India public holidays 2026

The year's first holiday is Republic Day on Monday 26 January; the last is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the India holidays page. Other years: 2027.

Long weekends in 2026

• 3 days: Saturday 24 January – Monday 26 January (Republic Day)
• 3 days: Friday 3 April – Sunday 5 April (Good Friday)
• 3 days: Friday 1 May – Sunday 3 May (Buddha Purnima)
• 3 days: Friday 26 June – Sunday 28 June (Muharram)
• 3 days: Friday 4 September – Sunday 6 September (Janmashtami (Vaishnava))
• 3 days: Friday 2 October – Sunday 4 October (Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
• 3 days: Friday 25 December – Sunday 27 December (Christmas Day)

Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

• Take Friday 27 March off → 4 days, Thursday 26 March – Sunday 29 March (Ram Navami)
• Take Monday 30 March off → 4 days, Saturday 28 March – Tuesday 31 March (Mahavir Jayanti)
• Take Monday 13 April off → 4 days, Saturday 11 April – Tuesday 14 April (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday)
• Take Monday 19 October off → 4 days, Saturday 17 October – Tuesday 20 October (Dussehra)
• Take Monday 23 November off → 4 days, Saturday 21 November – Tuesday 24 November (Guru Nanak's Birthday)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

Sources

• National Portal of India — Calendar — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: National Portal of India — Calendar. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.