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- On a Sunday. The list also names Independence Day (15 August); Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) (5 September); Goa Liberation Day (19 December). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- 18 public holidays are notified; Independence Day (15 Aug), Ganesh Chaturthi 2nd day (5 Sep) and Goa Liberation Day (19 Dec) fall on a Sunday, so 15 fall on weekdays or Saturdays. May Day, Ganesh Chaturthi 1st day, Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra and Christmas fall on a Saturday and stay listed.
- Id-Ul-Fitr (10 Mar) and Id-Ul-Zuha (17 May) are subject to the appearance of the moon.
- Milad-Un-Nabi is a special holiday, not a public holiday, and is not in the list above.
- Muharram (16 Jun) is a restricted holiday, not a public holiday.
- Optional holidays. Special holidays: Mahashivratri 6 Mar 2027 (Saturday) and Milad-Un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad 15 Aug 2027 (Sunday, subject to moon sighting). Both fall on a weekend, so no separate day off is given. 23 restricted holidays, employees may take any two. 1 Apr (Thursday, Yearly Closing of Accounts) is a bank holiday only.
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- Festivals tied to the moon, such as the Eid festivals and Muharram, can move by a day. Any change is announced at short notice.
Building your company's Goa calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Goa, treat this list as your starting point. Add the national days your policy gives, decide whether you offer floating holidays, say in writing what happens when a holiday falls on a weekend, and publish the final calendar before the year begins. If you have offices in several states, keep one calendar for each.
For the central government list, see Central Government holiday list 2027. The Goa list for 2026 is at Goa holiday list 2026.
Source
Goa Government notification No. 37/7/2026-GAD-III dated 02/11/2026 (General Administration Department, Govt of Goa), Annexures I to V (holidays for 2027), as read from Goa GAD notification 37/7/2026-GAD-III (PDF copy), goemkarponn.com and prudentmedia.in, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text from Goa GAD notification 37/7/2026-GAD-III (PDF copy), goemkarponn.com and prudentmedia.in, because we could not open the copy on the Goa government site. Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.