Holiday List in Telangana 2026

Telangana’s holiday calendar carries the marks of a relatively young state which came into being only in 2014, with an old social memory. Many of its holidays are familiar across India, but a few sit very firmly locally, which are shaped by agrarian cycles, regional movements, and Telugu cultural rhythms.

You can see it in how festivals cluster, how some days are intensely local, and how others quietly pass with only government shutters closed.

Unlike states that lean heavily on religious observance alone, Telangana’s calendar balances constitutional milestones, regional identity, and festival life as well.

Sankranti and Ugadhi are celebrated in the year early on, while Dasara stretches long in October, and Bathukamma arrives unofficially as an entire season of celebration. This eclecticism matters as it more or less determines when offices shut, when villages slow down, and when the metropolitan cities empty out just enough to feel different when people go back home.

What follows is the commonly observed and widely accepted holiday list, aligned with public practice across Telangana. Lunar-based festivals follow the standard calendar calculations used by the state and are reflected here accordingly.

List of National, Public, and Regional Holidays in Telangana for 2026

Dates for certain festivals follow the lunar calendar and reflect commonly observed 2026 calculations.

What This Looks Like on the Ground

State offices and public institutions follow this list closely. Sankranti and Bathukamma, in particular, have a wider footprint than their labels suggest. Even where there is only one officially listed holiday, the observance transcends this restriction and is widely observed.

Private employers tend to draw a harder line. National holidays are almost always observed, whilst regional festivals vary by organisation, industry, and location.

Tech giants in Hyderabad may recognise Vinayaka Chavithi differently from public-sector offices in Warangal. That is how decentralised observance works in reality and contributes to a very different calendar for different regions.

Banks generally align with RBI notifications, which overlap heavily with this list but are not identical year to year, unsurprisingly!

Also Read: Holiday List in Chhattisgarh 2026

FAQs

1. Why does Telangana have both regional and religious holidays?

This is because in Telangana, many festivals are culturally and ethnically relevant before they are religious. 

Sankranti, Bathukamma, and Ugadi mark seasonal or social transitions, not just ritual ones, which is why the state recognises them with importance.

2. Is Bathukamma a single-day holiday?

Officially, one key day is notified; however, culturally, it spans several days.

Government calendars reflect the formal date, while public life reflects the longer rhythm.

3. Are all these holidays mandatory for private companies?

No. Private employers decide their own holiday lists, though national holidays are almost always observed. Regional holidays are often optional outside the public sector.

4. Why do some festival dates change every year?

Many festivals follow the lunar calendar. When the lunar cycle shifts, the Gregorian date shifts along with it. Telangana follows the same calculation system used across most Indian states.

5. Are banks closed on all these days?

Not necessarily. Banks follow RBI-declared holidays, which may include some but not all state holidays.