Home›India›Public Holidays 2026
🇮🇳

India Public Holidays 2026

Complete list of public holidays — nationwide & regional

2025 2026 2027
In 2026, India marks 18 public holidays that apply across the whole country. Of these, 3 fall on a weekend this particular year, which leaves 15 on working days — a detail worth checking, since holidays that land on a Saturday or Sunday are not always compensated with a day off in lieu. There are 4 clear "bridge day" opportunities this year — where a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, so taking the single adjoining day off turns it into a four-day weekend. The calendar opens with Republic Day on Monday 26 January and closes with Christmas Day on Friday 25 December.

Nationwide Holidays 2026

18 holidays
🇩🇪 Public Holidays for all of India
26 Jan 2026 Mon Republic Day National
4 Mar 2026 Wed Holi National
21 Mar 2026 Sat Id-ul-Fitr (Eid) National
26 Mar 2026 Thu Ram Navami National
31 Mar 2026 Tue Mahavir Jayanti National
3 Apr 2026 Fri Good Friday National
1 May 2026 Fri Buddha Purnima National
27 May 2026 Wed Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) National
26 Jun 2026 Fri Muharram National
15 Aug 2026 Sat Independence Day National
26 Aug 2026 Wed Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) National
28 Aug 2026 Fri Raksha Bandhan National
4 Sept 2026 Fri Janmashtami National
2 Oct 2026 Fri Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti National
20 Oct 2026 Tue Dussehra National
8 Nov 2026 Sun Diwali (Deepavali) National
24 Nov 2026 Tue Guru Nanak Jayanti National
25 Dec 2026 Fri Christmas Day National

Regional Holidays 2026

by region