Bihar School Holiday List 2026: Schools in Bihar will remain closed for 75 days; check the date-wise schedule here..
The Bihar Education Department has released the school holiday calendar for the year 2026. According to the Bihar School Holiday Calendar, schools across the state will have a total of 75 days of holidays. This includes 7 Sundays. Since a total of 10 Sundays fall within the holiday period, excluding Sundays, schools will be closed for a total of 65 days.
Long holidays during summer, Diwali, and Chhath Puja
For the information of students, parents, and teachers, summer vacations in Bihar will be for a total of 20 days. In addition, there will be 5 days of holidays for Durga Puja and a total of 10 days of holidays for Diwali and Chhath Puja. You can check the complete year's holiday dates in the table below. Holiday Name Date Number of Holidays
Makar Sankranti January 14, 2026 1 day
Basant Panchami January 23, 2026 1 day
Republic Day, January 26, 2026, 1 day
Sant Ravidas Jayanti February 1, 2026 1 day
Shab-e-Barat February 4, 2026 1 day
Maha Shivratri February 15, 2026 1 day
Holi March 3 & 4, 2026 2 days
Last Friday of Ramadan, March 13, 2026, 1 day
Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid) March 21, 2026 1 day
Bihar Day , March 22, 2026, 1 day
Ram Navami, March 27, 2026, 1 day
Mahavir Jayanti, March 31, 2026, 1 day
Good Friday, April 3, 2026, 1 day
Bhim Rao Ambedkar Jayanti April 14, 2026 1 day
Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti April 23, 2026 1 day
Janaki Navami April 25, 2026 1 day
May Day / Buddha Purnima May 1, 2026 1 day
Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) May 28, 2026 1 day
Summer Vacation June 1 to 20, 2026 20 days
Muharram June 27, 2026 1 day
Kabir Jayanti June 29, 2026 1 day
Chehlum August 4, 2026 1 day
Independence Day, August 15, 2026, 1 day
Last Shravani Monday, August 24, 2026, 1 day
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) August 26, 2026 1 day
Raksha Bandhan August 28, 2026 1 day
Shri Krishna Janmashtami September 4, 2026 1 Day
Haritalika Vrat (Teej Vrat) September 14, 2026 1 Day
Anant Chaturdashi September 25, 2026 1 Day
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, October 2, 2026, 1 Day
Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) October 5, 2026 1 Day
Durga Puja (Kalash Sthapana) October 11, 2026 1 Day
Durga Puja, October 17 to 21, 2026, 5 Days
Diwali/Chitragupta Puja/Bhai Dooj/Chhath Puja November 7 to 17, 2026 10 Days
Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartik Purnima November 24, 2026 1 Day
Winter Vacation (Christmas Day and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti) December 25 to 31, 2026 7 Days
Important Information
The dates of Muslim festivals may change depending on the sighting of the moon.
All government/government-aided/project/upgraded primary, secondary, and higher secondary schools in the state will remain closed according to the above holiday calendar.
Annual Day, Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti will be celebrated in all schools. All students and teachers will be present during these celebrations. The school will be closed after the program.
During long vacations such as Summer Vacation (Serial No. 20), Diwali to Chhath Puja vacation period (Serial No. 35), and Winter Vacation (Serial No. 37), it will be mandatory for students to be given homework and project work for all subjects. It will be the responsibility of the teacher to evaluate this work upon the reopening of the school.
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