Jammu & Kashmir Government declared list of Holidays 2017:
5 January – Thursday – Guru Govind Singh Birthday
26 January – Thursday – Republic Day (National Day)
24 February – Friday – Maha Shivaratri
21 March – Tuesday – Nauroz
28 March – Tuesday – Gudi Padva / Ugadi / Chetti Chand
4 April – Tuesday – Ram Navami (Vaishnava)
13 April – Thursday – Vaisakh / Baisakhi / Masadi
14 April – Friday – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
25 April – Tuesday – Shab-i-Meiraj
10 May – Wednesday – Buddha Purnima
22 June – Thursday – Shab-i-Qadr
23 June – Friday – Jumat-ul-Wida
26 June – Monday – Ramazan / Idu’l Fitr (End of Ramadan) *
5 July – Wednesday – Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday
13 July – Thursday – March -tyr’s Day
15 August – Tuesday – Independence Day
15 August – Tuesday – January -mashtami / Sri Krishna Jayanti
2 September – Saturday – Bakri Id / Idu’l Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice)
3 September – Sunday – Idu’l Zuha Holiday
29 September – Friday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Navami)
30 September – Saturday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
1 October – Sunday – Muharram
2 October – Monday – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
19 October – Thursday – Diwali (The Festival of Lights)
4 November – Saturday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
2 December – Saturday – Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday)
5 December – Tuesday – Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
8 December – Friday – Friday -day following Milad-un-Nabi
25 December – Monday – Christmas Day
25 December – Monday – Guru Govind Singh Birthday
