Public Holidays in India 2021

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2021. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2021 are Republic Day (Tuesday, January 26), Holi (Monday, March 29), Good Friday (Friday, April 2), Ram Navami (Wednesday, April 21), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 25), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, May 14), Buddha Purnima (Wednesday, May 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, July 21), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Muharram (Thursday, August 19), Janmashtami (Monday, August 30), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Friday, October 15), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, October 19), Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday, November 4), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 19) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2021: Mar 27–Mar 29 (3 days, Holi); Apr 2–Apr 4 (3 days, Good Friday); May 14–May 16 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Aug 28–Aug 30 (3 days, Janmashtami); Oct 15–Oct 17 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Nov 19–Nov 21 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday).

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.