Odisha Holidays 2018
Check Odisha Public Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2018.
Public Holidays:
All state Government offices in Odisha observe the following public holidays during the year 2018.
| Public Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 22 | Monday | Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja |
| 2 | January 23 | Tuesday | Birthday of Netaji / Vir Surendrasai Jayanti |
| 3 | January 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 4 | February 14 | Wednesday | Maha Shivratri |
| 5 | March 1 | Thursday | Dolapurnima |
| 6 | March 2 | Friday | Holi |
| 7 | March 5 | Monday | Panchayatiraj Divas |
| 8 | March 30 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 9 | June 14 | Thursday | Pahali Raja |
| 10 | June 15 | Friday | Raja Sankranti |
| 11 | June 16 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr * / Ramzan Eid |
| 12 | August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| 13 | August 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Zuha * / Bakri Eid |
| 14 | September 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 15 | September 14 | Friday | Nuakhai |
| 16 | September 21 | Friday | Muharram * |
| 17 | October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 18 | October 8 | Monday | Mahalaya |
| 19 | October 16 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami |
| 20 | October 17 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
| 21 | October 18 | Thursday | Maha Navami |
| 22 | October 19 | Friday | Dussehra |
| 23 | October 24 | Wednesday | Kunar Purnima / Maha Laxmi Puja |
| 24 | November 7 | Wednesday | Diwali / Kali Puja |
| 25 | November 21 | Wednesday | Eid-e-Milad * |
| 26 | November 23 | Friday | Rahasa Purnima |
| 27 | December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
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- Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
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Optional Holidays:
State Government Employee may avail maximum One holidays from the given optional holidays list in the year 2018.
| Optional Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 5 | Friday | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |
| 2 | January 25 | Thursday | Foundation Day of Bramha Samaj |
| 3 | February 15 | Thursday | Day Following Shivaratri |
| 4 | March 29 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 5 | April 7 | Saturday | Easter Saturday |
| 6 | April 30 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 7 | May 15 | Tuesday | Sabitri Amavasya |
| 8 | November 17 | Saturday | Anala Navami |
| 9 | November 30 | Friday | Prathamastami |
| 10 | December 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve |
Odisha Holiday Calendar 2018
Odisha Holidays 2018