2026 Holidays - IndiaBelow are Public Holidays for India for the calendar year 2026. You can get more detailed information on each holiday by clicking on them.
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| Date | Holiday | Details | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu - Jan 1 | New Years Day | National holiday | -76 |
| Fri - Jan 2 | Hazarat Alis Birthday | National holiday | -75 |
| Wed - Jan 14 | Pongal | National holiday | -63 |
| Fri - Jan 23 | Vasant Panchami | National holiday | -54 |
| Mon - Jan 26 | Republic Day | National holiday | -51 |
| Sun - Feb 1 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | National holiday | -45 |
| Thu - Feb 12 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | National holiday | -34 |
| Sun - Feb 15 | Maha Shivaratri Shivaratri | National holiday | -31 |
| Thu - Feb 19 | Shivaji Jayanti | National holiday | -27 |
| Mon - Mar 2 | Holika Dahana | National holiday | -16 |
| Tue - Mar 3 | Dolyatra | National holiday | -15 |
| Thu - Mar 19 | Chaitra Sukhladi | National holiday | 1 |
| Fri - Mar 20 | Parsi New Year | National holiday | 2 |
| Mon - Mar 30 | Mahavir Jayanti | National holiday | 12 |
| Fri - Apr 3 | Good Friday | National holiday | 16 |
| Sun - Apr 5 | Easter | National holiday | 18 |
| Mon - Apr 13 | Vaisakhi | National holiday | 26 |
| Fri - May 1 | Buddha Purnima Vesak | National holiday | 44 |
| Thu - May 7 | Birthday of Rabindranath | National holiday | 50 |
| Fri - Jun 26 | Muharram Ashura | National holiday | 100 |
| Wed - Jul 15 | Rath Yatra | National holiday | 119 |
| Sat - Aug 15 | Independence Day | National holiday | 150 |
| Wed - Aug 26 | Onam | National holiday | 161 |
| Thu - Aug 27 | Milad un Nabi Id e Milad | National holiday | 162 |
| Thu - Sep 3 | Janmashtami | National holiday | 169 |
| Mon - Sep 14 | Ganesh Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi | National holiday | 180 |
| Fri - Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National holiday | 198 |
| Sat - Oct 17 | Maha Saptami | National holiday | 213 |
| Sun - Oct 18 | Maha Ashtami | National holiday | 214 |
| Tue - Oct 20 | Dussehra | National holiday | 216 |
| Sun - Oct 25 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | National holiday | 221 |
| Wed - Oct 28 | Karaka Chaturthi | National holiday | 224 |
| Mon - Nov 2 | Bhai Duj | National holiday | 229 |
| Sat - Nov 7 | Naraka Chaturdasi | National holiday | 234 |
| Sun - Nov 8 | Diwali Deepavali | National holiday | 235 |
| Mon - Nov 9 | Govardhan Puja | National holiday | 236 |
| Sun - Nov 15 | Chhat Puja | National holiday | 242 |
| Tue - Nov 24 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National holiday | 251 |
| Thu - Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | National holiday | 281 |
| Fri - Dec 25 | Christmas | National holiday | 282 |