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 | # Day's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri - Jan 1 | New Years Day | National holiday | -2210 |
| Tues - Dec 13 | Milad un-Nabi Id-e-Milad | National holiday | -1863 |
| Thur - Jan 14 | Makar Sankranti | National holiday | -2197 |
| Fri - Jan 15 | Pongal | National holiday | -2196 |
| Fri - Feb 12 | Vasant Panchami | National holiday | -2168 |
| Tues - Jan 26 | Republic Day | National holiday | -2185 |
| Mon - Feb 22 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | National holiday | -2158 |
| Fri - Mar 4 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | National holiday | -2147 |
| Mon - Mar 7 | Maha Shivaratri - Shivaratri | National holiday | -2144 |
| Fri - Feb 19 | Shivaji Jayanti | National holiday | -2161 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Holika Dahana | National holiday | -2128 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Dolyatra | National holiday | -2128 |
| Fri - Apr 8 | Chaitra Sukhladi | National holiday | -2112 |
| Wed - Apr 20 | Mahavir Jayanti | National holiday | -2100 |
| Fri - Mar 25 | Good Friday | National holiday | -2126 |
| Sun - Mar 27 | Easter | National holiday | -2124 |
| Wed - Apr 13 | Vaisakhi | National holiday | -2107 |
| Thur - Apr 14 | Mesadi - Vaisakhadi | National holiday | -2106 |
| Thur - Apr 21 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | National holiday | -2099 |
| Sat - May 21 | Buddha Purnima - Vesak | National holiday | -2069 |
| Sun - May 8 | Birthday of Rabindranath | National holiday | -2082 |
| Fri - Jul 1 | Jamat Ul-Vida | National holiday | -2028 |
| Wed - Jul 6 | Rath Yatra | National holiday | -2023 |
| Mon - Aug 15 | Independence Day | National holiday | -1983 |
| Wed - Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | National holiday | -1981 |
| Wed - Sep 14 | Onam | National holiday | -1953 |
| Thur - Aug 18 | Raksha Bandhan | National holiday | -1980 |
| Thur - Aug 25 | Janmashtami | National holiday | -1973 |
| Mon - Sep 5 | Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -1962 |
| Sun - Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National holiday | -1935 |
| Sun - Oct 8 | Maha Saptami | National holiday | -1929 |
| Mon - Oct 9 | Maha Ashtami | National holiday | -1928 |
| Tues - Oct 11 | Dussehra | National holiday | -1926 |
| Wed - Oct 12 | Muharram - Ashura | National holiday | -1925 |
| Sun - Oct 16 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | National holiday | -1921 |
| Wed - Oct 19 | Karaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -1918 |
| Sat - Oct 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | National holiday | -1908 |
| Sun - Oct 30 | Diwali - Deepavali | National holiday | -1907 |
| Mon - Oct 31 | Govardhan Puja | National holiday | -1906 |
| Tues - Nov 1 | Bhai Duj | National holiday | -1905 |
| Sun - Nov 6 | Chhat Puja | National holiday | -1900 |
| Thur - Nov 24 | Guru Tegh Bahadurs Martyrdom Day | National holiday | -1882 |
| Mon - Nov 14 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National holiday | -1892 |
| Sat - Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | National holiday | -1852 |
| Sun - Dec 25 | Christmas | National holiday | -1851 |