Jammu And Kashmir Official Holidays 2018

Check the 2018 Public, Restricted and Bank holidays declared by the Government of Jammu And KashmirAssam.

Public Holidays

List of the Public Holidays in Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2018.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 5 Friday
Guru Gobind Singh Birthday
January - 26 Friday
Republic Day
February - 13 Tuesday
Maha Shivratri
March - 18 Sunday
1st Navratra
March - 21 Wednesday
Parsi New Year's Day
(Nauroz)
March - 25 Sunday
Ram Navami
April - 13 Friday
Vaisakhi
April - 13 Friday
Shab-e-Meraj
April - 14 Saturday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April - 30 Monday
Buddha Purnima
June - 8 Friday
Jamat-ul-Vida *
June - 11 Monday
Shab-e-Qadr
June - 15 Friday
Eid al-Fitr *
(Ramzan Eid)
July - 5 Thursday
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday
July - 13 Friday
Martyr's Day
August - 15 Wednesday
Independence Day
August - 22 Wednesday
Eid al-zuha *
(Bakri Eid)
August - 23 Thursday
Eid al-zuha *
September - 3 Monday
Krishna Janmashtami
September - 21 Friday
Muharram *
October - 2 Tuesday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October - 18 Thursday
Maha Navami
October - 18 Thursday
Dussehra
(Vijaya Dashami)
November - 7 Wednesday
Diwali
November - 21 Wednesday
Eid-e-Milad *
November - 23 Friday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
November - 23 Friday
Friday Following Eid-e-Milad
December - 5 Wednesday
Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
December - 25 Tuesday
Christmas
*
Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.

Optional Holidays

List of the Optional Holidays in Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2018.
Date Week Day Holiday
April - 18 Wednesday
Parshuram Jayanti *
June - 16 Saturday
Guru Arjundev's Martyrdom Day
June - 28 Thursday
Kabir Jayanti **
August - 26 Sunday
Raksha Bandhan
*
Jammu Province only
**
Jammu Province only

Local Holidays

List of the Local Holidays in Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2018.
Date Week Day Holiday
February - 13 Tuesday
Mela Dasmochey *
February - 14 Wednesday
Mela Dasmochey **
March - 1 Thursday
Tangpe Chongya ***
March - 24 Saturday
Mela Bahu Fort ****
March - 29 Thursday
Mahavir Jayanti
March - 30 Friday
Good Friday
June - 21 Thursday
Urs Shah Farid-ud-din Sahib
June - 23 Saturday
Mela Hemis Gumpa
June - 24 Sunday
Mela Hemis Gumpa
July - 20 Friday
Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra
July - 21 Saturday
Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra
*
Leh District & Zanskar Sub-Division only
**
Leh District & Zanskar Sub-Division only
***
Leh District & Zanskar Sub-Division only
****
Jammu District only
Kishtwar District only

Bank Holidays

List of the Bank Holidays in Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2018.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 26 Friday
Republic Day
February - 13 Tuesday
Maha Shivratri
March - 1 Thursday
Holi *
March - 18 Sunday
1st Navratra
April - 1 Sunday
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
April - 13 Friday
Vaisakhi
April - 14 Saturday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April - 30 Monday
Buddha Purnima
June - 8 Friday
Jamat-Ul-Vida
June - 11 Monday
Shab-e-Qadr
June - 15 Friday
Eid al-Fitr **
July - 5 Thursday
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday
July - 13 Friday
Martyr's Day
August - 15 Wednesday
Independence Day
August - 22 Wednesday
Eid al-Zuha *
August - 23 Thursday
Eid al-Zuha *
September - 3 Monday
Krishna Janmashtami
September - 21 Friday
Muharram *
October - 2 Tuesday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October - 18 Thursday
Dussehra
November - 7 Wednesday
Diwali
November - 21 Wednesday
Eid-e-Milad *
November - 23 Friday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
November - 23 Friday
Friday Following Eid-e-Milad
December - 5 Wednesday
Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
December - 25 Tuesday
Christmas
*
Jammu Province only
**
Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
***
Leh District & Zanskar Sub-Division only
****
Jammu District only
Kishtwar District only