Holidays and Observances in India in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 23 | Friday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| May 1 | Friday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 28 | Thursday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 26 | Friday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jul 16 | Thursday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 2 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Sunday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 23 | Wednesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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