Holidays in India 2026
India has 18 public holidays in 2026. 18 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India. The next public holiday in India is Dussehra on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Holidays in India 2026
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Republic Day
Federal holiday -
Holi
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Federal holiday -
Ram Navami
Federal holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Federal holiday -
Ashura
Federal holiday -
Independence Day
Federal holiday -
Prophet's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Federal holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Dussehra
Federal holiday -
Diwali (Deepavali)
Federal holiday -
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday
Regional holidays in India 2026
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Post New Year
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Cherchera
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government holiday -
Maa Shakambhari's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government holiday -
Savitribai Phule's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Optional holiday -
Maharishi Guru Gokuldas's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Maharaja Gambhir Singh's Death Anniversary
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
Missionary Day
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Bhogi
Only in: Andhra Pradesh
Government holiday -
Lohri
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Only in: Assam, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Regional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Karnataka
Regional holiday -
Pongal
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Tamil Nadu
Regional holiday -
Uttarayan
Only in: Gujarat
Regional holiday -
Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal
Only in: Tamil Nadu
Regional holiday -
Kanuma
Only in: Andhra Pradesh
Government holiday -
Vassi Uttarayan
Only in: Gujarat
Optional holiday -
Uzhavar Thirunal
Only in: Tamil Nadu
Regional holiday -
Saint Joseph Vaz's Day
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Shab-I-Miraj (estimated)
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional holiday -
Silpi Divas
Only in: Assam
Optional holiday -
Gend Singh's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Optional holiday -
Hemu Kalani's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday
Only in: Assam, Tripura
Regional holiday -
Sir Chottu Ram's Birthday
Only in: Haryana
Regional holiday -
Satguru Ram Singh's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Karpuri Thakur's Birthday
Only in: Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Statehood Day
Only in: Himachal Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Republic Day
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Only in: Himachal Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Lui Ngai Ni
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
Maha Shivaratri
Only in: Andhra Pradesh
Government holiday -
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Birthday
Only in: Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Statehood Day
Only in: Arunachal Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Zomi Namni
Only in: Mizoram
Optional holiday -
Gadge Maharaj's Birthday
Only in: Rajasthan
Optional holiday -
Players' Day
Only in: Manipur
Optional holiday -
Holi
Only in: Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Holika Dahan
Only in: Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Hola Mohalla
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Holi
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
International Women's Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Chaitra Sukladi
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Regional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Ugadi
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Karnataka
Regional holiday -
1st Navratra
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional holiday -
Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Nowruz
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
Regional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Lord Meenesh's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Bihar Day
Only in: Bihar
Regional holiday -
Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Ram Navami
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa)
Only in: Odisha
Regional holiday -
Hatkeshwar's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat
Optional holiday -
Hanuman's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat
Optional holiday -
Maundy Thursday
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Good Friday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Holy Saturday
Only in: Karnataka
Optional holiday -
Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Maharishi Kashyap and Maharaj Nishad Raj's Graha Birthday
Only in: Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Easter Monday
Only in: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Birthday
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Shri Vallabhacharya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Only in: Assam
Regional holiday -
Baisakhi
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional holiday -
Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Only in: Tamil Nadu
Regional holiday -
Vaisakhi
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Only in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Regional holiday -
Bengali New Year
Only in: Tripura, West Bengal
Regional holiday -
Himachal Day
Only in: Himachal Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana Sankranti
Only in: Odisha
Regional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Only in: Assam
Regional holiday -
Chandrashekhar's Birthday
Only in: Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma's Birthday
Only in: Assam
Optional holiday -
Akshay Tritiya
Only in: Haryana
Regional holiday -
Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Garia Puja
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Adi Shankaracharya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Khongjom Day
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
Maharashtra Day
Only in: Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
May Day
Only in: Assam, Karnataka
Regional holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Veer Kesari Chand's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Uttarakhand
Optional holiday -
Rabindra Jayanti
Only in: West Bengal
Regional holiday -
Sikkim State Day
Only in: Sikkim
Regional holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Eid-e-Ghadeer
Only in: Ladakh
Optional holiday -
Eid-e-Ghadeer (estimated)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Ladakh, TG
Optional holiday -
Sacred Heart
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Young Mizo Association's Day
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Maharana Pratap's Birthday
Only in: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Guru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Bishnu Prasad Rabha's Death Anniversary
Only in: Assam
Optional holiday -
Mahesh Navami
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Veerangana Durgavati's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Nirjala Ekadashi
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Ashura
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Death Anniversary
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Sant Kabir's Birthday
Only in: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Peace Accord Day
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's Day
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Harela
Only in: Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Rath Yatra
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
U Tirot Sing's Death Anniversary
Only in: Meghalaya
Government holiday -
Kharchi Puja
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Guru Purnima
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Ker Puja
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Arbaeen (estimated)
Only in: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Bonalu
Only in: TG
Government holiday -
Hareli
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government holiday -
Durgadas Rathore's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Patriot's Day
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Independence Day
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day
Only in: Puducherry
Regional holiday -
Naag Panchami
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's Birthday
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Tulsidas's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Onam
Only in: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala
Regional holiday -
Prophet's Birthday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Raksha Bandhan
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Varalakshmi Vratam
Only in: Andhra Pradesh
Government holiday -
Harchath
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Optional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Khejarli's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Saragarhi Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi
Only in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Regional holiday -
Hartalika Teej
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2)
Only in: Goa
Regional holiday -
Samvatsari Day
Only in: Gujarat
Regional holiday -
Vishwakarma Puja
Only in: Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Dol Gyaras
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Haryana War Heroes' Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana
Regional holiday -
Maharaja Hari Singh's Birthday
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional holiday -
Anant Chaturdashi
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Bhagat Singh's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Bathukamma
Only in: TG
Government holiday -
Sarva Pitra Moksha Amavasya
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday
Only in: Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Sharad Navratri
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Mera Chaoren Houba
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does India have in 2026?
- India has 18 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in India?
- The next public holiday in India is Dussehra on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in India in 2026?
- India has 18 federal public holidays in 2026: Republic Day (January 26, 2026), Holi (March 4, 2026), Eid al-Fitr (March 21, 2026), Ram Navami (March 26, 2026), Mahavira's Birthday (March 31, 2026), Good Friday (April 3, 2026), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (April 14, 2026), Buddha Purnima (May 1, 2026), Eid al-Adha (May 27, 2026), Ashura (June 26, 2026), Independence Day (August 15, 2026), Prophet's Birthday (August 26, 2026), Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (September 4, 2026), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (October 2, 2026), Dussehra (October 20, 2026), Diwali (Deepavali) (November 8, 2026), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 24, 2026), Christmas (December 25, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.