Punjab Government declared list of Holidays 2017:
5 January – Thursday – Guru Govind Singh Birthday
26 January – Thursday – Republic Day (National Day)
1 February – Wednesday – Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
10 February – Friday – Guru Ravidas Jayanti
24 February – Friday – Maha Shivaratri
13 March – Monday – Holi
23 March – Thursday – Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhedev
4 April – Tuesday – Ram Navami (Vaishnava)
9 April – Sunday – Mahavir Jayanti
13 April – Thursday – Vaisakh / Baisakhi / Masadi
14 April – Friday – Good Friday -day
14 April – Friday – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
28 April – Friday – Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti
1 May – Monday – May Day
29 May – Monday – March -tyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
9 June – Friday – Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti
26 June – Monday – Ramazan / Idu’l Fitr (End of Ramadan)*
31 July – Monday – Shaheed Udham Singh’s March -tyrdom Day
15 August – Tuesday – Independence Day
15 August – Tuesday – January -mashtami / Sri Krishna Jayanti
30 August – Wednesday – Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji
2 September – Saturday – Bakri Id / Idu’l Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice)
2 September – Saturday – Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
21 September – Thursday – Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
28 September – Thursday – Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh JI
30 September – Saturday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
2 October – Monday – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
19 October – Thursday – Diwali (The Festival of Lights)
4 November – Saturday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
5 December – Tuesday – March -tyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur JI
25 December – Monday – Christmas Day
25 December – Monday – Guru Govind Singh Birthday