closing of bank accounts, and financial institutions.
All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. The following Holidays which fall on Sundays not included in the list.
- Mahashivratri 15.2.2026(Sunday), 2.Parashurama Jayanti 19.4.2026 (Sunday), 3.Diwali 8.11.2026 (Sunday)
The following all second and fourth Saturdays of every month are also bank holidays.
- Second Saturdays in 2026: Jan 10, Feb 14, Mar 14, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 13, Jul 11, Aug 8, Sep 12, Oct 10, Nov 14, Dec 12.
- Fourth Saturdays in 2026: Jan 24, Feb 28, Mar 28, Apr 25, May 23, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 22, Sep 26, Oct 24, Nov 28, Dec 26.
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