Public Holidays in India in 2026

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2026

List of Holidays in India in 2026

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Thursday New Year's Day Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Gann-Ngai Regional Holiday Manipur
Friday Mannam Jayanthi Regional Holiday Kerala Only
Saturday Imam Ali's Birthday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only
Sunday Missionary Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda Regional Holiday West Bengal only.
Wednesday Pongal Regional Holiday
Wednesday Sankranti Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Bhogi Regional Holiday Some states
Thursday Tusu Puja Regional Holiday Assam only
Thursday Thiruvalluvar Day Regional Holiday Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Friday Kanuma Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh only
Monday Sonam Lhosar Regional Holiday
Friday Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Regional Holiday Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal
Saturday Vasant Panchami Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Statehood Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh only
Monday Republic Day Public Holiday
Saturday Me-dam-me-phi Regional Holiday Assam
Sunday Guru Ravidas Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states.  Full moon of Magh
Sunday Thaipoosam Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Shab e-Barat Regional Holiday 15 Sha'aban
Sunday Maha Shivratri Regional Holiday Most states
Sunday Lui-Ngai-Ni Regional Holiday Manipur
Wednesday Losar Regional Holiday Tibetan New Year
Thursday Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Regional Holiday Maharashtra only
Friday Statehood Day Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh
Friday Mizoram State Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Doljatra Regional Holiday
Monday Holi Dahan Regional Holiday Day before Holi
Tuesday Holi Regional Holiday
Tuesday Yaosang 2nd Day Regional Holiday Manipur
Tuesday Bhumchu Festival Regional Holiday Sikkim
Tuesday Doljatra Regional Holiday
Tuesday Shab-I-Qadr Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Friday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday Most states
Friday Ugadi Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year
Friday Cheti Chand Regional Holiday
Friday Jumat-ul-Wida Regional Holiday Last Friday of the month of Ramadan
Friday 1st Navratra Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Friday Gudi Padwa Regional Holiday
Friday Sajibu Nongma Panba Regional Holiday Manipur
Saturday Sarhul Regional Holiday Jahrkhand
Saturday Following Day of Ramazan Regional Holiday Telengana
Sunday Bihar Divas Regional Holiday Bihar Only
Monday Shaheedi Diwas Regional Holiday Haryana
Thursday Ram Navami Regional Holiday
Tuesday Mahavir Jayanti Regional Holiday
Wednesday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Wednesday Odisha Day Regional Holiday Odisha
Thursday Maundy Thursday Regional Holiday Kerala only
Friday Good Friday Regional Holiday
Sunday Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only
Sunday Easter Sunday Regional Holiday
Wednesday Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji Regional Holiday Punjab
Monday Biju Festival Regional Holiday Tripura
Tuesday Bohag Bihu Holiday Regional Holiday Assam only
Tuesday Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Bihar only
Tuesday Vaisakhi Regional Holiday several states
Tuesday Vishu Regional Holiday Kerala Only
Tuesday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti Public Holiday
Tuesday Cheiraoba Regional Holiday Manipur
Tuesday Mahabishuba Sankranti Regional Holiday Odisha
Tuesday Tamil New Year Regional Holiday Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only
Tuesday Bengali New Year Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal
Wednesday Bohag Bihu Holiday Regional Holiday Assam only
Wednesday Bohag Bihu Regional Holiday Assamese New Year. Assam only
Wednesday Himachal Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh only
Sunday Parashurama Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Basava Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Tuesday Garia Puja Regional Holiday Tripura only
Thursday Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti Regional Holiday Bihar
Thursday Khongjom Day Regional Holiday Manipur
Friday Buddha Purnima Regional Holiday Birth of Buddha
Friday Labour Day Regional Holiday Many states
Friday Maharashtra Day Regional Holiday Maharashtra only
Friday Labour Day Regional Holiday International Workers' Day
Friday Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal
Saturday Sikkim State Day Regional Holiday Sikkim only
Wednesday Bakrid Regional Holiday Many states
Wednesday Id-ul-Ad'ha Regional Holiday Bakrid. Kerala
Sunday Pahili Raja Regional Holiday Odisha
Monday YMA Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Raja Sankranti Regional Holiday Odisha only
Wednesday Maharana Pratap Jayanti Regional Holiday
Thursday Ashura Regional Holiday Many states
Thursday Ashura Regional Holiday 10 Muharram
Monday Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Regional Holiday Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha
Tuesday Remna Ni Regional Holiday Mizoram
Wednesday Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Monday MHIP Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Bhanu Jayanti Regional Holiday Sikkim
Thursday Ratha Yatra Regional Holiday Odisha
Thursday Harela Regional Holiday Uttarakhand
Friday U Tirot Sing Day Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Tuesday Kharchi Puja Regional Holiday Tripura
Friday Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Regional Holiday Haryana, Punjab only
Tuesday Chehlum Regional Holiday Safar 20
Friday Ker Puja Regional Holiday Tripura only
Saturday Tendong Lho Rum Faat Regional Holiday Sikkim
Sunday World Tribal Day Regional Holiday
Monday Bonalu Regional Holiday Telangana
Thursday Patriot's Day Regional Holiday Observed on August 13th
Saturday Independence Day Public Holiday
Saturday Parsi New Year Regional Holiday Jamshed Navroz
Sunday De jure Transfer Day Regional Holiday Puducherry
Tuesday Mawlid Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Wednesday Raksha Bandhan Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday First Onam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Wednesday Thiruvonam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Thursday Third Onam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Friday Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Friday Fourth Onam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Friday Ayyankali Jayanthi Regional Holiday Kerala only
Friday Janmashtami Regional Holiday
Friday Krishna Jayanthi Regional Holiday Restricted Holiday
Tuesday Ganesh Chaturthi Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Tuesday Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Tuesday Samvatsari Regional Holiday
Tuesday Vinayagar Chathurthi Regional Holiday Ganesh Chaturthi
Wednesday Nuakhai Regional Holiday Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Regional Holiday Kerala
Monday Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi Regional Holiday Rajasthan only
Tuesday Karam Puja Regional Holiday Assam
Wednesday Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day Regional Holiday Haryana
Wednesday Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Wednesday Navami of Durga Puja Regional Holiday Some states
Wednesday Jananeta Irawat Birth Day Regional Holiday Manipur
Friday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Public Holiday
Saturday Mahalaya Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan only
Sunday Bathukamma Starting Day Regional Holiday Nine days before Durgatsami
Sunday Kati Bihu Regional Holiday Assam
Sunday Maha Saptami Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Durga Ashtami Regional Holiday Several states
Tuesday Mahanavami Regional Holiday Ninth day of Dussehra
Tuesday Ayudha Puja Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Wednesday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Wednesday Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev Regional Holiday Assam only
Wednesday Durga Puja Regional Holiday Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only
Sunday Kumar Purnima Regional Holiday Odisha
Sunday Lakshmi Puja Regional Holiday Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Monday Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Accession Day Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Saturday Sardar Patel's Birthday Regional Holiday Gujarat
Sunday Haryana Day Regional Holiday Haryana only
Sunday Kannada Rajyothsava Regional Holiday Karnataka only
Sunday Kut Regional Holiday Manipur
Sunday Puducherry Liberation Day Regional Holiday
Sunday Lhabab Duechen Regional Holiday
Sunday Diwali Regional Holiday Most states
Sunday Kali Puja Regional Holiday Assam, Odisha, West Bengal
Sunday Narak Chaturdashi Regional Holiday Karnataka only
Monday Govardhan Puja Regional Holiday
Monday Vikram Samvat New Year Regional Holiday Gujarat only.
Monday Vishvakarma Day Regional Holiday Day after Dewali
Wednesday Bhai Bij Regional Holiday Some states
Thursday Ningol Chakkouba Regional Holiday 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei
Saturday Wangala Festival Regional Holiday Meghalaya. Second week of November
Sunday Chhath Puja Regional Holiday Some states
Sunday Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Madhya Pradesh
Monday Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day Regional Holiday Punjab
Monday Seng Kut Snem Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Tuesday Guru Nanak's Birthday Regional Holiday Full moon of the month Kartik
Tuesday Lachit Divas Regional Holiday Assam
Tuesday Rasa Purnima Regional Holiday Odisha only
Friday Kanakadasa Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Tuesday Indigenous Faith Day Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh
Tuesday State Inauguration Day Regional Holiday Nagaland
Wednesday Asom Divas Regional Holiday Assam only
Thursday Feast of St. Francis Xavier Regional Holiday Goa
Wednesday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Thursday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Friday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Saturday Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Saturday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Sunday Losoong/Namsoong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Friday Guru Ghasidas Jayanti Regional Holiday
Friday Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Saturday Goa Liberation Day Regional Holiday Goa only
Thursday Christmas Eve Regional Holiday Several states
Friday Christmas Day Regional Holiday Observed in all states
Saturday Christmas Holiday Regional Holiday Several states
Saturday Boxing Day Regional Holiday
Wednesday U Kiang Nangbah Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Thursday New Year's Eve Regional Holiday
Key

Notes

  • Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday are observed nationally.

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