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🇮🇳 India public holidays 2026

India has 16 public holidays in 2026, plus 49 other observances and regional holidays. The first is Republic Day on January 26 and the last is Christmas on December 25.

13 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in India in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayOptional holiday
January 3SaturdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayOptional holiday
January 14WednesdayPongalOptional holiday
January 14WednesdayMakar SankrantiOptional holiday
January 23FridayVasant PanchamiOptional holiday
January 26MondayRepublic DayPublic holiday
February 1SundayGuru Ravidas JayantiOptional holiday
February 12ThursdayMaharishi Dayanand Saraswati JayantiOptional holiday
February 17TuesdayLunar New YearObservance
February 19ThursdayRamadan StartObservance
February 19ThursdayShivaji JayantiOptional holiday
March 3TuesdayHolika DahanaOptional holiday
March 19ThursdayUgadiOptional holiday
March 19ThursdayGudi PadwaOptional holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 20FridayJamat Ul-VidaOptional holiday
March 21SaturdayRamzan IdPublic holiday
March 26ThursdayRama NavamiPublic holiday
March 31TuesdayMahavir JayantiPublic holiday
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayReligious holiday
April 2ThursdayFirst day of PassoverObservance
April 3FridayGood FridayPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster DayOptional holiday
April 14TuesdayVaisakhiOptional holiday
April 14TuesdayMesadiOptional holiday
April 14TuesdayAmbedkar JayantiObservance
April 15WednesdayBahag BihuOptional holiday
May 1FridayBuddha PurnimaPublic holiday
May 9SaturdayBirthday of RabindranathOptional holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 27WednesdayBakridPublic holiday
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 26FridayMuharram/AshuraPublic holiday
July 16ThursdayRath YatraOptional holiday
August 2SundayFriendship DayObservance
August 15SaturdayIndependence DayPublic holiday
August 26WednesdayMilad un-NabiPublic holiday
August 26WednesdayOnamOptional holiday
August 28FridayRaksha BandhanOptional holiday
September 4FridayJanmashtami (Smarta)Observance
September 4FridayJanmashtamiPublic holiday
September 14MondayGanesh ChaturthiOptional holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 2FridayMahatma Gandhi JayantiPublic holiday
October 11SundayFirst Day of Sharad NavratriReligious holiday
October 17SaturdayFirst Day of Durga Puja FestivitiesReligious holiday
October 19MondayMaha AshtamiOptional holiday
October 20TuesdayDussehraPublic holiday
October 26MondayMaharishi Valmiki JayantiOptional holiday
October 29ThursdayKaraka ChaturthiOptional holiday
October 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
November 8SundayDiwali/DeepavaliPublic holiday
November 8SundayNaraka ChaturdasiOptional holiday
November 9MondayGovardhan PujaOptional holiday
November 11WednesdayBhai DujOptional holiday
November 15SundayChhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)Optional holiday
November 24TuesdayGuru Nanak JayantiPublic holiday
November 24TuesdayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayOptional holiday
December 5SaturdayFirst Day of HanukkahObservance
December 12SaturdayLast day of HanukkahObservance
December 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveOptional holiday
December 25FridayChristmasPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance