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 | Gaan-Ngai | MN |
| 1 Jan | Thu | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 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 | TN |
| 16 Jan | Fri | Kanuma Panduga | AP |
| 16 Jan | Fri | Uzhavar Thirunal | PY & 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 | Doljatra | WB |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holi | National except KA, KL, LD, MN, PY, TN & WB |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Yaosang | MN |
| 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 | Gudi Padwa | MH |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Jumat-ul-Wida | JK |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Telugu New Year | TN |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Ugadi | AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, JK, KA, RJ & TG |
| 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 | Biju Festival | TR |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Bohag Bihu | AS |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Cheiraoba | MN |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National except AN, AR, AS, DN, DD, DL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL & TR |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | OR |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Tamil New Year | PY & TN |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Vaisakh | CH, JK & PB |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Vishu | KL |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bengali New Year | TR & WB |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bohag Bihu | AR |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bohag Bihu Holiday | AS |
| 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 | Buddha Purnima | AN, AR, CG, CH, DL, HP, JH, JK, MH, MP, MZ, TR, UK, UP & WB |
| 1 May | Fri | Maharashtra Day | MH |
| 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 | Bhanu Jayanti | SK |
| 13 Jul | Mon | Martyrs' Day | JK |
| 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 | Haryali Teej | HR |
| 15 Aug | Sat | Independence Day | National |
| 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 | Friday Following Eid e Milad | JK |
| 28 Aug | Fri | Raksha Bandhan | CG, DD, DN, GJ, HR, MP, RJ, UK & UP |
| 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 | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | GA |
| 16 Sep | Wed | Nuakhai | OR |
| 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 | Ghatasthapana | RJ |
| 11 Oct | Sun | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | HR |
| 18 Oct | Sun | Kati Bihu | AS |
| 18 Oct | Sun | Maha Saptami | AS, OR, SK, TR & WB |
| 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 | Haryana Day | HR |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Kannada Rajyothsava | KA |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Kut | MN |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Lhabab Duchen | SK |
| 1 Nov | Sun | Puducherry Liberation Day | PY |
| 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 | Govardhan Puja | CH, DD & DN |
| 9 Nov | Mon | Vikram Samvat New Year | GJ |
| 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 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except AP, AS, BR, DN, DD, GA, KA, KL, MN, ML, OR, PY, SK, TN & TR |
| 24 Nov | Tue | Karthika Purnima | OR & TG |
| 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 | Christmas Holiday | ML, MZ & TG |
| 26 Dec | Sat | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | HR |
| 30 Dec | Wed | Tamu Losar | SK |
| 30 Dec | Wed | U Kiang Nangbah | ML |
| 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. | |||