School Holidays 2024 List: Be it children or adults, everyone waits for holidays. This enthusiasm increases even more on New Year. Even before the beginning of the new year i.e. in December itself, people start checking the calendar of holidays for the next year. Uttar Pradesh government has released the holiday calendar for the year 2024.
States have started making the list of holidays for the year 2024.
Uttar Pradesh government has also released its holiday calendar 2024 (Uttar Pradesh School Holidays List 2024). Along with the festivals falling in the year 2024, restricted holidays have also been declared. Know for how many days schools will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh in the year 2024.
Holiday Calendar of 2024
| date | Festival | Day |
| 25 January 2024 | Mohammad Hazrat Ali’s birthday | Thursday |
| 26 January 2024 | Republic Day | Friday |
| 08 March 2024 | Mahashivratri | Friday |
| 24 March 2024 | Holika Dahan | sunday |
| 25 March 2024 | Holi | monday |
| 29 March 2024 | good Friday | Friday |
| 11 April 2024 | Eid-ul-Fitr | Thursday |
| 14 April 2024 | Ambedkar Jayanti | sunday |
| 17 April 2024 | Ram Navami | Wednesday |
| 21 April 2024 | Mahavir Jayanti | sunday |
| 17 June 2024 | Bakrid | monday |
| 17 July 2024 | moharram | Wednesday |
| 15 August 2024 | Independence Day | Thursday |
| 19 August 2024 | Raksha Bandhan | monday |
| 26 August 2024 | Janmashtami | monday |
| 16 September 2024 | Eid-e-Milad (depending on the moon) | monday |
| 2 October 2024 | Gandhi Jayanti | Wednesday |
| 12 October 2024 | Mahanavami/Dussehra | Saturday |
| 31 October 2024 | Diwali | Thursday |
| 02 November 2024 | govardhan puja | Saturday |
| 03 November 2024 | Bhaiya Dooj/Chitragupta Jayanti | sunday |
| 15 November 2024 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Friday |
| 25 December 2024 | Christmas | Wednesday |
January 2024 Holiday
Apart from 2 holidays, there will be 4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays in January 2024. Accordingly, most schools will remain closed for 10 days in January.
Holiday of February 2024
There will be no government holidays in February. According to their calendar, schools will remain closed on 4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays i.e. 8 days.
Holiday of March 2024
In March, children will get several days of holidays on special occasions like Shivratri, Holi and Good Friday. Along with this, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays will also be available.
April 2024 Holiday
In April 2024, schools will remain closed on the occasions of birth anniversary and Eid etc. Apart from these holidays, 4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays will also be available. Eid holiday will depend on the rising of the moon.
May 2024 Holiday
The month of May remains deserted in terms of festivals. But apart from 4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays, students can fully enjoy the summer holidays.
June 2024 Holiday
Summer vacation will continue in June also due to extreme heat conditions in most of the states. Apart from this, 10 holidays of 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays will remain fixed.
July 2024 Holiday
There are no special festivals in July also. Students will definitely get 4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays as leave.
August 2024 Holiday
The festival season starts from August. With Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami, houses and markets become vibrant. There will be 5 Sundays and 4 Saturdays in August 2024.
September 2024 Holiday
There will be 4 Saturdays and 5 Sundays in September 2024. In many states there is a long holiday on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
October 2024 Holiday
School children will have fun in October 2024. All major Hindu festivals are in this month. Apart from this, there will also be holiday of 4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays.
November 2024 Holiday
Due to the delay in Diwali, this time November will start with holidays. There will also be 5 Saturdays and 4 Sundays in November 2024.
December 2024 Holiday
Apart from Christmas, there will also be a winter vacation in most of the schools in December. Also available on 4 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
UP Restricted Holiday List 2024
UP government has also released the list of restricted holidays. In this, schools and offices can give holidays as per their wish.
1- 01 January 2024- New Year- Monday
2- 15 January 2024- Makar Sankranti- Monday
3- 18 January 2024- Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri Garib Nawaz- Thursday
4- 24 January 2024- Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Birthday- Wednesday
5- 14 February 2024- Basant Panchami- Wednesday
6- 24 February 2024- Sant Ravidas Jayanti- Saturday
7- 26 February 2024- Shab-e-Barat- Monday
8- 26 March 2024- Holi- Tuesday
9- 01 April 2024- Easter Monday- Monday
10- 05 April 2024- Bye Ramadan- Friday
11- 09 April 2024- Cheti Chand- Tuesday
12- 12 April 2024- Eid-ul-Fitr- Friday
13- 17 April 2024- Chandrashekhar Jayanti- Wednesday
14- 09 May 2024- Lok Nayak Maharana Pratap Jayanti- Thursday
15- 10 May 2024- Parashuram Jayanti- Friday
16- 18 June 2024- Bakrid- Tuesday
17- 18 July 2024- Moharram- Thursday
18- 25 August 2024- Chehallum- Sunday
19- 17 September 2024- Vishwakarma Puja- Sunday
20- 03 October 2024- Dussehra- Friday
21- 17 October 2024- Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti- Thursday
22- 31 October 2024- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti- Thursday
23- 07 November 2024- Chhath Puja- Thursday
24 – 23 December 2024- Chaudhary Charan Singh Birthday- Monday
25- 24 December 2024- Christmas Eve- Tuesday
