Public Holidays in India — 2026
There are 12 public holidays in India in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
3 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 9 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 7 before July and 5 after it — with March the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 54 days, from Friday, April 3, 2026 to Wednesday, May 27, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
India sits in Southern Asia, is run from New Delhi, pays in Indian Rupee, and has about 1,380M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 12
- Days off work
- 9
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- March (2)
- Longest gap
- 54 days
- Capital
- New Delhi
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | |
| Sun, Feb 15 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | |
| Wed, Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | |
| Thu, Mar 26 | Thursday | Rama Navami | |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Wed, May 27 | Wednesday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | |
| Fri, Jun 26 | Friday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | |
| Sat, Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra | |
| Sun, Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas |
How many public holidays does India have in 2026?
12 — of which 9 fall on a working day and 3 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in India in 2026?
Republic Day on Monday, January 26, 2026. The last one of the year is Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in India?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in India in 2026?
Between Friday, April 3, 2026 and Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — 54 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 12 dates come from the official calendar (source: API Ninjas holidays API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.