India Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in India 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th January | Wednesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th January | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 23rd January | Friday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 26th January | Monday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 1st February | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 12th February | Thursday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 15th February | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 19th February | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 19th February | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 3rd March | Tuesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 4th March | Wednesday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 19th March | Thursday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 19th March | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 20th March | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| 21st March | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26th March | Thursday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31st March | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2nd April | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 2nd April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th April | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Central Government Holiday |
| 14th April | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th April | Wednesday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| 1st May | Friday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9th May | Saturday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 28th May | Thursday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 26th June | Friday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| 16th July | Thursday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 2nd August | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| 15th August | Saturday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26th August | Wednesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 26th August | Wednesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| 28th August | Friday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 4th September | Friday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 4th September | Friday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| 14th September | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 2nd October | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 11th October | Sunday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hindu |
| 17th October | Saturday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hindu |
| 18th October | Sunday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 19th October | Monday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 20th October | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26th October | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 29th October | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| 31st October | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| 8th November | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 8th November | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 9th November | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 11th November | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th November | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 24th November | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 24th November | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 5th December | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 12th December | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 22nd December | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| 23rd December | Wednesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for India. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in India this year in 2026?
There are 18 holidays in India in 2026
How to retrieve the India holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IN&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of India holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'IN', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);