Holidays and Observances in India in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 13 | Tuesday | Lohri | Observance | |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 23 | Friday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Feb 1 | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 12 | Thursday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Observance | |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Cheti Chand | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Ramzan Id | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance | |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Vishu | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Mesadi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Central Government Holiday | |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) | Restricted Holiday | |
| May 1 | Friday | International Worker's Day | Observance | |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted Holiday | |
| May 9 | Saturday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday | |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 28 | Thursday | Bakrid | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 26 | Friday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Jul 16 | Thursday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jul 29 | Wednesday | Guru Purnima | Observance | |
| Aug 2 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance | |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday | |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad un-Nabi | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday | |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Restricted Holiday | |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance | |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Oct 11 | Sunday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hindu | |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hindu | |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday | |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday | |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday | |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday | |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance | |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance | |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 23 | Wednesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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