List of Jammu & Kashmir 2017 Public Holidays Date, Day, Holiday

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