Public Holidays in India 2023

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2023. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2023 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Holi (Wednesday, March 8), Ram Navami (Thursday, March 30), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 4), Good Friday (Friday, April 7), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, April 22), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 5), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, June 29), Muharram (Saturday, July 29), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, September 7), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, September 28), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 24), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, November 12), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Monday, November 27) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2023: Apr 7–Apr 9 (3 days, Good Friday); May 5–May 7 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Nov 25–Nov 27 (3 days, Guru Nanak'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.