Public Holidays in India 2027

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 2027. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2027 are Republic Day (Tuesday, January 26), Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, March 10), Holi (Tuesday, March 23), Good Friday (Friday, March 26), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 15), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 19), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, May 17), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 20), Muharram (Wednesday, June 16), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 25), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 9), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, October 29), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 14) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2027: Mar 26–Mar 28 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 17–Apr 19 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); May 15–May 17 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Oct 29–Oct 31 (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.