LIAT OF EXTENDED WEEKENDS IN 2016 - HOLIDAY CALENDAR
Here is the list of holidays for 2016. There are many extended weekends this time and therefore you can plan your vacations in advance. There is huge rush during extended weekends so book your seats in advance to avoid any inconvenience.
If you are in Delhi, Jammu Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, UP, Jaipur Rajasthan or any other state of India, plan your trip to Himachal now. it is one of the most beautiful states in India, very peaceful and with amazing and exquisite destinations.
Here is the list of holidays for 2016. There are many extended weekends this time and therefore you can plan your vacations in advance. There is huge rush during extended weekends so book your seats in advance to avoid any inconvenience.
If you are in Delhi, Jammu Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, UP, Jaipur Rajasthan or any other state of India, plan your trip to Himachal now. it is one of the most beautiful states in India, very peaceful and with amazing and exquisite destinations.
Holiday list 2016
|
S No
|
Date
|
Holiday
|
Day
|
|
1
|
26th
January 2016
|
Republic
Day
|
Tuesday
|
|
2
|
24th
March 2016
|
Holi
|
Thursday
|
|
3
|
25th
March 2016
|
Good
Friday
|
Friday
|
|
4
|
15th
April 2016
|
Ram
Navami
|
Friday
|
|
5
|
20th
April 2016
|
Mahavir
Jayant
|
Wednesday
|
|
6
|
21st
May 2016
|
Buddha
Purnima
|
Saturday
|
|
7
|
16th
July 2016
|
Idu'l
Fitr
|
Wednesday
|
|
8
|
15th
August 2016
|
Independence
Day
|
Monday
|
|
9
|
25th
August 2016
|
Janmashtami
|
Thrusday
|
|
10
|
12th
September 2016
|
Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid)
|
Monday
|
|
11
|
2nd
October 2016
|
Mahatma
Gandhi's Birthday
|
Sunday
|
|
12
|
11th
October 2016
|
Dussehra
|
Tuesday
|
|
13
|
12th
October 2016
|
Muharram
|
Wednesday
|
|
14
|
30th
October 2016
|
Diwali
(Deepavali)
|
Sunday
|
|
15
|
14th
November 2016
|
Guru
Nanak's Birthday
|
Monday
|
|
16
|
13th
December 2016
|
Milad-Un-Nabi
or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
|
Tuesday
|
|
17
|
25th
December 2016
|
Christmas
|
Sunday
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in January 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
New
Year's Day (R)
|
2
|
3
|
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
Makar
Sankranti (R)
|
15
Pongal
(R)
|
16
Guru
Govind Singh's Birthday (R)
|
17
|
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
|
25
|
26
Republic
Day (G)
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in February 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami (R)
|
13
|
14
|
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
Shivaji Jayanti (R)
|
20
|
21
|
|
22
Guru Ravidas's Birthday (R)
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
|
29
|
|
|
GOVERNMENT/GAZETTED HOLIDAYS IN MARCH 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti (R)
|
5
|
6
|
|
7
Maha Shivaratri (R)
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
|
21
|
22
|
23
Holika Dahan, Dolyatra (R)
|
24
Holi (G)
|
25
Good Friday (G)
|
26
|
27
Easter Sunday (R)
|
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in April 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand (R)
|
9
|
10
|
|
11
|
12
|
13
Vaisakhi/Vishu (R)
|
14
Masadi/Vaisakhadi,Bahag Bihu (Asam) (R)
|
15
Ram Navami (G)
|
16
|
17
|
|
18
|
19
|
20
Mahavir Jayanti (G)
|
21
Hazarat Ali's Birthday (R)
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in May 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday (R)
|
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
Buddha Purnima (G)
|
22
|
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
|
30
|
31
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in June 2016
Unfortunately there is no holiday in June
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
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
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in July 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
Jamat-Ul--Vida (R)
|
2
|
3
|
|
4
|
5
|
6
Idu'l Fitr (G)
Rath Yatra (R)
|
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
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in August 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
|
15
Independence Day (G)
|
16
|
17
Parsi New Year's day / Nauraj (R)
|
18
Raksha Bandhan (R)
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
Janmashtami (G)
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in September 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
5
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi (R)
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
|
12
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (G)
|
13
|
14
Onam (R)
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in October 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (G)
|
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) (R)
|
9
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) (R)
|
|
10
Dussehra (Maha Navmi) (R)
|
11
Dussehra (G)
|
12
Muharram (G)
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday (R)
|
|
17
|
18
|
19
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) (R)
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
Deepavali (South India) (R)
Naraka Chaturdasi (R)
|
30
Diwali (Deepavali) (G)
|
|
31
Govardhan Puja (R)
|
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in November 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
1
Bhai Duj (R)
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) (R)
|
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
|
14
Guru Nanak's Birthday (G)
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (R)
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
Government/Gazetted Holidays in December 2016
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
|
12
|
13
Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E- Milad (Birthday of Prophet
Mohammad) (G)
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
Christmas Eve (R)
|
25
Christmas (G)
|
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
