Bengaluru holidays & Hunnime–Amavase calendar
Every Karnataka government holiday and national (central government) holiday for 2026, plus all the Hunnime (full moon) and Amavase (new moon) days for Bengaluru — in one place, with the exact dates.
- Jan01Thu
New Year's Day
- Jan15Thu
Makara Sankranti / Uttarayana Punyakala
- Jan26Mon
Republic Day
- Feb15Sun
Maha Shivaratri
- Mar19Thu
Ugadi (Kannada New Year)
- Mar21Sat
Ramzan (Eid-ul-Fitr)
Tentative · moon sighting - Mar31Tue
Mahaveera Jayanti
- Apr03Fri
Good Friday
- Apr14Tue
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti
- Apr20Mon
Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya
- May01Fri
May Day (Labour Day)
- May28Thu
Bakrid (Id-ul-Zuha)
Tentative · moon sighting - Jun26Fri
Moharram (Last day)
Tentative · moon sighting - Aug15Sat
Independence Day
- Aug26Wed
Eid-e-Milad (Milad-un-Nabi)
Tentative · moon sighting - Sept14Mon
Ganesh Chaturthi (Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata)
- Sept21Mon
Mahalaya Amavasye
- Oct02Fri
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- Oct20Tue
Mahanavami / Ayudha Pooja
- Oct21Wed
Vijayadashami (Dussehra)
- Nov01Sun
Kannada Rajyotsava
- Nov10Tue
Deepavali / Balipadyami
- Nov27Fri
Kanakadasa Jayanti
- Dec25Fri
Christmas Day
Government holidays for 2026. Dates marked “tentative” depend on the moon sighting and may shift by a day. Always confirm against the official notification before planning leave.
Sources
Government holiday dates can be revised by official notification — these link to the originals. Lunar timings are computed for Bengaluru.