India Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in India 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayRestricted Holiday
3rd JanuarySaturdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted Holiday
14th JanuaryWednesdayPongalRestricted Holiday
14th JanuaryWednesdayMakar SankrantiRestricted Holiday
23rd JanuaryFridayVasant PanchamiRestricted Holiday
26th JanuaryMondayRepublic DayGazetted Holiday
14th FebruarySaturdayValentine's DayObservance
15th FebruarySundayMaha Shivaratri/ShivaratriGazetted Holiday
17th FebruaryTuesdayLunar New YearObservance
19th FebruaryThursdayRamadan Start (Tentative Date)Observance
19th FebruaryThursdayShivaji JayantiRestricted Holiday
4th MarchWednesdayHoliGazetted Holiday
19th MarchThursdayUgadiRestricted Holiday
19th MarchThursdayGudi PadwaRestricted Holiday
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
21st MarchSaturdayRamzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date)Gazetted Holiday
26th MarchThursdayRama NavamiGazetted Holiday
2nd AprilThursdayFirst day of PassoverObservance
2nd AprilThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, Christian
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayGazetted Holiday
5th AprilSundayEaster DayRestricted Holiday
14th AprilTuesdayAmbedkar JayantiObservance
1st MayFridayInternational Worker's DayObservance
10th MaySundayMothers' DayObservance
28th MayThursdayBakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date)Gazetted Holiday
21st JuneSundayFathers' DayObservance
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
26th JuneFridayMuharram/Ashura (Tentative Date)Gazetted Holiday
16th JulyThursdayRath YatraRestricted Holiday
2nd AugustSundayFriendship DayObservance
15th AugustSaturdayIndependence DayGazetted Holiday
26th AugustWednesdayOnamRestricted Holiday
28th AugustFridayRaksha Bandhan (Rakhi)Restricted Holiday
4th SeptemberFridayJanmashtamiGazetted Holiday
4th SeptemberFridayJanmashtami (Smarta)Restricted Holiday
14th SeptemberMondayGanesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka ChaturthiRestricted Holiday
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
2nd OctoberFridayMahatma Gandhi JayantiGazetted Holiday
11th OctoberSundayFirst Day of Sharad NavratriObservance, Hinduism
17th OctoberSaturdayFirst Day of Durga Puja FestivitiesObservance, Hinduism
20th OctoberTuesdayDussehraGazetted Holiday
29th OctoberThursdayKaraka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)Restricted Holiday
31st OctoberSaturdayHalloweenObservance
8th NovemberSundayDiwali/DeepavaliGazetted Holiday
11th NovemberWednesdayBhai DujRestricted Holiday
15th NovemberSundayChhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)Restricted Holiday
24th NovemberTuesdayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayRestricted Holiday
5th DecemberSaturdayFirst Day of HanukkahObservance
12th DecemberSaturdayLast day of HanukkahObservance
22nd DecemberTuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
23rd DecemberWednesdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted Holiday
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas EveRestricted Holiday
25th DecemberFridayChristmasGazetted Holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
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 -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in India this year in 2026?

There are 14 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);
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