18National · 2026
Public Holidays in India 2026
In 2026 there are 18 national public holidays in India: 15 fall on a weekday, 7 make a three-day weekend and 5 a four-day one with a single day off. 100 more are kept in some regions.
18National
15on a weekday
7three days free
5one day off, four days free
- January
- 26Republic Day
- February–
- March
- 4Holi
- 21Eid al-Fitr
- 26Ram Navami
- 31Mahavira's Birthday
- April
- 3Good Friday
- 14Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
- May
- 1Buddha Purnima
- 27Eid al-Adha
- June
- 26Ashura
- July–
- August
- 15Independence Day
- 26Prophet's Birthday
- September
- 4Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
- October
- 2Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- 20Dussehra
- November
- 8Diwali (Deepavali)
- 24Guru Nanak's Birthday
- December
- 25Christmas
Long weekends · 2026
three days free
26Jan
Republic DayMonday
3Apr
Good FridayFriday
1May
Buddha PurnimaFriday
26Jun
AshuraFriday
4Sep
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)Friday
2Oct
Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayFriday
25Dec
ChristmasFriday
one day off, four days free
26Mar
Ram NavamiThursday
31Mar
Mahavira's BirthdayTuesday
14Apr
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayTuesday
20Oct
DussehraTuesday
24Nov
Guru Nanak's BirthdayTuesday
Regional holidays · 2026
Arunachal Pradesh20 Feb Statehood Day · 15 Apr Bahag Bihu · 19 Oct Mahashtami · 1 Dec Indigenous Faith Day
4Assam14 Jan Magh Bihu · 23 Jan Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday · 14 Apr Bahag Bihu · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · 15 Apr Bahag Bihu
6Bihar22 Mar Bihar Day · 15 Nov Chhath Puja
2Chandigarh26 Oct Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
1Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu14 Jan Magh Bihu · Makar Sankranti · Pongal · 19 Mar Chaitra Sukladi · Cheti Chand · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi · 15 Aug Independence Day · Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) · 28 Aug Raksha Bandhan
7Goa19 Mar Gudi Padwa · 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi · 15 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2) · 3 Dec Saint Francis Xavier's Day
5Gujarat14 Jan Uttarayan · 19 Mar Cheti Chand · 19 Apr Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday · 15 Aug Independence Day · Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
9Haryana23 Jan Sir Chottu Ram's Birthday · 23 Mar Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day · 14 Apr Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Vaisakhi · 19 Apr Akshay Tritiya · Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
13Himachal Pradesh25 Jan Statehood Day · 1 Feb Guru Ravi Das's Birthday · 15 Apr Himachal Day · 19 Apr Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
7Jammu and Kashmir17 Jan Shab-I-Miraj · 20 Mar 1st Navratra · 21 Mar Eid al-Fitr · Nowruz · 14 Apr Baisakhi · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
7Jharkhand15 Nov Chhath Puja · Jharkhand Formation Day
1Karnataka14 Jan Makar Sankranti · 19 Mar Ugadi · 1 May Buddha Purnima · May Day · 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi
4Kerala26 Aug Onam · Prophet's Birthday · 1 Nov Kerala Foundation Day
2Ladakh21 Mar Eid al-Fitr · Nowruz
1Madhya Pradesh20 Mar Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom Day · 28 Aug Raksha Bandhan · 10 Nov Govardhan Puja
3Maharashtra19 Feb Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Birthday · 3 Mar Holi · 19 Mar Gudi Padwa · 1 May Buddha Purnima · Maharashtra Day
7Mizoram2 Jan Post New Year · 11 Jan Missionary Day · 15 Jun Young Mizo Association's Day · 30 Jun Peace Accord Day
8Odisha1 Apr Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) · 15 Apr Maha Vishuva Sankranti · Pana Sankranti
2Puducherry16 Aug Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day · 1 Nov Puducherry Liberation Day
2Punjab23 Mar Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day · 8 Apr Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday · 14 Apr Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Vaisakhi · 19 Apr Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
13Rajasthan3 Mar Holika Dahan · 19 Mar Cheti Chand · 11 Apr Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Birthday · 19 Apr Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
12Sikkim16 May Sikkim State Day
1Tamil Nadu14 Jan Pongal · 15 Jan Thiruvalluvar Day · Mattu Pongal · 16 Jan Uzhavar Thirunal · 14 Apr Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
4Tripura23 Jan Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday · 15 Apr Bengali New Year · 21 Apr Garia Puja · 22 Jul Kharchi Puja
8Uttar Pradesh28 Aug Raksha Bandhan · 10 Nov Govardhan Puja · 11 Nov Bhai Duj · Chitragupt's Birthday
3Uttarakhand3 Mar Holika Dahan · 19 Mar Cheti Chand · 16 Jul Harela · 28 Aug Raksha Bandhan
7West Bengal15 Apr Bengali New Year · 9 May Rabindra Jayanti
2Other countries · 2026
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