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🇮🇳 India public holidays 2026

India has 17 public holidays in 2026. 10 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 4 days. A further 33 days are granted at administrative discretion.

Who decides these days

India has no single nationwide holiday list. Each central-government office publishes its own, under a yearly Department of Personnel and Training memorandum, with the local employees' welfare committee recommending the contents. There are two tiers, Compulsory Gazetted and Restricted. The compulsory lists differ by place: for 2026 Delhi carries Ram Navami and Janmashtami where Bhubaneswar carries Ratha Yatra and Maha Navami.

DateNameLegal status
January 1, 2026New Year's DayDiscretionary day off
January 3, 2026Hazarat Ali's BirthdayDiscretionary day off
January 14, 2026Magha Bihu / PongalSee this topicDiscretionary day off
January 14, 2026 · overlaps the previous entryMakar SankrantiSee this topicDiscretionary day off
January 23, 2026Sri Panchami, Basant PanchamiDiscretionary day off
January 26, 2026Republic DayPublic holiday
February 1, 2026Guru Ravi Das's BirthdayDiscretionary day off
February 12, 2026Birthday of Swami Dayananda SaraswatiDiscretionary day off
February 15, 2026Maha ShivratriDiscretionary day off
February 19, 2026Shivaji JayantiDiscretionary day off
March 3, 2026DolyatraDiscretionary day off
March 3, 2026 · overlaps the previous entryHolika DahanDiscretionary day off
March 4, 2026HoliPublic holiday
March 19, 2026Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti ChandSee this topicDiscretionary day off
March 20, 2026Jamat-Ul-VidaDiscretionary day off
March 21, 2026Id-ul-FitrSee this topicPublic holiday
March 26, 2026Ram NavamiPublic holiday
March 31, 2026Mahavir JayantiPublic holiday
April 3, 2026Good FridayPublic holiday
April 5, 2026Easter SundaySee this topicDiscretionary day off
April 14, 2026Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)See this topicDiscretionary day off
April 15, 2026Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)Discretionary day off
May 1, 2026Budha PurnimaSee this topicPublic holiday
May 9, 2026Birthday of Guru Rabindranath TagoreDiscretionary day off
May 27, 2026Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)See this topicPublic holiday
June 26, 2026MuharramSee this topicPublic holiday
July 16, 2026Rath YatraDiscretionary day off
August 15, 2026Independence DaySee this topicPublic holiday
August 15, 2026 · overlaps the previous entryParsi New Year's Day / NaurajSee this topicDiscretionary day off
August 26, 2026Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)See this topicPublic holiday
August 26, 2026 · overlaps the previous entryOnam or Thiru Onam DaySee this topicDiscretionary day off
August 28, 2026Raksha BandhanDiscretionary day off
September 4, 2026JanmashtamiPublic holiday
September 14, 2026Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka ChaturthiDiscretionary day off
October 2, 2026Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdaySee this topicPublic holiday
October 18, 2026Dussehra (Saptami)Discretionary day off
October 19, 2026Dussehra (Mahashtami)Discretionary day off
October 20, 2026DussehraPublic holiday
October 20, 2026 · overlaps the previous entryDussehra (Mahanavmi)Discretionary day off
October 26, 2026Maharishi Valmiki's BirthdayDiscretionary day off
October 29, 2026Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)Discretionary day off
November 8, 2026Diwali (Deepavali)See this topicPublic holiday
November 8, 2026 · overlaps the previous entryNaraka ChaturdasiSee this topicDiscretionary day off
November 9, 2026Govardhan PujaSee this topicDiscretionary day off
November 11, 2026Bhai DujDiscretionary day off
November 15, 2026Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)See this topicDiscretionary day off
November 24, 2026Guru Nanak's BirthdayPublic holiday
November 24, 2026 · overlaps the previous entryGuru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom DayDiscretionary day off
December 24, 2026Christmas EveDiscretionary day off
December 25, 2026Christmas DaySee this topicPublic holiday

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