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India Public Holidays 2027
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for India in 2027. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
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2027 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 | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Magh Bihu | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Makar Sankranti | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Pongal | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Republic Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Shivaji's Birthday | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Jumu'atul-Wida ★ | Non-public | Religious Estimated (moon/calendar) | |
| Maha Shivaratri | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Eid al-Fitr ★ | Public holiday | Religious Estimated (moon/calendar) | |
| Dolyatra | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Holika Dahan | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Holi | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Good Friday | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Easter Sunday | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Chaitra Sukladi | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Cheti Chand | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Gudi Padwa | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Ugadi | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) | Non-public | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Vaisakhi | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Bahag Bihu | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Ram Navami | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Vaisakhadi | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Vishu | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Mahavira's Birthday | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Eid al-Adha ★ | Public holiday | Religious Estimated (moon/calendar) | |
| Buddha Purnima | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Ashura ★ | Public holiday | Religious Estimated (moon/calendar) | |
| Rath Yatra | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Independence Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Parsi New Year | Non-public | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Prophet's Birthday ★ | Public holiday | Religious Estimated (moon/calendar) | |
| Raksha Bandhan | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Onam | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Dussehra (Mahanavami) | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Dussehra | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Govardhan Puja | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Bhai Duj | Non-public | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Guru Nanak's Birthday | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Ali's Birthday ★ | Non-public | National/Civic Estimated (moon/calendar) | |
| Christmas Eve | Non-public | Religious Official rule | |
| Christmas | Public holiday | Religious Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around India holidays
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About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-11. 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.