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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for India, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.

156
Observances
41
Subdivisions
2
Exchanges
1
Calendar system

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05:19 local time in India Working day Last: Muharram, 26 June 2026 · 42 days ago · expected; set by announcement

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India public holidays in 2026

24 national closures in 2026, of 156 observances held for the country. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.

DateObservanceEvidence
15 January 2026MCGM Election Day (Mumbai) expectedCompiled
26 January 2026Republic DayCorroborated
3 March 2026Holi expectedCompiled
4 March 2026Holi expectedCompiled
20 March 2026Eid al-Fitr expectedCompiled
26 March 2026Ram Navami expectedCompiled
31 March 2026Mahavir Jayanti expectedCompiled
1 April 2026Mahavir Jayanti expectedCompiled
3 April 2026Good FridayCorroborated
14 April 2026Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti expectedCompiled
1 May 2026Maharashtra Day expectedCompiled
2 May 2026Buddha Purnima expectedCompiled
27 May 2026Eid al-Adha expectedCompiled
28 May 2026Id-ul-Adha (Bakri Id) expectedCompiled
26 June 2026Muharram expectedCompiled
15 August 2026Independence DayCorroborated
26 August 2026Milad un-Nabi expectedCompiled
14 September 2026Ganesh Chaturthi expectedCompiled
2 October 2026Gandhi JayantiCorroborated
20 October 2026Dussehra expectedCompiled
9 November 2026Diwali expectedCompiled
10 November 2026Diwali Balipratipada expectedCompiled
24 November 2026Guru Nanak Jayanti expectedCompiled
25 December 2026Christmas DayCorroborated

Long weekends in India, 2026

18 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Weekends and national closures only.

WhenLengthBecause ofLeave
15 Jan – 18 Jan4 daysMCGM Election Day (Mumbai)take Fri 16 Jan
24 Jan – 26 Jan3 daysRepublic Dayno leave needed
28 Feb – 4 Mar5 daysHolitake Mon 2 Mar
20 Mar – 22 Mar3 daysEid al-Fitrno leave needed
26 Mar – 29 Mar4 daysRam Navamitake Fri 27 Mar
28 Mar – 1 Apr5 daysMahavir Jayantitake Mon 30 Mar
31 Mar – 5 Apr6 daysMahavir Jayanti, Good Fridaytake Thu 2 Apr
3 Apr – 5 Apr3 daysGood Fridayno leave needed
11 Apr – 14 Apr4 daysDr. Ambedkar Jayantitake Mon 13 Apr
1 May – 3 May3 daysMaharashtra Day, Buddha Purnimano leave needed
27 May – 31 May5 daysEid al-Adha, Id-ul-Adha (Bakri Id)take Fri 29 May
26 Jun – 28 Jun3 daysMuharramno leave needed
12 Sep – 14 Sep3 daysGanesh Chaturthino leave needed
2 Oct – 4 Oct3 daysGandhi Jayantino leave needed
17 Oct – 20 Oct4 daysDussehratake Mon 19 Oct
7 Nov – 10 Nov4 daysDiwali, Diwali Balipratipadano leave needed
21 Nov – 24 Nov4 daysGuru Nanak Jayantitake Mon 23 Nov
25 Dec – 27 Dec3 daysChristmas Dayno leave needed

Next in each subdivision

28 subdivisions of India keep dates the national calendar does not. The next one in each is below — the full calendars are in the API.

SubdivisionNextObservance
Amritsar1 September 2026Installation
Andhra Pradesh20 October 2026Dasara (Day 1) expected
Arunachal Pradesh15 February 2027Losar
Assam21 October 2026Durga Puja Bank Holiday expected
Bihar22 March 2027Bihar Day
Bodh Gaya8 February 2027Tibetan Losar Bank Holiday
Chandigarh13 January 2027Lohri
Goa14 September 2026Hartalika / expected
Gujarat4 September 2026Janmashtami expected
Haryana5 August 2027Teej expected
Himachal Pradesh15 April 2027Himachal Day
Jammu and Kashmir6 March 2027Shab-e-Qadr expected
Jharkhand22 September 2026Karma Festival expected
Karnataka20 October 2026Dasara expected
Kerala25 August 2026Onam Thiruvonam Bank Holiday
Ladakh7 January 2027Dosmoche Festival
Maharashtra14 September 2026Ganesh Chaturthi expected
Manipur1 April 2027Cheiraoba
Meghalaya13 November 2026Wangala Festival
Odisha18 October 2026Durga Puja expected
Puducherry14 January 2027Pongal Day
Punjab13 January 2027Lohri
Sikkim8 February 2027Losar
Tamil Nadu19 October 2026Ayudha Puja expected
Telangāna14 January 2027Sankranti Day
Tripura18 October 2026Durga Puja expected
Uttar Pradesh15 April 2027Ram Navami expected
West Bengal18 October 2026Durga Puja Day expected

How India keeps time

Observances156 across the national calendar and 38 subdivisions
Evidence7 verified · 87 corroborated · 62 compiled, from 59 named sources
LanguagesBengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, hi-Latn, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, pa-Latn, Tamil, Telugu, ur-Latn
Calendar systemsgregorian
ExchangesXBOM, XNSE
Last reviewed2026-08-06

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