# Public holidays in India

Gazetted holidays for central government offices. Is today a holiday, what is on this week, and when is the next day off — worked out for Asia/Kolkata time.

## India public holidays at a glance

India has 18 public holiday dates in 2026: the first is Republic Day on Monday 26 January and the last is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. The same data for 2020–2030 is available as JSON from `/api/holidays?country=IN&year=2026`.

## About holidays in India

Only Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are holidays everywhere by law. The rest of this list is the central government's gazetted holidays; states publish their own lists, and dates of festivals tied to the lunar calendar or moon sighting can change by a day after the official notice.

## All India public holidays in 2026

| Date | Holiday |
| --- | --- |
| Monday 26 January | Republic Day |
| Wednesday 4 March | Holi |
| Saturday 21 March | Id-ul-Fitr |
| Thursday 26 March | Ram Navami |
| Tuesday 31 March | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Friday 3 April | Good Friday |
| Tuesday 14 April | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday |
| Friday 1 May | Buddha Purnima |
| Wednesday 27 May | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| Friday 26 June | Muharram |
| Saturday 15 August | Independence Day |
| Wednesday 26 August | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
| 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 Day |

Full month-by-month calendars: [2026 calendar](https://whathappen.today/holidays/india/2026/) · [2027 calendar](https://whathappen.today/holidays/india/2027/).

## Sources

- [National Portal of India — Calendar](https://www.india.gov.in/calendar) — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

## Questions and answers

How many public holidays does India have in 2026?

This list has 18 holiday dates in 2026. It covers gazetted holidays for central government offices.

Which India holidays fall on a weekend in 2026?

Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday 21 March); Independence Day (Saturday 15 August); Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday 8 November).

Which dates could still change?

None of the 2026 dates depend on a moon sighting, but governments can still add one-off holidays during the year.

Which time zone does “today” use on this page?

Asia/Kolkata, the country's time zone. The status box at the top is worked out in your browser from your device clock.

Where are the official dates published?

[National Portal of India — Calendar](https://www.india.gov.in/calendar). When this page and the official source disagree, the official source is right.

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: [National Portal of India — Calendar](https://www.india.gov.in/calendar). Data: the open-source `holidays` library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

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