Goa Holidays 2018
Check Goa Public Holidays, Restricted Holidays, Bank Holidays and Local Holidays for the year 2018.
General Holidays:
The Government offices in observe the following public holidays during the year 2018 (Saka 1939-1940). All Government Offices will be functional on Special Holidays except if the Special Holidays occur on Saturday or Sunday.| Public Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26 | Friday | Republic Day प्रजासत्ताक दिवस |
| 2 | March 2 | Friday | Holi होळी |
| 3 | March 18 | Sunday | Gudi Padava गुढी पाडवा |
| 4 | March 30 | Friday | Good Friday गुड फ्रायडे |
| 5 | April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर जयंती |
| 6 | May 1 | Tuesday | May Day मे दिवस |
| 7 | June 16 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr * / Ramjan Eid रमझान ईद |
| 8 | August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day स्वातंत्र्यदिन |
| 9 | August 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Zuha * / Bakri Eid बकरी ईद |
| 10 | September 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Day 1 गणेश चतुर्थी |
| 11 | September 14 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Day 1 गणेश चतुर्थी |
| 12 | October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गांधी जयंती |
| 13 | October 18 | Thursday | Dussehra / Dussehra दसरा / विजयदशमी |
| 14 | November 6 | Tuesday | Diwali दिवाळी |
| 15 | December 3 | Monday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier सेंट फ्रान्सिस झेवियर दिवस |
| 16 | December 19 | Wednesday | Goa Liberation Day गोवा मुक्ती दिन |
| 17 | December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
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Restricted Holidays:
In addition to the Public Holidays specified employees are permitted to avail of any two holidays from the list of Restricted Holidays specified below for the year 2018.| Optional Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 | Monday | New Year's Day नववर्षदिन |
| 2 | January 14 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti मकरसंक्रांत |
| 3 | January 31 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti गुरू रविदास जयंती |
| 4 | February 19 | Monday | Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांनी जयंती |
| 5 | March 25 | Sunday | Ram Navami श्री राम नवमी |
| 6 | March 29 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयंती |
| Maundy Thursday | |||
| 7 | April 14 | Saturday | Vaisakhi वैशाखी |
| Vishu विशु | |||
| 8 | April 30 | Monday | Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पौर्णिमा |
| 9 | June 8 | Friday | Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| 10 | August 25 | Saturday | Onam ओणम |
| 11 | August 26 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan रक्षाबंधन |
| 12 | September 2 | Sunday | Krishna Janmashtami श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी |
| 13 | September 12 | Wednesday | Hartalika हरितालिका |
| 14 | September 21 | Friday | Muharram * मोहर्रम |
| 15 | November 2 | Friday | All Souls Day |
| 16 | November 8 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja गोवर्धन पूजा |
| 17 | November 9 | Friday | Bhai Dooj भाऊबीज |
| 18 | November 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti गुरु नानक जयंती |
| 19 | November 24 | Saturday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day गुरू तेग बहादूर हौतात्म्य दिवस |
| 20 | December 8 | Saturday | Feast of Immaculate Conception |
| 21 | December 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve |
| 22 | December 31 | Monday | New Years Eve |
Bank Holidays:
Goa Government declares the 2018 Bank Holidays under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.| Bank Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26 | Friday | Republic Day प्रजासत्ताक दिवस |
| 2 | March 2 | Friday | Holi होळी |
| 3 | March 18 | Sunday | Gudi Padava गुढी पाडवा |
| 4 | March 30 | Friday | Good Friday गुड फ्रायडे |
| 5 | April 1 | Sunday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 6 | April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर जयंती |
| 7 | May 1 | Tuesday | May Day मे दिन |
| 8 | June 16 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr * / Ramjan Eid रमझान ईद |
| 9 | August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day स्वातंत्र्यदिन |
| 10 | August 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Zuha * / Bakri Eid बकरी ईद |
| 11 | September 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Day 1 गणेश चतुर्थी |
| 12 | September 14 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Day 2 गणेश चतुर्थी |
| 13 | October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गांधी जयंती |
| 14 | October 18 | Thursday | Dussehra दसरा / विजयदशमी |
| 15 | November 6 | Tuesday | Diwali दिवाळी |
| 16 | December 3 | Monday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier |
| 17 | December 19 | Wednesday | Goa Liberation Day गोवा मुक्ती दिन |
| 18 | December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas नाताळ |
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Industrial Holidays:
The Goa Government is also declare Commercial and Industrial Holidays for the Commercial and Industrial Workers in Goa as specified for the year 2018.| Industrial Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26 | Friday | Republic Day प्रजासत्ताक दिवस |
| 2 | April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर जयंती |
| 3 | May 1 | Tuesday | May Day मे दिन |
| 4 | August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day स्वातंत्र्यदिन |
| 5 | September 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी |
| 6 | October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti महात्मा गांधी जयंती |
| 7 | November 6 | Tuesday | Diwali दिवाळी |
| 8 | December 19 | Wednesday | Goa Liberation Day गोवा मुक्ती दिन |
| 9 | December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas नाताळ |
Goa Holiday Calendar 2018
