Gujarat (India) Public Holidays 2018

Gujarat Public Holidays Calendar 2018

Check Public, Optional and Bank Holidays in Gujarat for the calendar year 2018. General Administration department of Gujarat declares the public holidays for 2018 with notification No. GS/2017-30-PHD/102017/1314/GH. Dated 18th October 2017
Check 2018 holidays dates in Gujarat for Republic Day, Maha Shivratri, Holi, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday, Bhavgan Shree Parshruram Jayanti, Id-ul-Fitr, Independence Day and Parsi New Year Day.

Public Holidays


The Gujarat Government offices observe the following public holidays during the year 2018.

Gujarat Public Holidays 2018
No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 26 Friday Republic Day
2 February 13 Tuesday Maha Shivratri
3 March 2 Friday Holi 2nd Day
4 March 29 Thursday Mahavir Jayanti
5 March 30 Friday Good Friday
6 April 14 Saturday Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday
7 April 18 Wednesday Bhavgan Shree Parshruram Jayanti
8 June 16 Saturday Id-ul-Fitr*
9 August 15 Wednesday Independence Day
10 August 17 Friday Parsi New Year Day
11 August 22 Wednesday Id-ul-Adha*
12 September 3 Monday Janmashtami
13 September 13 Thursday Samavatsari
14 September 21 Friday Muharram*
15 October 2 Tuesday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
16 October 18 Thursday Dusshera
17 October 31 Wednesday Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday
18 November 7 Wednesday Diwali
19 November 8 Thursday Vikram Samvant New Year Day
20 November 9 Friday Bhai Bij
21 November 21 Wednesday Id-e-Milad*
22 November 23 Friday Guru Nanak’s Birthday
23 December 25 Tuesday Christmas
* Date subject to change with the appearance of the moon.

The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday.

No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 14 Sunday Makar Sankrnti
2 March 18 Sunday Cheti Chand
3 March 25 Sunday Shree Ram Navmi
4 August 26 Sunday Raksha Bandhan

Optional Holidays

Government Employee may avail maximum two holidays from the given optional holidays list in the year 2018.

Gujarat Optional Holidays 2018
No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 1 Monday New Year’s Day
2 January 5 Friday Guru Govindsingh’s Birthday
3 January 15 Monday Vassi Uttarayan
4 January 29 Monday Vishvakarma Jayanti
5 March 1 Thursday Holi
6 March 21 Wednesday Jamshedi Navroz
7 March 30 Friday Hatkeshvar Jayanti
8 March 31 Saturday Hanuman Jayanti
9 March 31 Saturday Pesah
10 April 12 Thursday Maha Prabhuji’s Praktyosava
11 April 20 Friday Shree Adhya Jagadguru
12 April 24 Tuesday Zarahost-no -Disho
13 April 30 Monday Buddha Purnima
14 May 2 Wednesday Shab-e-Barat
15 May 24 Thursday Zarahost-no -Disho
16 June 6 Wednesday Shahadat-e-Hazarat
17 July 14 Saturday Rath Yatra
18 July 17 Tuesday Parsi New Year Day Eve
19 July 18 Wednesday Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi)
20 July 23 Monday Khordad Sal
21 August 14 Tuesday Gatha Gahamber
22 August 16 Thursday Parsi New Year Day
23 August 22 Wednesday Khordad Sal
24 August 25 Saturday Onam
25 September 4 Tuesday Nand Utsav
26 September 6 Thursday Shravan Vad-11
27 September 7 Friday Shravan Vad-12
28 September 10 Monday Rosh Hashanah
29 September 10 Monday Mahavir Swami Janma Vachan
30 September 13 Thursday Ganesh Chaturthi
31 September 14 Friday Samvatsari
32 September 18 Tuesday Eve of Kippur
33 September 19 Wednesday Yom Kippur
34 September 20 Thursday 9th Muharram
35 September 24 Monday Succoth
36 November 5 Monday Dhan Terash
37 November 6 Tuesday Kali Chaudash
38 November 7 Wednesday Shahadat-e-Imam-Hasan
39 November 23 Friday Kartak Sud-15
40 November 26 Monday Id-e Maulud
41 December 19 Wednesday Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti
42 December 26 Wednesday Boxing Day

The following days have not been notified as Optional Holidays as they fall on Sunday.

No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 March 18 Sunday Gudi Padvo
2 May 20 Sunday Shavuoth (Yahudi)
3 June 17 Sunday Ramjan Eid (Id-ul-fitr)
4 June 17 Sunday Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom day
5 July 22 Sunday Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi)
6 July 15 Sunday Gatha Gahamber

Bank Holidays

Gujarat Government declares the 2018 Bank Holidays in Gujarat under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.

Gujarat Bank Holidays 2018
No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 26 Friday Republic Day
2 February 13 Tuesday Maha Shivratri
3 March 2 Friday Holi 2nd Day
4 June 16 Saturday Id-ul-Fitr (Ramjan Eid)*
5 August 15 Wednesday Independence Day
6 August 17 Friday Parsi New Year
7 August 22 Wednesday Id-ul-Adha (Bakri-Id)*
8 September 3 Monday Janmashtami
9 September 13 Thursday Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
10 September 21 Friday Muharram (Ashura)*
11 October 2 Tuesday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
12 October 18 Thursday Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)
13 November 7 Wednesday Diwali
14 November 8 Thursday Vikram Samvat New Year Day
15 November 21 Wednesday Id-e-Milad*
16 December 25 Tuesday Christmas
* Date subject to change with the appearance of the moon.

The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday.

No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 14 Sunday Makar Sankrnti
2 March 18 Sunday Cheti Chand
3 March 25 Sunday Shree Ram Navmi
4 April 01 Sunday Annual Closing of Bank Account Day
5 April 14 2nd Saturday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday
6 August 26 Sunday Raksha Bandhan

Calendar

Gujarat Public Holidays Calendar 2018