Holidays in India 2028
India has 19 public holidays in 2028. 19 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India. The next public holiday in India is Republic Day on Wednesday, January 26, 2028.
Holidays in India 2028
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New Year's Day
Optional holiday -
Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Optional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Optional holiday -
Pongal
Optional holiday -
Republic Day
Federal holiday -
Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami
Optional holiday -
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Shivaji's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Maha Shivaratri
Federal holiday -
Jumu'atul-Wida (estimated)
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Federal holiday -
Dolyatra
Optional holiday -
Holika Dahan
Optional holiday -
Holi
Federal holiday -
Chaitra Sukladi
Optional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Optional holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Optional holiday -
Ugadi
Optional holiday -
Ram Navami
Federal holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Vaisakhi
Optional holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Optional holiday -
Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)
Optional holiday -
Vaisakhadi
Optional holiday -
Vishu
Optional holiday -
Easter Sunday
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Federal holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Ashura (estimated)
Federal holiday -
Rath Yatra
Optional holiday -
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Federal holiday -
Raksha Bandhan
Optional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Federal holiday -
Parsi New Year
Optional holiday -
Independence Day
Federal holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Optional holiday -
Onam
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Saptami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra
Federal holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
Optional holiday -
Diwali (Deepavali)
Federal holiday -
Naraka Chaturdashi
Optional holiday -
Govardhan Puja
Optional holiday -
Bhai Duj
Optional holiday -
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
Optional holiday -
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday (estimated)
Optional holiday -
Christmas Eve
Optional holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday
Regional holidays in India 2028
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Post New Year
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Savitribai Phule's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Optional holiday -
Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Only in: Chandigarh, Punjab
Regional 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 -
Cherchera
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government holiday -
Maa Shakambhari's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government 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 -
Saint Joseph Vaz's Day
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Vassi Uttarayan
Only in: Gujarat
Optional holiday -
Uzhavar Thirunal
Only in: Tamil Nadu
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 -
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 -
Sir Chottu Ram's Birthday
Only in: Haryana
Regional holiday -
Satguru Ram Singh's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Only in: Himachal Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Lui Ngai Ni
Only in: Manipur
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 -
Maha Shivaratri
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Players' Day
Only in: Manipur
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
International Women's Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional 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 -
Nowruz
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
Regional holiday -
Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Regional 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 -
1st Navratra
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional 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 -
Lord Meenesh's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa)
Only in: Odisha
Regional holiday -
Ram Navami
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government 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 -
Mahavira's Birthday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Hatkeshwar's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat
Optional holiday -
Hanuman's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat
Optional holiday -
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Birthday
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Only in: Assam
Regional holiday -
Baisakhi
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional holiday -
Vaisakhi
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Maundy Thursday
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Only in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Regional holiday -
Bengali New Year
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Only in: Tamil Nadu
Regional holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Good Friday
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Only in: Assam
Regional holiday -
Bengali New Year
Only in: West Bengal
Regional holiday -
Himachal Day
Only in: Himachal Pradesh
Regional holiday -
Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana Sankranti
Only in: Odisha
Regional holiday -
Holy Saturday
Only in: Karnataka
Optional holiday -
Chandrashekhar's Birthday
Only in: Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Easter Monday
Only in: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma's Birthday
Only in: Assam
Optional holiday -
Garia Puja
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Shri Vallabhacharya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Khongjom Day
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
Akshay Tritiya
Only in: Haryana
Regional holiday -
Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Adi Shankaracharya's Birthday
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Maharashtra Day
Only in: Maharashtra
Regional holiday -
May Day
Only in: Assam, Karnataka
Regional holiday -
Veer Kesari Chand's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Uttarakhand
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Rabindra Jayanti
Only in: West Bengal
Regional holiday -
Eid-e-Ghadeer (estimated)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Ladakh, TG
Optional holiday -
Sikkim State Day
Only in: Sikkim
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 -
Mahesh Navami
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Nirjala Ekadashi
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Ashura (estimated)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Sant Kabir's Birthday
Only in: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Young Mizo Association's Day
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Bishnu Prasad Rabha's Death Anniversary
Only in: Assam
Optional holiday -
Sacred Heart
Only in: Goa
Optional holiday -
Rath Yatra
Only in: Manipur
Government holiday -
Veerangana Durgavati's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Death Anniversary
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Kharchi Puja
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Peace Accord Day
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's Day
Only in: Mizoram
Regional holiday -
Guru Purnima
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Arbaeen (estimated)
Only in: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Harela
Only in: Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
U Tirot Sing's Death Anniversary
Only in: Meghalaya
Government holiday -
Hareli
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government holiday -
Ker Puja
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Tulsidas's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday -
Varalakshmi Vratam
Only in: Andhra Pradesh
Government holiday -
Raksha Bandhan
Only in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Regional holiday -
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Naag Panchami
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Harchath
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Optional holiday -
Durgadas Rathore's Birthday
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government 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 -
Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's Birthday
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Hartalika Teej
Only in: Chhattisgarh
Government 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 -
Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2)
Only in: Goa
Regional holiday -
Samvatsari Day
Only in: Gujarat
Regional holiday -
Dol Gyaras
Only in: Madhya Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Onam
Only in: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala
Regional holiday -
Anant Chaturdashi
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Khejarli's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Saragarhi Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Vishwakarma Puja
Only in: Uttarakhand
Regional 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 -
Haryana War Heroes' Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana
Regional holiday -
Maharaja Hari Singh's Birthday
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional holiday -
Mahasaptami
Only in: Tripura
Regional holiday -
Durgashtami
Only in: Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Mahanavami
Only in: Jammu and Kashmir
Regional holiday -
Mahashtami
Only in: Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura
Regional holiday -
Dussehra
Only in: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, TG
Government holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does India have in 2028?
- India has 19 public holidays in 2028.
- What is the next public holiday in India?
- The next public holiday in India is Republic Day on Wednesday, January 26, 2028.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in India in 2028?
- India has 19 federal public holidays in 2028: Republic Day (January 26, 2028), Maha Shivaratri (February 23, 2028), Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (February 27, 2028), Holi (March 11, 2028), Ram Navami (April 3, 2028), Mahavira's Birthday (April 7, 2028), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (April 14, 2028), Good Friday (April 14, 2028), Eid al-Adha (estimated) (May 6, 2028), Buddha Purnima (May 8, 2028), Ashura (estimated) (June 4, 2028), Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (August 4, 2028), Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (August 13, 2028), Independence Day (August 15, 2028), Dussehra (September 27, 2028), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (October 2, 2028), Diwali (Deepavali) (October 17, 2028), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 2, 2028), Christmas (December 25, 2028).
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.