| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 Buddha Purnima | 2 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Eid al-Adha | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
May 2026 Holidays for India
- Buddha Purnima
- Guru Rabindranath's Birthday (Guru Rabindranath's Jayanti)
- Eid al-Adha (Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid))
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Public holidays in India in May 2026
There are 2 public holidays in India in May 2026:
- Buddha Purnima – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)) – Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Next public holiday in India: Ashura on Friday, June 26, 2026. Previous public holiday: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Also marked in May 2026, without a day off: Guru Rabindranath's Birthday (Saturday, May 9).
May 2026 at a glance
- Number of days in May 2026: 31
- Weekdays (Monday to Friday): 21
- Weekend days (Saturday and Sunday): 10
- Week numbers: 18–23
- May 2026 starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday.
- May 2026 has 4 Mondays, 4 Tuesdays, 4 Wednesdays, 4 Thursdays, 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays.
- Quarter 2 of 2026: days 121–151 of the year.
- The days of May 2026 fall on the same weekdays as in May 2020 and May 2037.
- Public holidays in India: 2
- Weekdays (Monday to Friday) without public holidays in India: 19