India Public Holidays 2026
This page contains a national calendar of all 2026 public holidays for India. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Thu | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 1 Jan | Thu | Gaan-Ngai | MN |
| 2 Jan | Fri | New Year Holiday | MZ |
| 2 Jan | Fri | Mannam Jayanti | KL |
| 3 Jan | Sat | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | UP |
| 11 Jan | Sun | Missionary Day | MZ |
| 12 Jan | Mon | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | WB |
| 14 Jan | Wed | Makara Sankranti | AR, GJ, KA, OR, SK & TG |
| 14 Jan | Wed | Pongal | AP, PY, TG & TN |
| 15 Jan | Thu | Magh Bihu | AS |
| 15 Jan | Thu | Thiruvalluvar Day | PY & TN |
| 16 Jan | Fri | Kanuma Panduga | AP |
| 16 Jan | Fri | Uzhavar Thirunal | TN |
| 19 Jan | Mon | Sonam Losar | SK |
| 23 Jan | Fri | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | OR, TR & WB |
| 23 Jan | Fri | Vasant Panchami | HR, OR, PB, TR & WB |
| 25 Jan | Sun | State Day | HP |
| 26 Jan | Mon | Republic Day | National |
| 1 Feb | Sun | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | CH, HP, HR, MP & PB |
| 15 Feb | Sun | Lui-Ngai-Ni | MN |
| 15 Feb | Sun | Maha Shivaratri | National except AN, AR, AS, BR, GA, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, SK, TN & WB |
| 18 Feb | Wed | Losar | SK |
| 19 Feb | Thu | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | MH |
| 20 Feb | Fri | State Day | AR & MZ |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holi | National except KA, KL, LD, MN, PY, TN & WB |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Yaosang | MN |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Doljatra | WB |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Yaosang 2nd Day | MN |
| 5 Mar | Thu | Panchayatiraj Divas | OR |
| 6 Mar | Fri | Chapchar Kut | MZ |
| 17 Mar | Tue | Shab-i-Qadr | JK |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Ugadi | AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, JK, KA, RJ & TG |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Telugu New Year | TN |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Jumat-ul-Wida | JK |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Gudi Padwa | MH |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Idul Fitr | National |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Sarhul | JH |
| 22 Mar | Sun | Bihar Day | BR |
| 22 Mar | Sun | Idul Fitr Holiday | TG |
| 23 Mar | Mon | S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day | HR |
| 27 Mar | Fri | Ram Navami | AN, AP, BR, CG, DD, DN, GJ, HP, HR, MH, MP, OR, PB, RJ, SK, TG, UK & UP |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti | CG, CH, DD, DL, DN, GJ, HR, JH, KA, LD, MH, MP, MZ, PB, RJ, TN & UP |
| 1 Apr | Wed | Odisha Day | OR |
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | National except HR & JK |
| 4 Apr | Sat | Easter Saturday | NL |
| 5 Apr | Sun | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | AP & TG |
| 5 Apr | Sun | Easter Sunday | KL & NL |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Vaisakh | CH, JK & PB |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Biju Festival | TR |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National except AN, AR, AS, DN, DD, DL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL & TR |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Tamil New Year | PY & TN |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Vishu | KL |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | OR |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Bohag Bihu | AS |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Cheiraoba | MN |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bohag Bihu | AR |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bohag Bihu Holiday | AS |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bengali New Year | TR & WB |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Himachal Day | HP |
| 19 Apr | Sun | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | GJ, HP, HR, MP & RJ |
| 20 Apr | Mon | Basava Jayanti | KA |
| 21 Apr | Tue | Garia Puja | TR |
| 1 May | Fri | Maharashtra Day | MH |
| 1 May | Fri | Buddha Purnima | AN, AR, CG, CH, DL, HP, JH, JK, MH, MP, MZ, TR, UK, UP & WB |
| 1 May | Fri | May Day | AS, BR, GA, KA, KL, MN, PY, TG, TN, TR & WB |
| 9 May | Sat | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | TR & WB |
| 16 May | Sat | State Day | SK |
| 26 May | Tue | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | TR |
| 27 May | Wed | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | National except AR, CH, DN, DD & SK |
| 28 May | Thu | Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | JK |
| 14 Jun | Sun | Pahili Raja | OR |
| 15 Jun | Mon | Raja Sankranti | OR |
| 15 Jun | Mon | YMA Day | MZ |
| 17 Jun | Wed | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | HP, HR & RJ |
| 18 Jun | Thu | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day | PB |
| 26 Jun | Fri | Muharram | National except AR, AS, GA, HR, KL, MN, ML, NL, PY, PB, SK & UK |
| 29 Jun | Mon | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | CG, HP, HR & PB |
| 30 Jun | Tue | Remna Ni | MZ |
| 1 Jul | Wed | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | JK |
| 6 Jul | Mon | MHIP Day | MZ |
| 13 Jul | Mon | Martyrs' Day | JK |
| 13 Jul | Mon | Bhanu Jayanti | SK |
| 16 Jul | Thu | Ratha Yathra | MN & OR |
| 17 Jul | Fri | U Tirot Sing Day | ML |
| 21 Jul | Tue | Kharchi Puja | TR |
| 31 Jul | Fri | Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day | HR |
| 7 Aug | Fri | Ker Puja | TR |
| 8 Aug | Sat | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | SK |
| 10 Aug | Mon | Bonalu | TG |
| 13 Aug | Thu | Patriots Day | MN |
| 15 Aug | Sat | Independence Day | National |
| 15 Aug | Sat | Haryali Teej | HR |
| 16 Aug | Sun | De Jure Transfer Day | PY |
| 16 Aug | Sun | Parsi New Year | DD, DN, GJ & MH |
| 25 Aug | Tue | First Onam | KL |
| 25 Aug | Tue | Eid e Milad | National except AN, AR, AS, BR, CH, GA, HP, MN, ML, PB, SK & WB |
| 27 Aug | Thu | Jhulan Purnima | OR |
| 27 Aug | Thu | Thiruvonam | KL |
| 28 Aug | Fri | Raksha Bandhan | CG, DD, DN, GJ, HR, MP, RJ, UK & UP |
| 28 Aug | Fri | Friday Following Eid e Milad | JK |
| 4 Sep | Fri | Janmashtami | National except AR, AS, GA, KA, KL, LD, MH, MZ, PY & WB |
| 13 Sep | Sun | Hartalika Teej | CG & SK |
| 15 Sep | Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi | AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, KA, MH, OR, PY, TG & TN |
| 16 Sep | Wed | Nuakhai | OR |
| 16 Sep | Wed | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | GA |
| 21 Sep | Mon | Ramdev Jayanti | RJ |
| 21 Sep | Mon | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | KL |
| 21 Sep | Mon | Teja Dashmi | RJ |
| 23 Sep | Wed | Heroes' Martyrdom Day | HR |
| 26 Sep | Sat | Indra Jatra | SK |
| 26 Sep | Sat | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | KL |
| 2 Oct | Fri | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 10 Oct | Sat | Mahalaya Amavasye | KA, OR, TR & WB |
| 11 Oct | Sun | First Day of Bathukamma | TG |
| 11 Oct | Sun | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | HR |
| 11 Oct | Sun | Ghatasthapana | RJ |
| 18 Oct | Sun | Maha Saptami | AS, OR, SK, TR & WB |
| 18 Oct | Sun | Kati Bihu | AS |
| 19 Oct | Mon | Maha Ashtami | AP, AS, JH, MN, OR, RJ, SK, TG, TR & WB |
| 20 Oct | Tue | Maha Navami | AR, AS, BR, JH, KA, KL, ML, NL, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR, UP & WB |
| 21 Oct | Wed | Vijaya Dashami | National except MN & PY |
| 25 Oct | Sun | Lakshmi Puja | OR, TR & WB |
| 26 Oct | Mon | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | HP, HR, KA, MP & PB |
| 31 Oct | Sat | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | GJ |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Kut | MN |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Puducherry Liberation Day | PY |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Haryana Day | HR |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Kannada Rajyothsava | KA |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Lhabab Duchen | SK |
| 6 Nov | Fri | Wangala Festival | ML |
| 8 Nov | Sun | Diwali | National |
| 9 Nov | Mon | Deepavali Holiday | HR, KA, MH, RJ, UK & UP |
| 9 Nov | Mon | Vikram Samvat New Year | GJ |
| 9 Nov | Mon | Govardhan Puja | CH, DD & DN |
| 11 Nov | Wed | Bhai Dooj | GJ, RJ, SK, UK & UP |
| 12 Nov | Thu | Ningol Chakkouba | MN |
| 15 Nov | Sun | Chhath Puja | BR, CG, DD, DN & JH |
| 16 Nov | Mon | Chhath Puja Holiday | BR |
| 23 Nov | Mon | Seng Kut Snem | ML |
| 24 Nov | Tue | Karthika Purnima | OR & TG |
| 24 Nov | Tue | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except AP, AS, BR, DN, DD, GA, KA, KL, MN, ML, OR, PY, SK, TN & TR |
| 27 Nov | Fri | Kanakadasa Jayanti | KA |
| 1 Dec | Tue | Indigenous Faith Day | AR |
| 3 Dec | Thu | Feast of St Francis Xavier | GA |
| 5 Dec | Sat | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | JK |
| 12 Dec | Sat | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | ML |
| 14 Dec | Mon | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day | PB |
| 18 Dec | Fri | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | ML |
| 18 Dec | Fri | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | CG |
| 19 Dec | Sat | Liberation Day | DD & GA |
| 23 Dec | Wed | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | UP |
| 24 Dec | Thu | Christmas Holiday | ML & MZ |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas Day | National except CH |
| 26 Dec | Sat | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | HR |
| 26 Dec | Sat | Christmas Holiday | ML, MZ & TG |
| 30 Dec | Wed | U Kiang Nangbah | ML |
| 30 Dec | Wed | Tamu Losar | SK |
| 31 Dec | Thu | New Year's Eve | MN & MZ |
| The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source. | |||