School Holiday List 2026 (India)

School Holidays in 2026 — Month by Month

The list below covers the three national holidays (observed by every school in India), major festival holidays that appear on most state school calendars, and moon-sighting-dependent dates marked tentative. Regional holidays (Onam, Chhath, Bihu, Pohela Boishakh, Ugadi, and others) are added by each state's education department — always reconcile with your state's official calendar before publishing your school planner.

*Tentative — Islamic calendar dates depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day. July has no major pan-India school holiday in 2026; most schools reopen after summer vacation in this window.

Summer & Winter Vacation Windows by Region (Typical)

Vacation dates are announced by each state education department (and adopted with minor changes by private schools). These are the windows schools have historically followed — expect official notifications 2–4 weeks before each break:

Planning the 2026-27 Academic Calendar?

Most boards expect roughly 220 working days in an academic year. With 30+ holidays, two vacation blocks, exams, and PTMs, backward-planning from the target is easier than counting forward — our Academic Calendar Generator maps terms, exams, and events around this holiday list. For admission planning, check age eligibility with the Admission Age Calculator.