Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in India 2026
India has 18 public holidays in 2026: 15 on working days and 3 on a weekend. The next one is Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday on Friday, October 2, 2026, in 4 days. 26 states and union territories add or change dates of their own: see by state or union territory.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in India
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 15 of the 18 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 3 on a weekend.
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 15 of the 18 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 3 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Friday, with 6 dates.
Seven of the 18 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Republic Day on Monday, January 26, Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Buddha Purnima on Friday, May 1, Ashura on Friday, June 26, Janmashtami (Vaishnava) on Friday, September 4, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday on Friday, October 2, and 1 more. Five more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: Ram Navami on Thursday, March 26 (take Friday off), Mahavira's Birthday on Tuesday, March 31 (take Monday off), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday on Tuesday, April 14 (take Monday off) and Dussehra on Tuesday, October 20 (take Monday off), and 1 more.
March is the busiest month, with 4 holiday dates. February and July have no public holiday at all. The longest stretch between two holidays is 50 days, from Ashura on June 26 to Independence Day on August 15, the natural window for a longer break.
2027 brings 19 public holidays, 1 holiday more than 2026. 11 of the 18 dates fall on a working day, and 4 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in India
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Republic Day | |
| Wednesday | Holi | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Ram Navami | |
| Tuesday | Mahavira's Birthday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Tuesday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | |
| Friday | Buddha Purnima | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Friday | Ashura | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | |
| FridayNext | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | Dussehra | |
| SundayWeekend | Diwali (Deepavali) | |
| Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | |
| Friday | Christmas |
2027 public holidays in India
19 holidays on 18 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Republic Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Maha Shivaratri | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Monday | Holi | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Wednesday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | |
| Thursday | Ram Navami | |
| SundayWeekend | Mahavira's Birthday | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Buddha Purnima | |
| Wednesday | Ashura (estimated) | |
| SundayWeekend | Independence Day | |
| SundayWeekend | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Dussehra | |
| Friday | Diwali (Deepavali) | |
| SundayWeekend | Guru Nanak's Birthday | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Christmas |
By state or union territory: regional public holidays 2026
26 of the 36 states and union territories add dates of their own to the national 2026 list. Haryana has the most, with 12 extra dates beyond the national calendar. Each card lists only what differs from the national list above: extra 2026 dates, dates on that list the state or union territory does not observe, and holidays kept on the same date under a local name.
Arunachal Pradesh
| February 20, Fri | Statehood Day |
| April 15, Wed | Bahag Bihu |
| October 19, Mon | Mahashtami |
| December 1, Tue | Indigenous Faith Day |
Assam
| January 14, Wed | Magh Bihu |
| January 23, Fri | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday |
| April 15, Wed | Bahag Bihu |
| April 16, Thu | Bahag Bihu |
Bihar
| March 22, Sun | Bihar Day |
| November 15, Sun | Chhath Puja |
Chandigarh
| October 26, Mon | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
| January 14, Wed | Magh Bihu |
| January 14, Wed | Makar Sankranti |
| January 14, Wed | Pongal |
| March 19, Thu | Chaitra Sukladi |
| March 19, Thu | Cheti Chand |
| March 19, Thu | Gudi Padwa |
| March 19, Thu | Ugadi |
| August 28, Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| September 14, Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi |
| November 10, Tue | Govardhan Puja |
| November 15, Sun | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) |
Goa
| March 19, Thu | Gudi Padwa |
| September 14, Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| September 15, Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2) |
| December 3, Thu | Saint Francis Xavier's Day |
| December 19, Sat | Goa Liberation Day |
Gujarat
| January 14, Wed | Uttarayan |
| March 19, Thu | Cheti Chand |
| April 19, Sun | Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday |
| August 28, Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| September 15, Tue | Samvatsari Day |
| October 31, Sat | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday |
| November 10, Tue | Gujarati New Year |
| November 11, Wed | Bhai Duj |
Haryana
| January 23, Fri | Sir Chottu Ram's Birthday |
| March 23, Mon | Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day |
| April 19, Sun | Akshay Tritiya |
| April 19, Sun | Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday |
| June 17, Wed | Maharana Pratap's Birthday |
| June 29, Mon | Sant Kabir's Birthday |
| July 31, Fri | Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day |
| August 28, Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| September 23, Wed | Haryana War Heroes' Martyrdom Day |
| October 11, Sun | Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday |
| October 26, Mon | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
| November 1, Sun | Haryana Day |
| November 10, Tue | Vishwakarma Day |
Himachal Pradesh
| January 25, Sun | Statehood Day |
| February 1, Sun | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday |
| April 15, Wed | Himachal Day |
| April 19, Sun | Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday |
| June 17, Wed | Maharana Pratap's Birthday |
| June 29, Mon | Sant Kabir's Birthday |
| October 26, Mon | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
Jammu and Kashmir
| January 17, Sat | Shab-I-Miraj (estimated) |
| March 20, Fri | 1st Navratra |
| September 23, Wed | Maharaja Hari Singh's Birthday |
| October 19, Mon | Mahanavami |
| October 26, Mon | Accession Day |
Jharkhand
| November 15, Sun | Chhath Puja |
| November 15, Sun | Jharkhand Formation Day |
Karnataka
| January 14, Wed | Makar Sankranti |
| March 19, Thu | Ugadi |
| September 14, Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi |
Kerala
| November 1, Sun | Kerala Foundation Day |
Madhya Pradesh
| March 20, Fri | Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom Day |
| August 28, Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| November 10, Tue | Govardhan Puja |
Maharashtra
| February 19, Thu | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Birthday |
| March 3, Tue | Holi |
| March 19, Thu | Gudi Padwa |
| September 14, Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| November 10, Tue | Diwali (Bali Pratipada) |
Not observed: Holi (March 4).
Mizoram
| January 2, Fri | Post New Year |
| January 11, Sun | Missionary Day |
| June 15, Mon | Young Mizo Association's Day |
| June 30, Tue | Peace Accord Day |
| July 6, Mon | Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's Day |
| December 24, Thu | Christmas Eve |
| December 26, Sat | Post Christmas |
| December 31, Thu | New Year's Eve |
Odisha
| April 1, Wed | Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) |
| April 15, Wed | Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana Sankranti |
Puducherry
| August 16, Sun | Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day |
| November 1, Sun | Puducherry Liberation Day |
Punjab
| March 23, Mon | Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day |
| April 8, Wed | Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday |
| April 19, Sun | Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday |
| June 18, Thu | Guru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom Day |
| June 29, Mon | Sant Kabir's Birthday |
| July 31, Fri | Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day |
| October 11, Sun | Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday |
| October 26, Mon | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
| November 10, Tue | Vishwakarma Day |
| November 16, Mon | Kartar Singh Sarabha's Martyrdom Day |
| December 28, Mon | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib |
Rajasthan
| March 3, Tue | Holika Dahan |
| March 19, Thu | Cheti Chand |
| April 11, Sat | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Birthday |
| April 19, Sun | Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday |
| June 17, Wed | Maharana Pratap's Birthday |
| August 9, Sun | International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples |
| August 28, Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| September 11, Fri | Khejarli's Martyrdom Day |
| October 11, Sun | Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday |
| October 11, Sun | Sharad Navratri |
| October 19, Mon | Durgashtami |
| November 10, Tue | Govardhan Puja |
| November 11, Wed | Bhai Duj |
Sikkim
| May 16, Sat | Sikkim State Day |
Tamil Nadu
| January 14, Wed | Pongal |
| January 15, Thu | Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal |
| January 16, Fri | Uzhavar Thirunal |
Tripura
| January 23, Fri | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday |
| April 15, Wed | Bengali New Year |
| April 21, Tue | Garia Puja |
| July 22, Wed | Kharchi Puja |
| August 4, Tue | Ker Puja |
| August 19, Wed | Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's Birthday |
| October 18, Sun | Mahasaptami |
| October 19, Mon | Mahashtami |
Uttar Pradesh
| August 28, Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| November 10, Tue | Govardhan Puja |
| November 11, Wed | Bhai Duj |
| November 11, Wed | Chitragupt's Birthday |
Uttarakhand
| March 3, Tue | Holika Dahan |
| March 19, Thu | Cheti Chand |
| July 16, Thu | Harela |
| August 28, Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| September 17, Thu | Vishwakarma Puja |
| October 26, Mon | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
West Bengal
| April 15, Wed | Bengali New Year |
| May 9, Sat | Rabindra Jayanti |
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