Public Holidays in India 2026

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2026. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2026 are Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Holi (Wednesday, March 4), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, March 21), Ram Navami (Thursday, March 26), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, March 31), Good Friday (Friday, April 3), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 1), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, May 28), Muharram (Friday, June 26), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, August 26), Janmashtami (Friday, September 4), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 20), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, November 8), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 24) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

The next holiday is Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in 2 days.

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2026: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Apr 3–Apr 5 (3 days, Good Friday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Jun 26–Jun 28 (3 days, Muharram); Sep 4–Sep 6 (3 days, Janmashtami); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Christmas Day).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.