Good to know
- On a Sunday. The list also names Diwali (Deepavali) (8 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Annexure A lists 16 public holidays throughout the UT; Diwali (8 Nov) falls on a Sunday, leaving 15 listed holidays (16 minus Diwali) on 14 dates; 21 Mar carries two (Nauroz and Eid-ul-Fitr).
- Bakrid: original order says Wednesday 27 May; Ladakh GAD later moved it to Thursday 28 May 2026. 28 May is used.
- Local holidays (not listed): Mela Dosmochey 16 Feb (Leh district and Zanskar only), Eid-e-Ghadeer 4 Jun (Kargil only), Hemis Tsechu 24 Jun (Leh only), Chehlum 4 Aug (Kargil only).
- Muslim holidays are subject to appearance of the moon (order note).
- Independence Day and Eid-ul-Fitr/Nauroz fall on a Saturday; they are still listed.
- Saturday weekend rule not found; recorded as unknown.
- Optional holidays. Each employee may take any 2 restricted holidays from Annexure C (19 entries, e.g. Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday 5 Jan, Lohri 13 Jan, Ram Navami 26 Mar, Good Friday 3 Apr, Raksha Bandhan 28 Aug, Janmashtami 4 Sep, Mahanavami 20 Oct).
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- Source difference. Bakrid: 27 May (original order and Annexure D, greytHR-type copies) vs 28 May (later Ladakh GAD revision per Chenab Times / Daily Excelsior). Chose 28 May.
- Source difference. One aggregator shows Hemis Tsechu on 24 Jul; the order says 24 Jun (Wednesday). Local holiday only.
- 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 Ladakh calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Ladakh, 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 2026. The Ladakh list for 2027 is at Ladakh holiday list 2027.
Source
Ladakh Government notification Order No. 530-LA(GAD) of 2025 dated 14.11.2025, General Administration Department, UT of Ladakh (Annexure A public, B local, C restricted, D bank holidays); Bakrid moved to 28 May 2026 by a later partial modification (holidays for 2026), as read from Ladakh GAD Order 530-LA(GAD) of 2025 (PDF copy), The Chenab Times and Daily Excelsior, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text from Ladakh GAD Order 530-LA(GAD) of 2025 (PDF copy), The Chenab Times and Daily Excelsior, because we could not open the copy on the Ladakh 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.