Public Holidays in India in 2026

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2026

List of Holidays in India in 2026

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Thursday New Year's Day Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Gann-Ngai Regional Holiday Manipur
Friday Mannam Jayanthi Regional Holiday Kerala
Friday New Year Celebration Regional Holiday Several states
Saturday Imam Ali's Birthday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only
Sunday Missionary Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda Regional Holiday West Bengal
Wednesday Sankranti Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Maghe Sankranti Regional Holiday
Wednesday Bhogi Regional Holiday Some states
Wednesday Tusu Puja Regional Holiday Assam
Thursday Sankranti Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Pongal Regional Holiday
Thursday Magh Bihu Holiday Regional Holiday Assam
Friday Thiruvalluvar Day Regional Holiday Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Saturday Uzhavar Tirunal Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Sonam Lhosar Regional Holiday
Friday Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Regional Holiday Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal
Friday Vasant Panchami Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Statehood Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh
Monday Republic Day Public Holiday
Tuesday Gothar Bathou Sun Not A Public Holiday Assam
Saturday Me-dam-me-phi Regional Holiday Assam
Sunday Guru Ravidas Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states.  Full moon of Magh
Sunday Thaipoosam Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Bir Chilarai Divas Regional Holiday Assam
Wednesday Shab e-Barat Regional Holiday 15 Sha'aban
Sunday Maha Shivratri Regional Holiday Most states
Sunday Lui-Ngai-Ni Regional Holiday Manipur
Wednesday Losar Regional Holiday Tibetan New Year
Thursday Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Regional Holiday Maharashtra only
Friday Statehood Day Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh
Friday Mizoram State Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Holi Dahan Regional Holiday Day before Holi
Tuesday Doljatra Regional Holiday
Tuesday Holi Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Telengana
Tuesday Yaosang 2nd Day Regional Holiday Manipur
Tuesday Bhumchu Festival Regional Holiday Sikkim
Wednesday Holi Regional Holiday
Friday Chapchar Kut Regional Holiday Mizoram
Tuesday Shab-I-Qadr Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Thursday Ugadi Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year
Thursday Cheti Chand Regional Holiday
Thursday Gudi Padwa Regional Holiday
Friday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday Most states
Friday Jumat-ul-Wida Regional Holiday Last Friday of the month of Ramadan
Friday 1st Navratra Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Friday Sajibu Nongma Panba Regional Holiday Manipur
Friday Gudi Padwa Regional Holiday
Friday Cheti Chand Regional Holiday
Saturday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday Most states
Saturday Id-ul-Fitr Regional Holiday Delhi
Saturday Sarhul Regional Holiday Jahrkhand
Sunday Following Day of Ramazan Regional Holiday Telengana
Sunday Bihar Divas Regional Holiday Bihar Only
Sunday Sarhul Holiday Regional Holiday Jahrkhand
Monday Shaheedi Diwas Regional Holiday Haryana
Thursday Ram Navami Regional Holiday
Thursday Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Bihar
Friday Ram Navami Regional Holiday
Tuesday Mahavir Jayanti Regional Holiday
Wednesday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Wednesday Odisha Day Regional Holiday Odisha
Thursday Maundy Thursday Regional Holiday Kerala only
Friday Good Friday Regional Holiday
Sunday Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Sunday Easter Sunday Regional Holiday
Wednesday Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji Regional Holiday Punjab
Monday Biju Festival Regional Holiday Tripura
Tuesday Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Bihar
Tuesday Vaisakhi Regional Holiday several states
Tuesday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti Public Holiday
Tuesday Cheiraoba Regional Holiday Manipur
Tuesday Mahabishuba Sankranti Regional Holiday Odisha
Tuesday Tamil New Year Regional Holiday Puthandu. Tamil Nadu
Tuesday Bengali New Year Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal
Tuesday Bohag Bihu Holiday Regional Holiday Assam only
Wednesday Vishu Regional Holiday Kerala
Wednesday Bohag Bihu Regional Holiday Assamese New Year. Assam only
Wednesday Himachal Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh
Thursday Bohag Bihu Holiday Regional Holiday Assam only
Saturday Tithi of Damodar Deva Regional Holiday Assam
Sunday Parashurama Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Basava Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Tuesday Garia Puja Regional Holiday Tripura
Tuesday Sati Sadhani Divas Regional Holiday Assam
Thursday Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti Regional Holiday Bihar
Thursday Khongjom Day Regional Holiday Manipur
Saturday Janaki Nawami Regional Holiday
Friday Buddha Purnima Regional Holiday Birth of Buddha
Friday Labour Day Regional Holiday Many states
Friday Maharashtra Day Regional Holiday Maharashtra
Friday Labour Day Regional Holiday International Workers' Day
Friday Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal
Saturday Sikkim State Day Regional Holiday Sikkim
Saturday Savitri Amavasya Regional Holiday Odisha
Wednesday Bakrid Regional Holiday Many states
Wednesday Id-ul-Ad'ha Regional Holiday Bakrid. Kerala
Thursday Bakrid Regional Holiday Many states
Monday Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev Regional Holiday Assam
Sunday Pahili Raja Regional Holiday Odisha
Monday YMA Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Raja Sankranti Regional Holiday Odisha
Wednesday Maharana Pratap Jayanti Regional Holiday
Thursday Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji Regional Holiday several states
Thursday Ashura Regional Holiday Many states
Thursday Ashura Regional Holiday 10 Muharram
Friday Ashura Regional Holiday Many states
Friday Ashura Regional Holiday 10 Muharram
Monday Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Regional Holiday Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha
Tuesday Remna Ni Regional Holiday Mizoram
Wednesday Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Monday MHIP Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Thursday Behdienkhlam Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Monday Bhanu Jayanti Regional Holiday Sikkim
Thursday Ratha Yatra Regional Holiday Odisha
Thursday Harela Regional Holiday Uttarakhand
Friday U Tirot Sing Day Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Tuesday Kharchi Puja Regional Holiday Tripura
Friday Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Regional Holiday Haryana, Punjab only
Tuesday Chehlum Regional Holiday Safar 20
Friday Ker Puja Regional Holiday Tripura
Saturday Tendong Lho Rum Faat Regional Holiday Sikkim
Sunday World Tribal Day Regional Holiday
Monday Bonalu Regional Holiday Telangana
Wednesday Karkidaka Vavu Regional Holiday Kerala
Thursday Patriot's Day Regional Holiday Observed on August 13th
Saturday Independence Day Public Holiday
Saturday Parsi New Year Regional Holiday Jamshed Navroz
Sunday De jure Transfer Day Regional Holiday Puducherry
Tuesday Mawlid Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Tuesday First Onam Regional Holiday Kerala. Harvest Festival
Wednesday Mawlid Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Wednesday Maulud Nabi Regional Holiday Delhi
Wednesday Thiruvonam Regional Holiday Kerala. Harvest Festival
Wednesday Raksha Bandhan Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Third Onam Regional Holiday Kerala. Harvest Festival
Thursday Jhulan Purnima Regional Holiday Odisha
Friday Raksha Bandhan Regional Holiday Several states
Friday Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Friday Fourth Onam Regional Holiday Kerala. Harvest Festival
Friday Ayyankali Jayanthi Regional Holiday Kerala
Friday Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti Regional Holiday Kerala
Tuesday Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev Regional Holiday Assam
Friday Janmashtami Regional Holiday
Saturday Karam Puja Regional Holiday Assam
Saturday Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev Regional Holiday Assam
Monday Ganesh Chaturthi Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Monday Vinayagar Chathurthi Regional Holiday Ganesh Chaturthi
Tuesday Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Tuesday Samvatsari Regional Holiday
Tuesday Nuakhai Regional Holiday Odisha. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
Wednesday Day following Nuakhai Regional Holiday Odisha. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Regional Holiday Kerala
Monday Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi Regional Holiday Rajasthan
Monday Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev Regional Holiday Assam
Tuesday Janmashtami Regional Holiday
Wednesday Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day Regional Holiday Haryana
Wednesday Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Wednesday Jananeta Irawat Birth Day Regional Holiday Manipur
Friday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Public Holiday
Saturday Mahalaya Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan only
Saturday Maha Saptami Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Saddula Bathukamma Regional Holiday Nine days before Durgatsami
Sunday Kati Bihu Regional Holiday Assam
Sunday Maha Saptami Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Navami of Durga Puja Regional Holiday Some states
Monday Durga Ashtami Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Mahanavami Regional Holiday Ninth day of Dussehra
Monday Ayudha Puja Regional Holiday Several states
Tuesday Navami of Durga Puja Regional Holiday Some states
Tuesday Mahanavami Regional Holiday Ninth day of Dussehra
Tuesday Ayudha Puja Regional Holiday Several states
Tuesday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Tuesday Dussehra Regional Holiday Delhi
Tuesday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Wednesday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Wednesday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Wednesday Durga Puja Regional Holiday Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only
Wednesday Following day of Vijaya Dasami Holiday Regional Holiday
Sunday Kumar Purnima Regional Holiday Odisha
Monday Lakshmi Puja Holiday Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal
Monday Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Accession Day Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Saturday Sardar Patel's Birthday Regional Holiday Gujarat
Sunday Haryana Day Regional Holiday Haryana
Sunday Kannada Rajyothsava Regional Holiday Karnataka
Sunday Kut Regional Holiday Manipur
Sunday Puducherry Liberation Day Regional Holiday
Sunday Lhabab Duechen Regional Holiday
Sunday Diwali Regional Holiday Most states
Sunday Kali Puja Regional Holiday Assam, West Bengal
Sunday Narak Chaturdashi Regional Holiday Karnataka only
Monday Govardhan Puja Regional Holiday
Monday Vishvakarma Day Regional Holiday Day after Dewali
Monday Diwali Holiday Regional Holiday Karnataka, Tripura
Tuesday Vikram Samvat New Year Regional Holiday Gujarat
Tuesday Bhai Bij Regional Holiday Some states
Tuesday Diwali (Bali Pratipada) Regional Holiday Maharashtra
Wednesday Bhai Bij Regional Holiday Some states
Thursday Ningol Chakkouba Regional Holiday 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei
Friday Wangala Festival Regional Holiday Meghalaya. Second week of November
Sunday Chhath Puja Regional Holiday Some states
Sunday Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Madhya Pradesh
Monday Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day Regional Holiday Punjab
Monday Seng Kut Snem Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Tuesday Guru Nanak's Birthday Regional Holiday Full moon of the month Kartik
Tuesday Lachit Divas Regional Holiday Assam
Tuesday Rasa Purnima Regional Holiday Odisha
Friday Kanakadasa Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Tuesday Indigenous Faith Day Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh
Tuesday State Inauguration Day Regional Holiday Nagaland
Wednesday Asom Divas Regional Holiday Assam
Thursday Feast of St. Francis Xavier Regional Holiday Goa
Wednesday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Thursday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Friday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Saturday Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Saturday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Sunday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Monday Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Regional Holiday Punjab
Friday Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Saturday Goa Liberation Day Regional Holiday Goa
Wednesday Imam Ali's Birthday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only
Thursday Christmas Eve Regional Holiday Several states
Friday Christmas Day Regional Holiday Observed in all states
Saturday Christmas Holiday Regional Holiday Several states
Saturday Boxing Day Regional Holiday
Sunday Christmas Festival Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Monday Parkash Gurpurab Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Regional Holiday Some states
Wednesday U Kiang Nangbah Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Thursday New Year's Eve Regional Holiday
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Notes

  • Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday are observed nationally.

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