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IN Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for IN in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
Plan with the Holiday Optimizer2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for IN. A public holiday in a national calendar may not be a day off for every employer or region.
| Date | Holiday | Status | Type and certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Ali's Birthday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Magh Bihu | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Makar Sankranti | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Pongal | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Republic Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Maha Shivaratri | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Shivaji's Birthday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Dolyatra | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Holika Dahan | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Holi | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Chaitra Sukladi | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Cheti Chand | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Gudi Padwa | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Ugadi | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Jumu'atul-Wida | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Ram Navami | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Mahavira's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Good Friday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Easter Sunday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Vaisakhi | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Bahag Bihu | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Vaisakhadi | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Vishu | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Buddha Purnima | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Ashura | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Rath Yatra | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Independence Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Parsi New Year | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Onam | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Prophet's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Raksha Bandhan | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Dussehra (Mahanavami) | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Dussehra | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Govardhan Puja | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Bhai Duj | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Guru Nanak's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Ali's Birthday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas Eve | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around IN holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose IN and 2026. Add your workdays, leave budget, days-off target, and unavailable dates. The planner finds eligible breaks from public holidays and weekends; it cannot determine which dates your employer observes.
About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-14. Holiday dates, names, categories, and regional rules can change; verify important dates with official local sources.
Bridge-Day marks estimated dates and separates public holidays from other listed observances. Non-public entries remain visible for context and do not count as days off in the optimizer by default.