Himachal Pradesh Holiday List 2024: The new year has started, and so has the fresh enthusiasm among students in Himachal Pradesh. When the new academic year starts, students first look for their new study material. Similar things happen with the holiday calendar. Students calculate the number of leaves they are going to get in a year and plan their stuff accordingly. This is also important information for parents, as they have things planned for the school holidays. For example, a trip with family.
Here, the 2024 HP School holiday calendar is provided. The holiday list was released by the Himachal Pradesh government and also applies to HP Board Schools. The 2024 HP holiday list is available on himachal.nic.in in calendar format.
Himachal Pradesh Holiday List 2024
The list of gazetted and restricted holidays for Himachal Pradesh is out. This holiday calendar will be applicable for the year 2024. The gazetted holidays are the confirmed holidays. The restricted holidays are the leaves that may or may not be given. These holidays vary from organisation to organisation. Thus, confirm before considering a day as a holiday.
| Holiday's List of 2024 | |||
| Gazetted Holidays | Restricted Holidays | ||
| January | January | ||
| 25th Jan | Statehood Day | 1st Jan | New Year's Day |
| 26th Jan | Republic Day | 13th Jan | Lohri |
| - | - | 14th Jan | Makar Sankranti |
| February | February | ||
| 24th Feb | Guru Ravidas's Birthday | 14th Feb | Basant Panchami |
| March | March | ||
| 08th Mar | Maha Shivratri | 06th Mar | Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| 25th Mar | Holi | 31st Mar | Easter Sunday |
| 29th Mar | Good Friday | - | - |
| April | April | ||
| 11th Apr | Id-ul-Fitr | - | - |
| 14th Apr | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday | - | - |
| 15th Apr | Himachal Day | - | - |
| 17th Apr | Ram Navami | - | - |
| May | May | ||
| 10th May | Parshu Ram Jayanti | 08th May | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| 23rd May | Budha Purnima | - | - |
| June | June | ||
| 09th June | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | - | - |
| 17thJun | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | - | - |
| 22nd Jun | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) | - | - |
| July | July | ||
| 17thJul | Muharram | - | - |
| August | August | ||
| 15th Aug | Independence Day | 19th Aug * | Raksha Bandhan |
| 26th Aug | Janmashtami | - | - |
| September | September | ||
| - | - | 07th Sep | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| October | October | ||
| 02nd Oct | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | 11th Oct | Maha Ashtami |
| 12th Oct | Dussehra | 20th Oct * | Karva Chauth |
| 17th Oct | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | - | - |
| 31st Oct | Diwali | - | - |
| November | November | ||
| 15th Nov | Guru Nanak's Birthday | 02nd Nov | Goverdhan Puja |
| - | - | 03rd Nov * | Bhai Duj |
| - | - | 24th Nov | Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day |
| December | December | ||
| 25th Dec | Christmas Day | 24th Dec | Christmas Eve |
| * Raksha Bandhan, Bhai Duj and Karwa Chauth declared as Gazetted Holidays for women employees of State Government. # Gazetted Holidays within Municipal Limits. | |||
HP Summer and Winter Vacation 2024
This year, the monsoon break or summer break dates might change. Earlier, the holidays were given from June 22 to July 28. As per the new appeal from the Himachal School Board, summer vacations might be scheduled from July 15, 2024, until August 21, 2024. These holidays will be summer and monsoon session holidays, which still need to be confirmed by the cabinet.
HP School Holidays Month-Wise 2024
HP School Holidays in January 2024
| Gazetted Holidays | Restricted Holidays | ||
| January | January | ||
| 25th Jan | Statehood Day | 1st Jan | New Year's Day |
| 26th Jan | Republic Day | 13th Jan | Lohri |
| - | - | 14th Jan | Makar Sankranti |
HP School Holidays in February 2024
| February | February | ||
| 24th Feb | Guru Ravidas's Birthday | 14th Feb | Basant Panchami |
HP School Holidays in March 2024
| March | March | ||
| 08th Mar | Maha Shivratri | 06th Mar | Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| 25th Mar | Holi | 31st Mar | Easter Sunday |
| 29th Mar | Good Friday | - | - |
HP School Holidays in April 2024
| April | April | ||
| 11th Apr | Id-ul-Fitr | - | - |
| 14th Apr | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday | - | - |
| 15th Apr | Himachal Day | - | - |
| 17th Apr | Ram Navami | - | - |
HP School Holidays in May 2024
| May | May | ||
| 10th May | Parshu Ram Jayanti | 08th May | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| 23rd May | Budha Purnima | - | - |
HP School Holidays in June 2024
| June | June | ||
| 09th June | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | - | - |
| 17thJun | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | - | - |
| 22nd Jun | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) | - | - |
HP School Holidays in July 2024
| July | July | ||
| 17thJul | Muharram | - | - |
HP School Holidays in August 2024
| August | August | ||
| 15th Aug | Independence Day | 19th Aug * | Raksha Bandhan |
| 26th Aug | Janmashtami | - | - |
HP School Holidays in September 2024
| September | September | ||
| - | - | 07th Sep | Ganesh Chaturthi |
HP School Holidays in October 2024
| October | October | ||
| 02nd Oct | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | 11th Oct | Maha Ashtami |
| 12th Oct | Dussehra | 20th Oct * | Karva Chauth |
| 17th Oct | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | - | - |
| 31st Oct | Diwali | - | - |
HP School Holidays in November 2024
| November | November | ||
| 15th Nov | Guru Nanak's Birthday | 02nd Nov | Goverdhan Puja |
| - | - | 03rd Nov * | Bhai Duj |
| - | - | 24th Nov | Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day |
HP School Holidays in December 2024
| December | December | ||
| 25th Dec | Christmas Day | 24th Dec | Christmas Eve |
This is the Himachal Pradesh holiday list released by the government of HP. There are certain holidays that might not be applicable to schools. Thus, it is important to confirm the holiday beforehand to avoid any confusion.
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