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January 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1New Year's | 2 | 3Ali's Birthday |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14Magh Bihu | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami | 24 |
| 25 | 26Republic | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday | 13 | 14 |
| 15Maha Shivaratri | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19Shivaji's Birthday | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3Dolyatra | 4Holi | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19Chaitra Sukladi | 20Jumu'atul-Wida | 21Eid al-Fitr |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26Ram Navami | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31Mahavira's Birthday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
April 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3Good Friday | 4 |
| 5Easter Sunday | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | 15Bahag Bihu | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
May 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1Buddha Purnima | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27Eid al-Adha | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
August 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15Independence |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26Prophet's Birthday | 27 | 28Raksha Bandhan | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
September 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4Janmashtami | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
October 2026
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18Dussehra | 19Dussehra | 20Dussehra | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | 27 | 28 | 29Karaka Chaturthi | 30 | 31 |
2026 Holidays for India
- New Year's Day
- Ali's Birthday (Hazarat Ali's Birthday)
- Magh Bihu
- Makar Sankranti
- Pongal
- Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami
- Republic Day
- Guru Ravi Das's Birthday (Guru Ravi Das's Jayanti)
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday (Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Jayanti)
- Maha Shivaratri
- Shivaji's Birthday (Shivaji's Jayanti)
- Dolyatra
- Holika Dahan
- Holi
- Chaitra Sukladi
- Cheti Chand
- Gudi Padwa
- Ugadi
- Jumu'atul-Wida (Jamat-Ul-Vida)
- Eid al-Fitr (Id-ul-Fitr)
- Ram Navami
- Mahavira's Birthday (Mahavir Jayanti)
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti)
- Bahag Bihu
- Vaisakhadi
- Vishu
- Buddha Purnima
- Guru Rabindranath's Birthday (Guru Rabindranath's Jayanti)
- Eid al-Adha (Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid))
- Ashura (Muharram)
- Rath Yatra
- Independence Day
- Prophet's Birthday (Milad-un-Nabi)
- Raksha Bandhan
- Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
- Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanti)
- Dussehra (Saptami)
- Dussehra (Mahanavami)
- Dussehra (Mahashtami)
- Dussehra
- Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday (Maharshi Valmiki's Jayanti)
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
- Diwali (Diwali (Deepavali))
- Govardhan Puja
- Bhai Duj
- Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
- Guru Nanak's Birthday (Guru Nanak's Jayanti)
- Ali's Birthday (Hazarat Ali's Birthday)
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas
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Public holidays in India in 2026
India has 18 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is March (4).
All public holidays in India in 2026
- Republic Day – Monday, January 26, 2026
- Holi – Wednesday, March 4, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr (Id-ul-Fitr) – Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Ram Navami – Thursday, March 26, 2026
- Mahavira's Birthday (Mahavir Jayanti) – Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti) – Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Buddha Purnima – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)) – Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Ashura (Muharram) – Friday, June 26, 2026
- Independence Day – Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Prophet's Birthday (Milad-un-Nabi) – Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Janmashtami (Vaishnava) – Friday, September 4, 2026
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanti) – Friday, October 2, 2026
- Dussehra – Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Diwali (Diwali (Deepavali)) – Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Guru Nanak's Birthday (Guru Nanak's Jayanti) – Tuesday, November 24, 2026
- Christmas – Friday, December 25, 2026
Long weekends and bridge days in India in 2026
The weekend in India: Saturday and Sunday. India has 7 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Sat, Jan 24 – Mon, Jan 26 – 3 days off (Republic Day)
- Fri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5 – 3 days off (Good Friday)
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Buddha Purnima)
- Fri, Jun 26 – Sun, Jun 28 – 3 days off (Ashura)
- Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 6 – 3 days off (Janmashtami (Vaishnava))
- Fri, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 4 – 3 days off (Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
- Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas)
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Mar 2 and Tue, Mar 3): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Feb 28 – Wed, Mar 4 (Holi)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Mar 5 and Fri, Mar 6): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Mar 4 – Sun, Mar 8 (Holi)
- Take Fri, Mar 27 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Mar 26 – Sun, Mar 29 (Ram Navami)
- Take Mon, Mar 30 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Mar 28 – Tue, Mar 31 (Mahavira's Birthday)
- Take 2 days off (Wed, Apr 1 and Thu, Apr 2): 6 days off in a row, Tue, Mar 31 – Sun, Apr 5 (Mahavira's Birthday, Good Friday)
- Take Mon, Apr 13 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Apr 11 – Tue, Apr 14 (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, May 25 and Tue, May 26): 5 days off in a row, Sat, May 23 – Wed, May 27 (Eid al-Adha)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, May 28 and Fri, May 29): 5 days off in a row, Wed, May 27 – Sun, May 31 (Eid al-Adha)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Aug 24 and Tue, Aug 25): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Aug 22 – Wed, Aug 26 (Prophet's Birthday)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Aug 27 and Fri, Aug 28): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Aug 26 – Sun, Aug 30 (Prophet's Birthday)
- Take Mon, Oct 19 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Oct 17 – Tue, Oct 20 (Dussehra)
- Take Mon, Nov 23 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Nov 21 – Tue, Nov 24 (Guru Nanak's Birthday)
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in India: 18
Monthly calendars for 2026
- January 2026 – 1 holiday
- February 2026 – 0 holidays
- March 2026 – 4 holidays
- April 2026 – 2 holidays
- May 2026 – 2 holidays
- June 2026 – 1 holiday
- July 2026 – 0 holidays
- August 2026 – 2 holidays
- September 2026 – 1 holiday
- October 2026 – 2 holidays
- November 2026 – 2 holidays
- December 2026 – 1 holiday