School Holidays October 2025: India is now entered in the festival season for 2025 with Navratri from 22 September onwards. The entire country will celebrate multiple festivals in next one month by the end of October which will include Navratri, Dussehra, Gandhi Jayanti, Diwali, Chhath Puja and other festivals between 22 September to 31 October 2025.
Students in school and colleges are very happy as they will observe multiple holidays in next month to celebrate Indian festivals. So if you are also planning to celebrate festivals in October with your relatives in the holidays and vacations then you can read this article which will help you to know total holidays in October, number of holidays for Diwali and Dussehra, Chhath puja.
School Holidays October 2025
The October month is coming with huge holidays due to multiple festivals which will be observed in this month. However the beginning of the festival started from the 22 September 2025 with Navratri but the big celebration will start from the first of October with Mahanavmi. After that India will celebrate Dussehra festival on 2nd October along with the national holiday of Gandhi Jayanti on the same day. The entire month will observe multiple festivals in the last festival of October falls on 25th October with Chhath puja. Most of the Government schools will remain closed on different dates according to the Festival.
List of Festivals in October 2025
You will see the following festivals between first October to 25 October 2025 in India where most of the states will announce holidays to celebrate these festivals.
| Date | Festival / Holiday | Region(s) of Celebration |
| Oct 1 | Maha Navami | Nationwide, particularly in Eastern and Northern India |
| Oct 2 | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Nationwide |
| Oct 2 | Gandhi Jayanti | Nationwide |
| Oct 6 | Sharad Purnima / Kojagara Puja | Nationwide |
| Oct 7 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Particularly in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh |
| Oct 10 | Karwa Chauth | Northern and Western India |
| Oct 18 | Dhanteras | Nationwide |
| Oct 18 | Kati Bihu | Assam |
| Oct 21 | Diwali (Deepavali) | Nationwide |
| Oct 22 | Govardhan Puja | Northern and Western India |
| Oct 23 | Bhai Dooj | Nationwide |
| Oct 25 to 26 | Chhath Puja | Particularly in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh |
| Oct 31 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Nationwide |
Holidays in October 2025
The list of the holidays in October is prepared in the session where you can check the state wise holiday information in this section which will help you to understand upcoming vacations and will allow you to prepare your plan to celebrate your festival according to the holidays. Students in schools and colleges will get 100% benefits of these holidays, government Servants will also observe benefit of most of the holidays, however individuals working in private organisations should check their organisation calendar to know the upcoming holiday detail.
| Date | Day | Festival | Type | Celebrated In |
| October 1 | Wednesday | Maha Navami | Regional Holiday | Many states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal |
| October 2 | Thursday | Gandhi Jayanti & Dussehra / Vijaya Dashami | Public Holiday | Nationwide |
| October 5 | Sunday | Weekend | N/A | Nationwide |
| October 6 | Monday | Lakshmi Puja | Regional Holiday | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
| October 7 | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab |
| October 11 | Saturday | Second Saturday | Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| October 12 | Sunday | Weekend | N/A | Nationwide |
| October 18 | Saturday | Kati Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| October 19 | Sunday | Weekend | N/A | Nationwide |
| October 21 | Tuesday | Diwali / Deepavali | Public Holiday | Nationwide |
| October 22 | Wednesday | Govardhan Puja | Regional Holiday | Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh |
| October 23 | Thursday | Bhai Dooj | Regional Holiday | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh |
| October 26 | Sunday | Weekend | N/A | Nationwide |
| October 27 | Monday | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand |
| October 31 | Friday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Gujarat |
Conclusion – School Holidays October 2025
Schools will announce Dussehra vacations soon after 27th September onwards in different states and students will get 3 to 4 days of vacation for Dussehra festival and will come in a schools on 3rd October. After that Laxmi Puja in West Bengal and their nearest locations will be celebrated on 6th October and Valmiki Jayanti is falling on 7th October. Students will again see holidays on 11th and 12th October for the second Saturday and Sunday throughout the country. After that School will open again for approximately 5 days and will again see 3 to 4 holidays in Diwali. Dhanteras is falling on Saturday 18th October, After taking a break on Sunday and coming to school on Monday, students will get vacations for Diwali on 20 October and main Diwali on 21 October 2025 . After that the Govardhan puja will be celebrated on 23 October and the bhai dooj festival will be celebrated on 23 October throughout the country.
After celebrating such festivals a new series of Holidays will again start from Monday 26 October for Chhath Puja celebration in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and other locations in North India.