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India Public Holidays 2026

147 holidays, festivals, and observances · 19 long weekends

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🎉 Long Weekends in 2026

Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 18, 2026 3 days

Thursday – Sunday

Includes: Thiruvalluvar Day, Bhogi

Apr 1, 2026 – Apr 3, 2026 3 days

Wednesday – Friday

Includes: Easter Saturday, Odisha Day

Apr 4, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026 3 days

Saturday – Monday

Includes: National Pajama Day, Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti

Apr 18, 2026 – Apr 20, 2026 3 days

Saturday – Monday

Includes: Basava Jayanti, Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti

Apr 26, 2026 – Apr 27, 2026 3 days

Sunday – Monday

Includes: South Africa Freedom Day

May 27, 2026 – May 30, 2026 3 days

Wednesday – Saturday

Includes: Eid al-Adha (estimated), Bakrid / Eid al Adha

January 2026

New Year Holiday

Jan 1, 2026 · Thursday

New Year's Day

Jan 1, 2026 · Thursday

New Year's Eve

Jan 1, 2026 · Thursday

Republic Day

Jan 1, 2026 · Thursday

Hazrat Ali Jayanti

Jan 3, 2026 · Saturday

International Mind-Body Wellness

Jan 3, 2026 · Saturday

Mahayana New

Jan 3, 2026 · Saturday

National Shareholders

Jan 10, 2026 · Saturday

Missionary Day

Jan 11, 2026 · Sunday

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

Jan 12, 2026 · Monday

Lohri

Jan 13, 2026 · Tuesday

Makara Sankranti

Jan 14, 2026 · Wednesday

National Undhiyu

Jan 14, 2026 · Wednesday

Bhogi

Jan 15, 2026 · Thursday

Pongal

Jan 15, 2026 · Thursday

Thiruvalluvar Day

Jan 16, 2026 · Friday

Universal Letter Writing WeekWeekJan 11

Jan 17, 2026 · Saturday

Guru Gobind Singh

Jan 20, 2026 · Tuesday

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

Jan 23, 2026 · Friday

Vasant Panchami

Jan 23, 2026 · Friday

Basant

Jan 23, 2026 · Friday

February 2026

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Feb 1, 2026 · Sunday

Basant Panchami

Feb 11, 2026 · Wednesday

Maha Shivaratri

Feb 15, 2026 · Sunday

Shivaji Jayanti

Feb 19, 2026 · Thursday

March 2026

Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day

Mar 1, 2026 · Sunday

Holi

Mar 3, 2026 · Tuesday

Ramakrishna Jayanti

Mar 15, 2026 · Sunday

Ugadi

Mar 19, 2026 · Thursday

Idul Fitr

Mar 20, 2026 · Friday

Idul Fitr Holiday

Mar 20, 2026 · Friday

World Sparrow Day

Mar 20, 2026 · Friday

Eid al-Fitr (estimated)

Mar 21, 2026 · Saturday

Sarhul

Mar 21, 2026 · Saturday

Bihar Day

Mar 22, 2026 · Sunday

Dolyatra

Mar 22, 2026 · Sunday

S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day

Mar 23, 2026 · Monday

Pakistan Day

Mar 23, 2026 · Monday

Ram Navami

Mar 26, 2026 · Thursday

Mahavir Jayanti

Mar 31, 2026 · Tuesday

April 2026

Odisha Day

Apr 1, 2026 · Wednesday

Easter Saturday

Apr 2, 2026 · Thursday

Easter Sunday

Apr 2, 2026 · Thursday

Maundy Thursday

Apr 2, 2026 · Thursday

Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti

Apr 5, 2026 · Sunday

National Pajama Day

Apr 6, 2026 · Monday

International Romani Day

Apr 8, 2026 · Wednesday

Teak Awareness Day

Apr 12, 2026 · Sunday

Bengali New Year

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Bohag Bihu

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Bohag Bihu Holiday

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Tamil New Year

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Vaisakh

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Vishu

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Ambedkar Jayanti

Apr 14, 2026 · Tuesday

Himachal Day

Apr 15, 2026 · Wednesday

Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti

Apr 19, 2026 · Sunday

Dutch-American Friendship Day

Apr 19, 2026 · Sunday

Basava Jayanti

Apr 20, 2026 · Monday

National Mani-Pedi Day

Apr 25, 2026 · Saturday

South Africa Freedom Day

Apr 27, 2026 · Monday

May 2026

Buddha Purnima

May 1, 2026 · Friday

Maharashtra Day

May 1, 2026 · Friday

May Day

May 1, 2026 · Friday

Guru Rabindranath Jayanti

May 9, 2026 · Saturday

Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti

May 26, 2026 · Tuesday

Bakrid / Eid al Adha

May 27, 2026 · Wednesday

Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday

May 27, 2026 · Wednesday

Eid al-Adha (estimated)

May 28, 2026 · Thursday

Mount Everest Day

May 29, 2026 · Friday

June 2026

Cucumber

Jun 1, 2026 · Monday

Savitri Amavasya

Jun 15, 2026 · Monday

Martyrdom

Jun 16, 2026 · Tuesday

Maharana Pratap Jayanti

Jun 17, 2026 · Wednesday

Mozambique Independence Day

Jun 25, 2026 · Thursday

Ashura

Jun 26, 2026 · Friday

Ashura (estimated)

Jun 26, 2026 · Friday

Muharram

Jun 26, 2026 · Friday

Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

Jun 29, 2026 · Monday

Seychelles Independence Day

Jun 29, 2026 · Monday

July 2026

V.I. Emancipation

Jul 3, 2026 · Friday

George Town Heritage

Jul 7, 2026 · Tuesday

Ratha Yathra

Jul 16, 2026 · Thursday

Drukpa

Jul 18, 2026 · Saturday

International Chess

Jul 20, 2026 · Monday

August 2026

Pakistan Independence Day

Aug 14, 2026 · Friday

Haryali Teej

Aug 15, 2026 · Saturday

Indian Independence Day

Aug 15, 2026 · Saturday

Parsi New Year

Aug 15, 2026 · Saturday

Indonesia independence day

Aug 17, 2026 · Monday

Nag Panchami

Aug 18, 2026 · Tuesday

St Bartholomew History

Aug 24, 2026 · Monday

First Onam

Aug 25, 2026 · Tuesday

Thiruvonam

Aug 25, 2026 · Tuesday

Eid e Milad

Aug 26, 2026 · Wednesday

Friday Following Eid e Milad

Aug 26, 2026 · Wednesday

Prophet's Birthday (estimated)

Aug 26, 2026 · Wednesday

Raksha Bandhan

Aug 28, 2026 · Friday

September 2026

Janmashtami

Sep 4, 2026 · Friday

Ganesh Chaturthi

Sep 14, 2026 · Monday

Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday

Sep 14, 2026 · Monday

National Punch

Sep 20, 2026 · Sunday

Ramdev Jayanti

Sep 21, 2026 · Monday

National Elephant Appreciation

Sep 22, 2026 · Tuesday

World Bollywood

Sep 24, 2026 · Thursday

Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti

Sep 26, 2026 · Saturday

October 2026

Gandhi Jayanti

Oct 2, 2026 · Friday

National Curry WeekWeekOct 5 to 11

Oct 5, 2026 · Monday

World Cotton Day

Oct 7, 2026 · Wednesday

Mahalaya Amavasye

Oct 10, 2026 · Saturday

National Chess Day

Oct 10, 2026 · Saturday

Ghatasthapana

Oct 11, 2026 · Sunday

Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Oct 11, 2026 · Sunday

Durga Puja Holiday

Oct 17, 2026 · Saturday

Maha Ashtami

Oct 17, 2026 · Saturday

Maha Navami

Oct 17, 2026 · Saturday

Maha Saptami

Oct 17, 2026 · Saturday

Vijaya Dashami

Oct 17, 2026 · Saturday

Dussehra

Oct 20, 2026 · Tuesday

Police Commemoration

Oct 21, 2026 · Wednesday

Lakshmi Puja

Oct 25, 2026 · Sunday

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

Oct 26, 2026 · Monday

National Unity

Oct 31, 2026 · Saturday

November 2026

Haryana Day

Nov 1, 2026 · Sunday

Puducherry Liberation Day

Nov 1, 2026 · Sunday

National Pomegranate

Nov 1, 2026 · Sunday

Use Your Common Sense Day

Nov 4, 2026 · Wednesday

Deepavali

Nov 8, 2026 · Sunday

Deepavali Holiday

Nov 8, 2026 · Sunday

Diwali

Nov 8, 2026 · Sunday

Bhai Dooj

Nov 11, 2026 · Wednesday

Chhath Puja

Nov 15, 2026 · Sunday

Chhath Puja Holiday

Nov 15, 2026 · Sunday

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Nov 24, 2026 · Tuesday

Karthika Purnima

Nov 24, 2026 · Tuesday

Kanakadasa Jayanti

Nov 27, 2026 · Friday

December 2026

Asom Divas

Dec 2, 2026 · Wednesday

Vijay Diwas

Dec 16, 2026 · Wednesday

Guru Ghasidas Jayanti

Dec 18, 2026 · Friday

Goa Liberation Day

Dec 19, 2026 · Saturday

International Saree Day

Dec 21, 2026 · Monday

Kisan Diwas

Dec 23, 2026 · Wednesday

Christmas Holiday

Dec 24, 2026 · Thursday

Quaid-e-Azam Day

Dec 25, 2026 · Friday

Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti

Dec 26, 2026 · Saturday

World Peace Meditation Day

Dec 31, 2026 · Thursday