Public Holidays in India 2022

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2022. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2022 are Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Holi (Friday, March 18), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 10), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 14), Good Friday (Friday, April 15), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, May 3), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 16), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, July 10), Muharram (Tuesday, August 9), Independence Day (Monday, August 15), Janmashtami (Friday, August 19), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Sunday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 4), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, October 9), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, October 24), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 8) and Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2022: Mar 18–Mar 20 (3 days, Holi); Apr 14–Apr 17 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); May 14–May 16 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Independence Day); Aug 19–Aug 21 (3 days, Janmashtami); Oct 22–Oct 24 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.