Public Holidays in India 2017

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 2017. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2017 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Holi (Monday, March 13), Ram Navami (Tuesday, April 4), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 9), Good Friday (Friday, April 14), Buddha Purnima (Wednesday, May 10), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, June 26), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Tuesday, August 15), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Saturday, September 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, September 30), Muharram (Sunday, October 1), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday, October 19), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Saturday, November 4), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Friday, December 1) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2017: Mar 11–Mar 13 (3 days, Holi); Apr 14–Apr 16 (3 days, Good Friday); Jun 24–Jun 26 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Muharram, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Dec 1–Dec 3 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Dec 23–Dec 25 (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.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.