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Public holidays in Karnataka, India in 2026
Karnataka, India has 10 public holidays in 2026, 7 of them on working days, leaving 254 working days. 4 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Basava Jayanti |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Thursday | Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Karnataka Formation Day |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Kanakadasa Jayanti |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Karnataka, India, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 23 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2026: book Friday 23 Jan 2026 (Republic Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday)
- 11 Apr 2026 – 14 Apr 2026: book Monday 13 Apr 2026 (Ambedkar Jayanti)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Friday 1 May 2026 (Basava Jayanti)
- 14 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2026: book Friday 14 Aug 2026 (Independence Day)
- 17 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2026: book Friday 18 Sept 2026 (Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day)
- 1 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026: book Thursday 1 Oct 2026 (Gandhi Jayanti)
- 30 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026: book Friday 30 Oct 2026 (Karnataka Formation Day)
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