School Holidays: Good News! Schools will remain closed for this many days in August, check the holiday list here
August 2025 Holidays Calendar: Schools will remain closed in August due to important festivals like Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day, Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi. See here when are the school holidays. This holiday list will give you a chance to plan a long vacation, where they can spend a good time with their family in comfort and joy.
August School Holidays 2025 List: The month of July is about to end and the month of August is knocking. With the beginning of this month, there will be a Sunday. Raksha Bandhan is on 9th July, which is awaited by both students and parents. That is, with the beginning of this month, the faces of the students are going to bloom, they will get a chance to celebrate so many holidays. If you have not seen the calendar of August 2025 yet, then here we have brought a list of holidays for this month for you. This will give you a chance to make your plans with the children. See here when and how many holidays are going to fall in August 2025.
looking forward to the august holidays
Children wait for August more than adults. August 2025 will be an exciting month for school students in India. With many festivals and a national festival, schools will remain closed on many occasions. Raksha Bandhan is on Saturday, 9 August and after that schools will remain closed due to Sunday. In some states, many schools may have a holiday for two days or three days. The state government has declared a public holiday on the day of Raksha Bandhan. In such a situation, there will be a holiday in schools, colleges, government offices and banks.
Raksha Bandhan holiday
Raksha Bandhan is one of the major festivals of Hindus, which symbolizes the unbreakable bond of brother and sister and the affection between them. On this day, sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists and wish them a long life. In return for this protective thread of silk thread, brothers promise to protect their sisters for life. (Photo- Pexels)
Opportunity to celebrate a long holiday with the celebration of independence
There is a great opportunity for parents waiting for a long holiday along with children in the month of August. This time 15th August is coming on Friday. Independence Day will be celebrated on this day in all academic institutes and government offices/departments including schools. Normal classes will not be held in schools on this day. Many types of cultural programs will be organized. Janmashtami is on Saturday and then Sunday. In such a situation, students can enjoy a long weekend from 15th to 17th August. (Photo-Freepik)
Janmashtami holiday
Janmashtami is on 16th August, there will be a holiday in schools on this day. On Janmashtami, a government holiday is declared in schools in most states of the country including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra. This day is celebrated with great pomp all over India as the birthday of Lord Shri Krishna.
Ganesh Chaturthi
This year the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is falling on Wednesday, 27 August. In such a situation, students are getting a chance to celebrate a holiday in the middle of the week. After this, there will be a weekend on 31 August and children will get a chance to celebrate Sunday holiday.
August Holiday Calendar 2025
Schools and other academic institutes in all states across the country have their own rules regarding Saturday and Sunday holidays. In some places, the school weekend starts from Saturday itself, while some schools remain closed on the second or last Saturday. Whereas, in some schools, classes are conducted only for half a day on Saturday. Whereas, all schools remain closed on Sunday.
There are 5 Saturdays in the month of August
2 August 2025 – First Saturday9 August 2025 – Second Saturday16 August 2025 – Third Saturday23 August 2025 – Fourth Saturday30 August 2025 – Fifth Saturday
These dates have Sundays
3 August 2025 – First Sunday10 August 2025 – Second Sunday17 August 2025 – Third Sunday24 August 2025 – Fourth Sunday31 August 2025 – Fifth Sunday
Apart from the holidays mentioned above, schools may also be closed locally. School holidays may be based on the schedules set in different states / districts. Apart from this, the administration can also declare school closure in view of the weather conditions.
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