Holidays and Observances in India in 2018
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 22 | Monday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Friday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 10 | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 16 | Friday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 1 | Thursday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Friday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 18 | Sunday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 18 | Sunday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 18 | Sunday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 25 | Sunday | Rama Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 29 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Mar 29 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 30 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 31 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Saturday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Saturday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 15 | Sunday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 30 | Monday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 1 | Tuesday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 9 | Wednesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 13 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 15 | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| Jun 15 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Jun 16 | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 17 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 14 | Saturday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 27 | Friday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 5 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 17 | Friday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Wednesday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 24 | Friday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 2 | Sunday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Sep 3 | Monday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 21 | Friday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 10 | Wednesday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 15 | Monday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 16 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 18 | Thursday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Friday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 27 | Saturday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Wednesday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 6 | Tuesday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 7 | Wednesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 8 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 9 | Friday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 13 | Tuesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 21 | Wednesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Saturday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 3 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 10 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Monday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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