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Maharashtra holiday list 2027

Maharashtra’s list includes Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti on 19 February, Maharashtra Din on 1 May, Gudi Padwa and Ganesh Chaturthi. Banks and broking firms often follow the Negotiable Instruments Act or exchange calendar instead.

23

holidays

3

national

18

festival

2

state

10

on a weekend

Provisional list. These are the expected dates for 2027. Festival dates set by the lunar calendar or the moon can move by a day in the state’s notification; confirm against it before you publish your company calendar.

Add the Maharashtra 2027 holidays to your calendar

A standard .ics file with one all-day event per holiday. Works with Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar.

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DateDayHolidayType
January
26 JanuaryTuesdayRepublic DayNational
February
19 FebruaryFridayChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj JayantiState
March
6 MarchSaturdayMaha ShivaratriFestival
10 MarchWednesdayRamzan Id (Id-ul-Fitr)Festival
22 MarchMondayHoliFestival
26 MarchFridayGood FridayFestival
April
7 AprilWednesdayGudi PadwaFestival
14 AprilWednesdayDr B R Ambedkar JayantiFestival
15 AprilThursdayRam NavamiFestival
19 AprilMondayMahavir JayantiFestival
May
1 MaySaturdayMaharashtra DinState
17 MayMondayBakri Id (Id-uz-Zuha)Festival
20 MayThursdayBuddha PurnimaFestival
June
16 JuneWednesdayMuharramFestival
August
15 AugustSundayId-e-MiladFestival
15 AugustSundayIndependence DayNational
September
4 SeptemberSaturdayGanesh ChaturthiFestival
October
2 OctoberSaturdayGandhi JayantiNational
9 OctoberSaturdayDussehra (Vijayadashami)Festival
29 OctoberFridayDiwali (Lakshmi Pujan)Festival
30 OctoberSaturdayDiwali (Balipratipada)Festival
November
14 NovemberSundayGuru Nanak JayantiFestival
December
25 DecemberSaturdayChristmasFestival

Weekend dates are marked in red. Restricted and optional holidays, and local holidays declared by a district collector, are not included.

For employers in Maharashtra

Private employers are not bound by the government list. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are paid national holidays everywhere; beyond those, the state’s festival-holiday law or the establishment’s standing orders set how many paid festival holidays must be given, and the employer chooses which ones and notifies the list at the start of the year.

A holiday that falls on the weekly off is usually not replaced unless the company’s policy says so. Staff who work on a paid holiday get double wages or a compensatory day off, depending on the law that applies to the establishment.

Questions people ask

How many public holidays are there in Maharashtra in 2027?

This list has 23: 3 national holidays, 18 festival holidays and 2 state days. 10 of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday. Restricted or optional holidays are notified separately.

Do private companies in Maharashtra have to follow this list?

Private employers are not bound by the government list. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are paid national holidays everywhere; beyond those, the state’s festival-holiday law or the establishment’s standing orders set how many paid festival holidays must be given, and the employer chooses which ones and notifies the list at the start of the year.

Can festival dates change?

Yes. Festivals set by the lunar calendar or the sighting of the moon can move by a day when the state notifies them or when the moon is sighted. Check the notification or the district order before finalising your company calendar.

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In Kuzhu

Kuzhu loads the Maharashtra list as the default holiday calendar for branches in the state, lets you add company holidays and optional days, and judges attendance and leave against it, so a holiday is never marked absent.