Holidays and Observances in India in 2028
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Saturday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Jan 29 | Saturday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| Jan 31 | Monday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Saturday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 23 | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 27 | Sunday | Ramzan Id (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 11 | Saturday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 27 | Monday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Monday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 3 | Monday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 11 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| May 1 | Monday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 6 | Saturday | Bakrid (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 4 | Sunday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 24 | Saturday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 5 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 6 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 13 | Sunday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 13 | Sunday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 23 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 1 | Friday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 19 | Tuesday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Sep 22 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 24 | Sunday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Sep 27 | Wednesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Saturday | Karaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Thursday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 23 | Monday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 24 | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 1 | Friday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 13 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 20 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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