New Year’s Day 2026, 2027 and 2028
Although the traditional New Year’s celebrations on the Hindu Calendar are in the springtime, India also joins with much of the rest of the world to celebrate 1 January as New Year’s Day, in accordance with the Gregorian Calendar.
In 2027, New Year's Day falls on Friday 1 January. The holiday will be on Saturday 1 January in 2028.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 Jan | Thu | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 2 Jan | Fri | New Year Holiday | MZ | |
| 31 Dec | Thu | New Year's Eve | MN & MZ | |
| 2027 | 1 Jan | Fri | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 2 Jan | Sat | New Year Holiday | MZ | |
| 31 Dec | Fri | New Year's Eve | MN & MZ | |
| 2028 | 1 Jan | Sat | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 2 Jan | Sun | New Year Holiday | MZ | |
| 31 Dec | Sun | New Year's Eve | MN & MZ | |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | ||||
In fact, New Year’s celebrations are big in modern India. Many of the Western traditions of New Year’s Eve have been transported to India, but there is also a bit of a local flavour.
Many families exchange gifts and make prayers on New Year’s Day. Some stay up to hear the bells ring at midnight and to watch fireworks displays, declaring that the old year has died and the new year has come. This is also a time of remembering the past year and of making resolutions on what one hopes to accomplish in the year ahead.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 Jan | Wed | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 2 Jan | Thu | New Year Holiday | MZ | |
| 31 Dec | Wed | New Year's Eve | MN & MZ | |
| 2024 | 1 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TG & TN |
| 2 Jan | Tue | New Year Holiday | MZ | |
| 31 Dec | Tue | New Year's Eve | MN & MZ |