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Goa notifies 18 public holidays for 2026, including Goa Liberation Day, the Feast of St Francis Xavier, Ganesh Chaturthi, the 3 national days, and Christmas. It also lists restricted holidays. Apply these by employee work location and your Shops and Establishments policy.
Goa Public Holidays 2026
18 public holidays, grouped by month. National gazetted days are tagged. Source: Goa Government 2026 calendar.
Holidays on lunar or Islamic calendars may shift by a day on moon sighting. Goa also observes Carnival as a cultural festival. Confirm against the official Goa gazette before locking payroll.
Restricted Holidays 2026
Employees may choose a limited number of restricted holidays, subject to company policy. Banks observe the annual closing on 1 April.
Goa notifies a wider restricted holiday list from which employees pick a limited number. Confirm your unit's approved list with HR.
How Goa holidays apply at work
01
Public holidays
The 18 public holidays are paid days off. National days (Republic, Independence, Gandhi Jayanti) are mandatory everywhere. Ganesh Chaturthi and Goa Liberation Day are major state breaks.
02
Christian and cultural days
Goa grants the Feast of St Francis Xavier, Good Friday, and Christmas, reflecting its strong Christian heritage. Carnival is also widely observed as a cultural festival.
03
Shops & Establishments rule
Private employers grant paid public holidays per the Goa Shops and Establishments Act and policy. Typical practice is 12 to 15 paid holidays plus weekly offs.
04
Lunar date shifts
Id-ul-Fitr and Bakrid depend on moon sighting and can move by a day. Update payroll if the state revises a date.
Auto-apply Goa holidays to attendance and payroll
factoHR India loads the Goa holiday calendar, handles the Ganesh Chaturthi block, splits public and restricted holidays, and lets staff pick restricted days within policy.
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Public + restricted split
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Run Goa Attendance Without Holiday Errors
factoHR India keeps the Goa holiday calendar, leave, and payroll in sync across every work location.
If you employ staff in Goa, the same workforce is also covered by minimum wage rates in Goa, working-hour and overtime rules in Goa, and Labour Welfare Fund rates in Goa. Keep every Goa statutory obligation aligned across your payroll.