2016 Holidays - IndiaBelow are Public Holidays for India for the calendar year 2016. You can get more detailed information on each holiday by clicking on them.
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| Date | Holiday | Details | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri - Jan 1 | New Years Day | National holiday | -3220 |
| Tues - Dec 13 | Milad un-Nabi Id-e-Milad | National holiday | -2873 |
| Thur - Jan 14 | Makar Sankranti | National holiday | -3207 |
| Fri - Jan 15 | Pongal | National holiday | -3206 |
| Fri - Feb 12 | Vasant Panchami | National holiday | -3178 |
| Tues - Jan 26 | Republic Day | National holiday | -3195 |
| Mon - Feb 22 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | National holiday | -3168 |
| Fri - Mar 4 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | National holiday | -3157 |
| Mon - Mar 7 | Maha Shivaratri - Shivaratri | National holiday | -3154 |
| Fri - Feb 19 | Shivaji Jayanti | National holiday | -3171 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Holika Dahana | National holiday | -3138 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Dolyatra | National holiday | -3138 |
| Fri - Apr 8 | Chaitra Sukhladi | National holiday | -3122 |
| Wed - Apr 20 | Mahavir Jayanti | National holiday | -3110 |
| Fri - Mar 25 | Good Friday | National holiday | -3136 |
| Sun - Mar 27 | Easter | National holiday | -3134 |
| Wed - Apr 13 | Vaisakhi | National holiday | -3117 |
| Thur - Apr 14 | Mesadi - Vaisakhadi | National holiday | -3116 |
| Thur - Apr 21 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | National holiday | -3109 |
| Sat - May 21 | Buddha Purnima - Vesak | National holiday | -3079 |
| Sun - May 8 | Birthday of Rabindranath | National holiday | -3092 |
| Fri - Jul 1 | Jamat Ul-Vida | National holiday | -3038 |
| Wed - Jul 6 | Rath Yatra | National holiday | -3033 |
| Mon - Aug 15 | Independence Day | National holiday | -2993 |
| Wed - Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | National holiday | -2991 |
| Wed - Sep 14 | Onam | National holiday | -2963 |
| Thur - Aug 18 | Raksha Bandhan | National holiday | -2990 |
| Thur - Aug 25 | Janmashtami | National holiday | -2983 |
| Mon - Sep 5 | Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -2972 |
| Sun - Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National holiday | -2945 |
| Sun - Oct 8 | Maha Saptami | National holiday | -2939 |
| Mon - Oct 9 | Maha Ashtami | National holiday | -2938 |
| Tues - Oct 11 | Dussehra | National holiday | -2936 |
| Wed - Oct 12 | Muharram - Ashura | National holiday | -2935 |
| Sun - Oct 16 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | National holiday | -2931 |
| Wed - Oct 19 | Karaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -2928 |
| Sat - Oct 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | National holiday | -2918 |
| Sun - Oct 30 | Diwali - Deepavali | National holiday | -2917 |
| Mon - Oct 31 | Govardhan Puja | National holiday | -2916 |
| Tues - Nov 1 | Bhai Duj | National holiday | -2915 |
| Sun - Nov 6 | Chhat Puja | National holiday | -2910 |
| Thur - Nov 24 | Guru Tegh Bahadurs Martyrdom Day | National holiday | -2892 |
| Mon - Nov 14 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National holiday | -2902 |
| Sat - Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | National holiday | -2862 |
| Sun - Dec 25 | Christmas | National holiday | -2861 |