Gujarat Holidays List 2024: Government Holidays, Public Holidays , Bank Holidays, School Holidays

Every year a list of holiday is prepared on which banks and other government offices will remain close. Knowing about the holidays beforehand can help someone in deciding the leisure things that they want to do on that day. Major holidays (included under national or public holidays) are observed by almost every bank and school in Gujarat state.

Other than this, there might be regional holidays as well on which a day-off may or may not be provided. Here, you can check the list of all national or public holidays on which there will be a day off in Gujarat banks, schools and offices. Check the details of Gujarat holidays list 2024 including school and bank holidays in 2024 in this post.

List of Government Holidays in Gujarat 2024

There are few festivals that are observed as Government holiday and they all are observed by the banks in Gujarat state. A large number of holidays (around 26) are observed in the Gujarat state.

Apart from holidays observed on major festivals like Holi, Diwali, etc, the Gujarat state also includes days like Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Jayanti, Parsi New Year, etc into their holidays.

Festival	Date	Day
Makar Sankranti	15 January 2024	Monday
Republic Day	26 January 2024	Friday
Maha Shivaratri	8 Mary 2024	Friday
Holi	25 March 2024	Monday
Good Friday	29 March 2024	Friday
Ugadi	9 April 2024	Tuesday
Eid-al-Fitr	10 April 2024	Wednesday
Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti	14 April 2024	Sunday
Rama Navami	17 April 2024	Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanti	21 April 2024	Sunday
Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti	10 May 2024	Friday
Bakrid/ Eid-al-Adha	17 June 2024	Monday
Muharram	17 July 2024	Wednesday
Independence Day	15 August 2024	Thursday
Parsi New Year	15 August 2024	Thursday
Raksha Bandhan	19 August 2024	Monday
Janmashtami	26 August 2024	Monday
Ganesh Chaturthi	7 September 2024	Saturday
Eid-e-Milad/ Milad-un-Nabi	16 September 2024	Monday
Gandhi Jayanti	2 October 2024	Wednesday
Vijaya Dashami	13 October 2024	Sunday
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Jayanti	31 October 2024	Thursday
Diwali	1 November 2024	Friday
Vikram Samvat New Year	2 November 2024	Saturday
Bhai Dooj	3 November 2024	Sunday
Guru Nanak Jayanti	15 November 2024	Friday
Christmas	25 December 2024	Wednesday

List of Gujarat Bank Holidays 2024

Most private and public banks in the state of Gujarat remain closed on the government holidays. Banks also observe holiday on second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays.

A list has been provided below that shows the dates on which the second and fourth Saturdays will fall in each month of the year 2024.

It should be noted that first and third Saturdays (or fifth in case there are five Saturdays) are fully functional day in all banks of Gujarat state.

January 2024

13th January : Second Saturday
27th January : Fourth Saturday

February 2024

10th February : Second Saturday
24th February : Fourth Saturday

March 2024

9th March : Second Saturday
23rd March : Fourth Saturday

April 2024

13th April : Second Saturday
27th April : Fourth Saturday

May 2024

11th May : Second Saturday
25th May : Fourth Saturday

June 2024

8th June : Second Saturday
22nd June : Fourth Saturday

July 2024

13th July : Second Saturday
27th July : Fourth Saturday

August 2024

10th August : Second Saturday
24th August : Fourth Saturday

September 2024

14th September : Second Saturday
28th September : Fourth Saturday

October 2024

12th October : Second Saturday
26th October : Fourth Saturday

November 2024

9th November : Second Saturday
23rd November : Fourth Saturday

December 2024

14th December : Second Saturday
28th December : Fourth Saturday

Gujarat Schools Holidays in 2024

Schools of Gujarat state remain close on the day of gazetted and public holidays. Also, Sundays are fixed off in all the schools.

Other than this, some schools keep open on Saturdays while some provide a holiday. Every school has its own list of holidays that mentions all the days on which the school will remain closed and the teachers and children will be given the day off.

Holidays given in school may vary from one class to another. For example, a school can give Saturday off to primary students but not to secondary students.

Similarly, primary students might be allowed to celebrate teacher’s or children’s day in school but higher students are supposed to be in classes and focus on their studies.

Places to visit in Gujarat on a Holiday

Lakes, palaces and markets can be found in abundance in the Gujarat state and one can never get bored on a holiday, when in Gujarat. Depending on whether the holiday is a one-day off or a long weekend, holidays can be planned accordingly.

For a long holiday of say 2 to 3 days, trips with family and friends can be planned within the state. For a holiday that is only 1 to 2 days, one can visit local places and then spend the day resting on their couch.

Those who are fond of traveling can go see a number of beautiful places in Gujarat and enjoy their holiday in the perfect way. Some of the prominent sight-seeing tourist spots that can be visited in Gujarat has been listed below.