Jammu and Kashmir School Holidays 2026: Full Month-Wise Calendar Released

The Jammu and Kashmir School Holiday List 2026 includes all national, regional, provincial, local and restricted holidays. This helps students, teachers and parents plan academics, exams and vacations smoothly throughout the year.

You can also download the official J&K School Holiday List 2026 PDF for quick reference anytime.

General Holidays — Jammu & Kashmir (2026)

Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Birthday — 05 January 2026, Monday Shab-i-Miraj — 17 January 2026, Saturday Republic Day — 26 January 2026, Monday Mahashivratri — 15 February 2026, Sunday Shab-i-Qadr — 17 March 2026, Tuesday 1st Navratra — 19 March 2026, Thursday Jumat-ul-Vida — 20 March 2026, Friday Nauroz — 21 March 2026, Saturday Eid-ul-Fitr — 21 March 2026, Saturday Ramanavami — 26 March 2026, Thursday Baisakhi — 14 April 2026, Tuesday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday — 14 April 2026, Tuesday Buddha Purnima — 01 May 2026, Friday Eid-ul-Azha — 27 & 28 May 2026, Wednesday & Thursday Ashoora — 26 June 2026, Friday Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday — 05 July 2026, Sunday Independence Day — 15 August 2026, Saturday Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi — 26 August 2026, Wednesday Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi — 28 August 2026, Friday Janamashtami — 04 September 2026, Friday Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s Birthday — 23 September 2026, Wednesday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday — 02 October 2026, Friday Mahanavami — 20 October 2026, Tuesday Dussehra — 20 October 2026, Tuesday Accession Day — 26 October 2026, Monday Diwali — 08 November 2026, Sunday Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday — 24 November 2026, Tuesday Christmas Day — 25 December 2026, Friday Muslim holidays are subject to moon sighting.

Provincial Holidays — Kashmir Province (2026)

Friday following Shab-i-Miraj — 23 January 2026, Friday Urs Shah-i-Hamdan Sahib — 23 May 2026, Saturday Mela Khir Bhawani — 22 June 2026, Monday Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Sahib — 08 October 2026, Thursday

Provincial Holidays — Jammu Province (2026)

Lohri — 13 January 2026, Tuesday Shri Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday — 01 February 2026, Sunday Holi — 04 March 2026, Wednesday Local Holidays — 2026 (District-specific) Mela Bahu Fort (Jammu District) — 26 March 2026, Thursday Mahavir Jayanti (Jammu District) — 31 March 2026, Tuesday Good Friday (Jammu District) — 03 April 2026, Friday Urs Shah Farid-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar District)* — 21 June 2026, Sunday Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra (Kishtwar District) — 21 & 22 July 2026 Kailash Yatra (Bhaderwah & Bhalla) — 09 & 10 September 2026 Mela Pat (Bhaderwah & Bhalla) — 18 & 19 September 2026 Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban)* — 10 November 2026

Restricted Holidays — 2026

Parshuram Jayanti (Jammu Province) — 19 April 2026, Sunday Martyr’s Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji — 16 June 2026, Tuesday Kabir Jayanti (Jammu Province) — 29 June 2026, Monday Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2026, Friday

Final Note

The Jammu and Kashmir School Holiday List 2026 gives a clear and structured picture of all holidays for the academic year. Students and parents can use this calendar to plan:

study schedules revision timelines vacations and trips school events and exams