India

India public holidays 2029

India has 18 nationwide public holidays in 2029, and 18 to 32 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2029 has 247 working days. The first is Republic Day on Friday, January 26, 2029.

Public holidays in India in 2029
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 2Tuesday	Post New YearMizoram
Jan 11Thursday	Missionary DayMizoram
Jan 14Sunday	Magh BihuAssam, Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Jan 14Sunday	Makar SankrantiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Karnātaka
Jan 14Sunday	PongalDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Tamil Nādu
Jan 14Sunday	UttarayanGujarāt
Jan 15Monday	Guru Gobind Singh's BirthdayChandīgarh, Punjab
Jan 15Monday	Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu PongalTamil Nādu
Jan 16Tuesday	Uzhavar ThirunalTamil Nādu
Jan 19Friday	Sir Chottu Ram's BirthdayHaryāna
Jan 23Tuesday	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's BirthdayAssam, Tripura
Jan 25Thursday	Statehood DayHimāchal Pradesh
Jan 26Friday	Republic DayNationwide
Jan 30Tuesday	Guru Ravi Das's BirthdayHimāchal Pradesh
February
Feb 11Sunday	Maha ShivaratriNationwide
Feb 15Thursday	Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
Feb 19Monday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's BirthdayMahārāshtra
Feb 20Tuesday	Statehood DayArunāchal Pradesh
Feb 28Wednesday	Holika DahanRājasthān, Uttarākhand
March
Mar 1Thursday	HoliNationwide
Mar 20Tuesday	NowruzJammu and Kashmīr, Ladākh
Mar 20Tuesday	Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom DayMadhya Pradesh
Mar 22Thursday	Bihar DayBihār
Mar 23Friday	Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom DayHaryāna, Punjab
Mar 30Friday	Good FridayNationwide
April
Apr 1Sunday	Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa)Odisha
Apr 8Sunday	Guru Nabha Dass's BirthdayPunjab
Apr 11Wednesday	Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's BirthdayRājasthān
Apr 14Saturday	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayNationwide
Apr 14Saturday	Bahag BihuAssam
Apr 14Saturday	BaisakhiJammu and Kashmīr
Apr 14Saturday	Chaitra SukladiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Apr 14Saturday	Cheti Chand Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt + 2 more Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt, Rājasthān, Uttarākhand
Apr 14Saturday	Gudi PadwaDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Goa, Mahārāshtra
Apr 14Saturday	Puthandu (Tamil New Year)Tamil Nādu
Apr 14Saturday	UgadiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Karnātaka
Apr 14Saturday	VaisakhiHaryāna, Punjab
Apr 15Sunday	1st NavratraJammu and Kashmīr
Apr 15Sunday	Bahag BihuArunāchal Pradesh, Assam
Apr 15Sunday	Bengali New YearTripura, West Bengal
Apr 15Sunday	Himachal DayHimāchal Pradesh
Apr 15Sunday	Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana SankrantiOdisha
Apr 16Monday	Bahag BihuAssam
Apr 21Saturday	Garia PujaTripura
Apr 25Wednesday	Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
Apr 26Thursday	Mahavira's BirthdayNationwide
May
May 1Tuesday	Maharashtra DayMahārāshtra
May 1Tuesday	May DayAssam, Karnātaka
May 9Wednesday	Rabindra JayantiWest Bengal
May 15Tuesday	Maharana Pratap's BirthdayHimāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Rājasthān
May 16Wednesday	Akshay TritiyaHaryāna
May 16Wednesday	Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday Gujarāt, Himāchal Pradesh + 3 more Gujarāt, Himāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Punjab, Rājasthān
May 16Wednesday	Sikkim State DaySikkim
May 24Thursday	Ashura EstimatedNationwide
May 27Sunday	Buddha PurnimaNationwide
June
Jun 15Friday	Young Mizo Association's DayMizoram
Jun 16Saturday	Guru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom DayPunjab
Jun 26Tuesday	Sant Kabir's BirthdayHimāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Punjab
Jun 30Saturday	Peace Accord DayMizoram
July
Jul 6Friday	Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's DayMizoram
Jul 16Monday	HarelaUttarākhand
Jul 19Thursday	Kharchi PujaTripura
Jul 25Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday EstimatedNationwide
Jul 28Saturday	Ker PujaTripura
Jul 31Tuesday	Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom DayHaryāna, Punjab
August
Aug 9Thursday	International Day of the World's Indigenous PeoplesRājasthān
Aug 14Tuesday	Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt, Mahārāshtra
Aug 15Wednesday	Independence DayNationwide
Aug 16Thursday	Puducherry De Jure Transfer DayPuducherry
Aug 19Sunday	Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's BirthdayTripura
Aug 22Wednesday	OnamAndaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala
Aug 23Thursday	Raksha Bandhan Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt + 5 more Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Gujarāt, Haryāna, Madhya Pradesh, Rājasthān, Uttarākhand, Uttar Pradesh
September
Sep 1Saturday	Janmashtami (Vaishnava)Nationwide
Sep 11Tuesday	Ganesh ChaturthiGoa, Karnātaka, Mahārāshtra
Sep 11Tuesday	Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak ChaturthiDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Sep 11Tuesday	Khejarli's Martyrdom DayRājasthān
Sep 12Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2)Goa
Sep 12Wednesday	Samvatsari DayGujarāt
Sep 17Monday	Vishwakarma PujaUttarākhand
Sep 23Sunday	Haryana War Heroes' Martyrdom DayHaryāna
Sep 23Sunday	Maharaja Hari Singh's BirthdayJammu and Kashmīr
October
Oct 2Tuesday	Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayNationwide
Oct 8Monday	Maharaj Agrasen's BirthdayHaryāna, Punjab, Rājasthān
Oct 8Monday	Sharad NavratriRājasthān
Oct 13Saturday	MahasaptamiTripura
Oct 14Sunday	DurgashtamiRājasthān
Oct 14Sunday	MahashtamiArunāchal Pradesh, Tripura
Oct 15Monday	MahanavamiJammu and Kashmīr
Oct 16Tuesday	DussehraNationwide
Oct 22Monday	Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday Chandīgarh, Himāchal Pradesh + 3 more Chandīgarh, Himāchal Pradesh, Haryāna, Punjab, Uttarākhand
Oct 26Friday	Accession DayJammu and Kashmīr
Oct 31Wednesday	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's BirthdayGujarāt
November
Nov 1Thursday	Haryana DayHaryāna
Nov 1Thursday	Kerala Foundation DayKerala
Nov 1Thursday	Puducherry Liberation DayPuducherry
Nov 5Monday	Diwali (Deepavali)Nationwide
Nov 6Tuesday	Diwali (Bali Pratipada)Mahārāshtra
Nov 6Tuesday	Govardhan Puja Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Madhya Pradesh + 2 more Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Rājasthān, Uttar Pradesh
Nov 6Tuesday	Gujarati New YearGujarāt
Nov 6Tuesday	Vishwakarma DayHaryāna, Punjab
Nov 7Wednesday	Bhai DujGujarāt, Rājasthān, Uttar Pradesh
Nov 7Wednesday	Chitragupt's BirthdayUttar Pradesh
Nov 11Sunday	Chhath PujaBihār, Jhārkhand
Nov 11Sunday	Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu
Nov 15Thursday	Jharkhand Formation DayJhārkhand
Nov 16Friday	Kartar Singh Sarabha's Martyrdom DayPunjab
Nov 21Wednesday	Guru Nanak's BirthdayNationwide
Nov 24Saturday	Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayPunjab, Uttarākhand
December
Dec 1Saturday	Indigenous Faith DayArunāchal Pradesh
Dec 3Monday	Saint Francis Xavier's DayGoa
Dec 4Tuesday	Shab-I-Miraj EstimatedJammu and Kashmīr
Dec 19Wednesday	Goa Liberation DayGoa
Dec 24Monday	Christmas EveMizoram
Dec 25Tuesday	ChristmasNationwide
Dec 26Wednesday	Post ChristmasMizoram
Dec 28Friday	Jor Mela Fatehgarh SahibPunjab
Dec 31Monday	New Year's EveMizoram

Nationwide: 18public holidays
By region: 18–32across 36 regions
Working days: 247after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 3+7 with 1 day off

Dates marked Estimated depend on the moon or an official announcement and can shift by a day or two.

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.

Long weekends in 2029

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysFri, Jan 26 – Sun, Jan 28 · Republic Day4 days in Himāchal Pradesh, with Statehood Day
4 daysThu, Feb 15 – Sun, Feb 18 · Eid al-FitrTake Fri, Feb 16 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Mar 1 – Sun, Mar 4 · HoliTake Fri, Mar 2 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Mar 30 – Sun, Apr 1 · Good Friday
5 daysWed, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 29 · Eid al-Adha, Mahavira's BirthdayTake Fri, Apr 27 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 24 – Sun, May 27 · Ashura, Buddha PurnimaTake Fri, May 25 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Sep 29 – Tue, Oct 2 · Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayTake Mon, Oct 1 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Oct 13 – Tue, Oct 16 · DussehraTake Mon, Oct 15 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Nov 3 – Mon, Nov 5 · Diwali (Deepavali)4 days in Mahārāshtra, with Diwali (Bali Pratipada)
4 daysSat, Dec 22 – Tue, Dec 25 · ChristmasTake Mon, Dec 24 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in India in 2029?

18 nationwide public holidays: Republic Day (Jan 26); Maha Shivaratri (Feb 11); Eid al-Fitr (Feb 15); Holi (Mar 1); Good Friday (Mar 30); Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (Apr 14); Eid al-Adha (Apr 25); Mahavira's Birthday (Apr 26); Ashura (May 24); Buddha Purnima (May 27); Prophet's Birthday (Jul 25); Independence Day (Aug 15); Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (Sep 1); Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Oct 2); Dussehra (Oct 16); Diwali (Deepavali) (Nov 5); Guru Nanak's Birthday (Nov 21); Christmas (Dec 25). Regions add 99 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2029?

April, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 1 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Haryāna and Punjab, with 32 in 2029, against 18 in the regions with the fewest. Use the filter above the list to see one region's days.

How many working days are there in 2029?

247 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

Why are some dates marked "Estimated"?

They follow a lunar calendar or wait for an official announcement — for example Islamic holidays, which depend on sighting the new moon. The date shown is the expected one and can move by a day or two.