AP List of Holidays 2026: General & Optional Holidays 2026 GO 2276. Govt of AP has released the AP General and Optional Holidays List for 2026 applicable for
All Government Offices and Institutions and Schools in AP. Detailed list is explained below.
AP List of Holidays 2026: General & Optional Holidays 2026 GO 2276
HOLIDAYS-General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2026-Notified.
GENERAL Administration (POLITICAL.B) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No.2276
Dated:04.12.2025
ORDER:
The following Notification shall
be published in an Extra-Ordinary issue of A.P. Gazette, dated: 04.12.2025.
NOTIFICATION
The
Government of Andhra Pradesh direct that the days specified in Annexure-I shall
be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government offices excluding
the holidays falling on Second Saturdays/Sundays shown in Annexure-I(A) and
Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-ll except the Optional Holidays falling on
Second Saturdays/Sundays shown in Annexure-II(A)during the year 2026.
2.
The State Government direct that all the offices under State Government shall
remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the
year 2026.
3. In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in
Annexure-l,the State Government employees may avail themselves of
Optional Holidays not exceeding five(5)during the year 2026 on the festivals
/occasions specified in Annexure-ll to this order at their option and
irrespective of the religion to which the festival pertains to.
avail any of these holidays shall be applied for,in writing in advance and shall
normally be granted by the Superior Officers competent to grant Casual Leave
except when the presence of an individual employee is considered necessary in
the exigencies of Government work.4. The Government also direct that
General Holidays shall not ipso-facto apply to the Industrial
Establishments and Public Sector Undertakings under the control of the State
Government,the workmen engaged in Public Works Department and Educational
Institutions in the State.Separate orders regarding the festivals/occasions when
these Institutions have to observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned
Administrative Department of the Secretariat.5. If there is any
change of date in respect of Ramzan, Bakrid, Moharrum and Eid Milad-un-Nabi as per
the sighting of the Moon or any other holiday of Hindu festival as well,it shall
be announced through electronic/print media.All the Departments of Secretariat
and Heads of Departments and District Collectors shall take action according to
such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about the change of
date.
AP List of General Holidays 2026
| SI. No. |
Name of the Occasion /Festival |
Date | Day |
| 1 | BHOGI | 14.01.2026 | WEDNESDAY |
| 2 | MAKARA SANKRANTI | 15.01.2026 | THURSDAY |
| 3 | KANUMA | 16.01.2026 | FRIDAY |
| 4 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26.01.2026 | MONDAY |
| 5 | MAHA SIVARATRI | 15.02.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 6 | HOLI | 03.03.2026 | TUESDAY |
| 7 | UGADI | 19.03.2026 | THURSDAY |
| 8 | EID-UL-FITR (RAMZAN) | 20.03.2026 | FRIDAY |
| 9 | SRIRAMA NAVAMI | 27.03.2026 | FRIDAY |
| 10 | GOOD FRIDAY | 03.04.2026 | FRIDAY |
| 11 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’s BIRTHDAY |
05.04.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 12 | Dr.B.R.AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY |
14.04.2026 | TUESDAY |
| 13 | Eid-ul-Adha (BAKRID) | 27.05.2026 | WEDNESDAY |
| 14 | MOHARRUM (Shahadat Imam Hussian RA,1447 Hijri) | 25.06.2026 | THURSDAY |
| 15 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15.08.2026 | SATURDAY |
| 16 | VARA LAKSHMI VRATHAM | 21.08.2026 | FRIDAY |
| 17 | MILAD-UN-NABI (SAWS) 1447 Hijhri |
25.08.2026 | TUESDAY |
| 18 | SRI KRISHNAASHTAMI | 04.09.2026 | FRIDAY |
| 19 | VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 14.09.2026 | MONDAY |
| 20 | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHY |
02.10.2026 | FRIDAY |
| 21 | DURGASHTAMI | 18.10.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 22 | VIJAYA DASAMI | 20.10.2026 | TUESDAY |
| 23 | DEEPAVALI | 08.11.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 24 | CHRISTMAS | 25.12.2026 | FRIDAY |
(G.O.Rt.No.2276 General Administration(Poll.B)Department,Dated:04.12.2025)
Festivals/occasions occur on Sundays during the year 2026
| SI.No. | Name of the Occasion / Festival | Date | Day |
| 1 | MAHA SIVARATRI | 15.02.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 2 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’s BIRTHDAY |
05.04.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 3 | DURGASHTAMI | 18.10.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 4 | DEEPAVALI | 08.11.2026 | SUNDAY |
AP List of Optional Holidays 2026
| SI. No |
Name of the occasion / festival | Date | Day | ||
| 1 | NEW YEAR’S DAY | 01.01.2026 | THURSDAY | ||
| 2 | BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A.) |
03.01.2026 | SATURDAY | ||
| 3 | SHAB-E=MERAJ(27thRajab) | 16.01.2026 | FRIDAY | ||
| 4 | SHAB-E-BARATH | 03.02.2026 | TUESDAY | ||
| 5 | SHAHADAT OF HAZRATH AL1 (R.A.) |
11.03.2026 | WEDNESDAY | ||
| 6 | JAMATUL VEDA | 13.03.2026 | FRIDAY | ||
| 7 | SHAB-E-QADAR | 15.03.2026 | SUNDAY | ||
| 8 | MAHAVEER JAYANTHI | 31.03.2026 | TUESDAY | ||
| 9 | BASAVA JAYANTHI | 20.04.2026 | MONDAY | ||
| 10 | BUDDHA PURNIMA | 01.05.2026 | FRIDAY | ||
| 11 | EID-E-GADEER | 03.06.2026 | WEDNESDAY | ||
| 12 | MOHARRAM (1447 Hijhri) |
16.06.2026 | TUESDAY | ||
| 13 | RATHA YATRA | 16.07.2026 | THURSDAY | ||
| 14 | ARBAYEEN (CHAHALLUM 1447 HIJRI) |
04.08.2026 | TUESDAY | ||
| 15 | PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY | 15.08.2026 | SATURDAY | ||
| 16 | YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF | 22.09.2026 | TUESDAY | ||
| 17 | MAHALAYA AMAVASYA | 10.10.2026 | 2nd SATURDAY |
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| 18 | HAZRATH SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MEHDI’S BIRTHDAY |
27.10.2026 | TUESDAY | ||
| 19 | GURU NANAK JAYANTHI | 24.11.2026 | TUESDAY | ||
| 20 | CHRISTMAS EVE | 24.12.2026 | THURSDAY | ||
| 21 | BOXING DAY | 26.12.2026 | SATURDAY | ||
ANNEXURE.II(A)
(G.O.Rt.No.2276 General Administration (Poll.B)Department,dated:04.12.2025) Festivals/occasions occur on Second Saturdays/Sundays during the year 2026
| SI.No. | Name of the occasion / festival | Date | Day |
| 1 | SHAB-E-QADAR | 15.03.2026 | SUNDAY |
| 2 | MAHALAYA AMAVASYA | 10.10.2026 | 2nd SATURDAY |
