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India Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for India in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
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The 2026 India calendar lists 18 public-holiday dates across 10 months. Examples include Republic Day, Holi, Eid al-Fitr. Their placement against your own workweek determines whether a nearby leave day can create a longer break; use the planner to compare options for your schedule.
2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for India. 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 India holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose India 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.