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India public holidays

The next public holiday in India is Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday, in 3 days. Here are all of them for the next 12 months, with the regions that observe each one.

Next public holiday

Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayFriday, October 2, 2026 · in 3 days
Public holidays in India in the next 12 months
DateHoliday
October 2026
Oct 2FridayMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayNationwide
Oct 11SundayMaharaj Agrasen's BirthdayHaryāna, Punjab, Rājasthān
Oct 11SundaySharad NavratriRājasthān
Oct 18SundayMahasaptamiTripura
Oct 19MondayDurgashtamiRājasthān
Oct 19MondayMahanavamiJammu and Kashmīr
Oct 19MondayMahashtamiArunāchal Pradesh, Tripura
Oct 20TuesdayDussehraNationwide
Oct 26MondayAccession DayJammu and Kashmīr
Oct 26MondayMaharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Chandīgarh, Himāchal Pradesh + 3 moreChandīgarh, Himāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Punjab, Uttarākhand
Oct 31SaturdaySardar Vallabhbhai Patel's BirthdayGujarāt
November 2026
Nov 1SundayHaryana DayHaryāna
Nov 1SundayKerala Foundation DayKerala
Nov 1SundayPuducherry Liberation DayPuducherry
Nov 8SundayDiwali (Deepavali)Nationwide
Nov 10TuesdayDiwali (Bali Pratipada)Mahārāshtra
Nov 10TuesdayGovardhan Puja
Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Madhya Pradesh + 2 moreDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Rājasthān, Uttar Pradesh
Nov 10TuesdayGujarati New YearGujarāt
Nov 10TuesdayVishwakarma DayHaryāna, Punjab
Nov 11WednesdayBhai DujGujarāt, Rājasthān, Uttar Pradesh
Nov 11WednesdayChitragupt's BirthdayUttar Pradesh
Nov 15SundayChhath PujaBihār, Jhārkhand
Nov 15SundayJharkhand Formation DayJhārkhand
Nov 15SundayPratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Nov 16MondayKartar Singh Sarabha's Martyrdom DayPunjab
Nov 24TuesdayGuru Nanak's BirthdayNationwide
Nov 24TuesdayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayPunjab, Uttarākhand
December 2026
Dec 1TuesdayIndigenous Faith DayArunāchal Pradesh
Dec 3ThursdaySaint Francis Xavier's DayGoa
Dec 19SaturdayGoa Liberation DayGoa
Dec 24ThursdayChristmas EveMizoram
Dec 25FridayChristmasNationwide
Dec 26SaturdayPost ChristmasMizoram
Dec 28MondayJor Mela Fatehgarh SahibPunjab
Dec 31ThursdayNew Year's EveMizoram
January 2027
Jan 2SaturdayPost New YearMizoram
Jan 6WednesdayShab-I-Miraj EstimatedJammu and Kashmīr
Jan 11MondayMissionary DayMizoram
Jan 15FridayGuru Gobind Singh's BirthdayChandīgarh, Punjab
Jan 15FridayMagh BihuAssam, Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Jan 15FridayMakar SankrantiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Karnātaka
Jan 15FridayPongalDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Tamil Nādu
Jan 15FridayUttarayanGujarāt
Jan 16SaturdayThiruvalluvar Day / Mattu PongalTamil Nādu
Jan 17SundayUzhavar ThirunalTamil Nādu
Jan 23SaturdayNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose's BirthdayAssam, Tripura
Jan 25MondayStatehood DayHimāchal Pradesh
Jan 26TuesdayRepublic DayNationwide
February 2027
Feb 11ThursdaySir Chottu Ram's BirthdayHaryāna
Feb 19FridayChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's BirthdayMahārāshtra
Feb 20SaturdayGuru Ravi Das's BirthdayHimāchal Pradesh
Feb 20SaturdayStatehood DayArunāchal Pradesh
March 2027
Mar 6SaturdayMaha ShivaratriNationwide
Mar 10WednesdayEid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
Mar 20SaturdayVeerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom DayMadhya Pradesh
Mar 21SundayHolika DahanRājasthān, Uttarākhand
Mar 21SundayNowruzJammu and Kashmīr, Ladākh
Mar 22MondayHoliNationwide
Mar 22MondayBihar DayBihār
Mar 23TuesdayShaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom DayHaryāna, Punjab
Mar 26FridayGood FridayNationwide
April 2027
Apr 1ThursdayOdisha Day (Utkala Dibasa)Odisha
Apr 7WednesdayChaitra SukladiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Apr 7WednesdayCheti Chand
Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt + 2 moreDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt, Rājasthān, Uttarākhand
Apr 7WednesdayGudi PadwaDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Goa, Mahārāshtra
Apr 7WednesdayUgadiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Karnātaka
Apr 8Thursday1st NavratraJammu and Kashmīr
Apr 8ThursdayGuru Nabha Dass's BirthdayPunjab
Apr 11SundayMahatma Jyotiba Phule's BirthdayRājasthān
Apr 14WednesdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayNationwide
Apr 14WednesdayBahag BihuAssam
Apr 14WednesdayBaisakhiJammu and Kashmīr
Apr 14WednesdayPuthandu (Tamil New Year)Tamil Nādu
Apr 14WednesdayVaisakhiHaryāna, Punjab
Apr 15ThursdayRam NavamiNationwide
Apr 15ThursdayBahag BihuArunāchal Pradesh, Assam
Apr 15ThursdayBengali New YearTripura, West Bengal
Apr 15ThursdayHimachal DayHimāchal Pradesh
Apr 15ThursdayMaha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana SankrantiOdisha
Apr 16FridayBahag BihuAssam
Apr 18SundayMahavira's BirthdayNationwide
Apr 21WednesdayGaria PujaTripura
May 2027
May 1SaturdayMaharashtra DayMahārāshtra
May 1SaturdayMay DayAssam, Karnātaka
May 8SaturdayAkshay TritiyaHaryāna
May 8SaturdayLord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
Gujarāt, Himāchal Pradesh + 3 moreGujarāt, Himāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Punjab, Rājasthān
May 9SundayRabindra JayantiWest Bengal
May 16SundaySikkim State DaySikkim
May 17MondayEid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
May 20ThursdayBuddha PurnimaNationwide
June 2027
Jun 7MondayMaharana Pratap's BirthdayHimāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Rājasthān
Jun 8TuesdayGuru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom DayPunjab
Jun 15TuesdayYoung Mizo Association's DayMizoram
Jun 16WednesdayAshura EstimatedNationwide
Jun 18FridaySant Kabir's BirthdayHimāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Punjab
Jun 30WednesdayPeace Accord DayMizoram
July 2027
Jul 6TuesdayMizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's DayMizoram
Jul 11SundayKharchi PujaTripura
Jul 16FridayHarelaUttarākhand
Jul 28WednesdayKer PujaTripura
Jul 31SaturdayShaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom DayHaryāna, Punjab
August 2027
Aug 9MondayInternational Day of the World's Indigenous PeoplesRājasthān
Aug 15SundayIndependence DayNationwide
Aug 15SundayProphet's Birthday EstimatedNationwide
Aug 15SundayParsi New Year (Shahenshahi)Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt, Mahārāshtra
Aug 16MondayPuducherry De Jure Transfer DayPuducherry
Aug 17TuesdayRaksha Bandhan
Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt + 5 moreDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt, Haryāna, Madhya Pradesh, Rājasthān, Uttarākhand, Uttar Pradesh
Aug 19ThursdayMaharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's BirthdayTripura
Aug 25WednesdayJanmashtami (Vaishnava)Nationwide
September 2027
Sep 4SaturdayGanesh ChaturthiGoa, Karnātaka, Mahārāshtra
Sep 4SaturdayGanesh Chaturthi / Vinayak ChaturthiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Sep 4SaturdaySamvatsari DayGujarāt
Sep 5SundayGanesh Chaturthi (Day 2)Goa
Sep 11SaturdayKhejarli's Martyrdom DayRājasthān
Sep 12SundayOnamAndaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala
Sep 17FridayVishwakarma PujaUttarākhand
Sep 23ThursdayHaryana War Heroes' Martyrdom DayHaryāna
Sep 23ThursdayMaharaja Hari Singh's BirthdayJammu and Kashmīr

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Public holidays by year

Regional holidays

36 regions of India have extra days off on top of the nationwide ones. The number shows how many each adds in 2026; the year pages list them by name.

Holidays in other countries

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Frequently asked questions

What is the next public holiday in India?

Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday, on Friday, October 2, 2026 — in 3 days.

How many public holidays does India have in 2026?

18 nationwide public holidays, plus regional days that vary by region. The 2026 page lists every one with its weekday.

Where do these dates come from?

From the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Lunar and announced dates are marked as estimated until they're confirmed.