18 holiday dates in 2026; 15 of these 18 days fall on a weekday. Gazetted holidays for central government offices.
India public holidays 2026
Date
Holiday
Monday 26 January
Republic Day
Wednesday 4 March
Holi
Saturday 21 March
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 26 March
Ram Navami
Tuesday 31 March
Mahavira's Birthday
Friday 3 April
Good Friday
Tuesday 14 April
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Friday 1 May
Buddha Purnima
Wednesday 27 May
Eid al-Adha
Friday 26 June
Ashura
Saturday 15 August
Independence Day
Wednesday 26 August
Prophet's Birthday
Friday 4 September
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Friday 2 October
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Tuesday 20 October
Dussehra
Sunday 8 November
Diwali (Deepavali)
Tuesday 24 November
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Friday 25 December
Christmas
The year's first holiday is Republic Day on Monday 26 January; the last is Christmas 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 (Ashura)
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)
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 (Mahavira's Birthday)
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.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
January 2026
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February 2026
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March 2026
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April 2026
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15
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May 2026
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June 2026
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24
8
9
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25
15
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26
22
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July 2026
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27
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28
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29
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30
20
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31
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August 2026
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32
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33
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34
17
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35
24
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36
31
September 2026
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37
7
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38
14
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39
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October 2026
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42
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44
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November 2026
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47
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48
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30
December 2026
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50
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51
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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.