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2028 Holidays for India

  • New Year's Day
  • Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (Guru Gobind Singh's Jayanti)
  • Magh Bihu
  • Makar Sankranti
  • Pongal
  • Republic Day
  • Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami
  • Guru Ravi Das's Birthday (Guru Ravi Das's Jayanti)
  • Shivaji's Birthday (Shivaji's Jayanti)
  • Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday (Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Jayanti)
  • Maha Shivaratri
  • Jumu'atul-Wida (estimated) (Jamat-Ul-Vida (estimated))
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Id-ul-Fitr (estimated))
  • Dolyatra
  • Holika Dahan
  • Holi
  • Chaitra Sukladi
  • Cheti Chand
  • Gudi Padwa
  • Ugadi
  • Ram Navami
  • Mahavira's Birthday (Mahavir Jayanti)
  • Vaisakhi
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti)
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Sunday
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (estimated))
  • Buddha Purnima
  • Ashura (estimated) (Muharram (estimated))
  • Rath Yatra
  • Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Milad-un-Nabi (estimated))
  • Raksha Bandhan
  • Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
  • Parsi New Year
  • Independence Day
  • Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
  • Onam
  • Dussehra (Saptami)
  • Dussehra (Mahanavami)
  • Dussehra (Mahashtami)
  • Dussehra
  • Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanti)
  • 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)
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (Guru Tegh Bahadur's Shaheedi Diwas)
  • Ali's Birthday (estimated) (Hazarat Ali's Birthday (estimated))
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas

Public holidays in India in 2028

India has 19 public holidays in 2028. 5 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is April (4).

All public holidays in India in 2028

  • Republic Day – Wednesday, January 26, 2028
  • Maha Shivaratri – Wednesday, February 23, 2028
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Id-ul-Fitr (estimated)) – Sunday, February 27, 2028
  • Holi – Saturday, March 11, 2028
  • Ram Navami – Monday, April 3, 2028
  • Mahavira's Birthday (Mahavir Jayanti) – Friday, April 7, 2028
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti) – Friday, April 14, 2028
  • Good Friday – Friday, April 14, 2028
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (estimated)) – Saturday, May 6, 2028
  • Buddha Purnima – Monday, May 8, 2028
  • Ashura (estimated) (Muharram (estimated)) – Sunday, June 4, 2028
  • Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Milad-un-Nabi (estimated)) – Friday, August 4, 2028
  • Janmashtami (Vaishnava) – Sunday, August 13, 2028
  • Independence Day – Tuesday, August 15, 2028
  • Dussehra – Wednesday, September 27, 2028
  • Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanti) – Monday, October 2, 2028
  • Diwali (Diwali (Deepavali)) – Tuesday, October 17, 2028
  • Guru Nanak's Birthday (Guru Nanak's Jayanti) – Thursday, November 2, 2028
  • Christmas – Monday, December 25, 2028

Long weekends and bridge days in India in 2028

The weekend in India: Saturday and Sunday. India has 7 long weekends in 2028: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Sat, Apr 1 – Mon, Apr 3 – 3 days off (Ram Navami)
  • Fri, Apr 7 – Sun, Apr 9 – 3 days off (Mahavira's Birthday)
  • Fri, Apr 14 – Sun, Apr 16 – 3 days off (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Good Friday)
  • Sat, May 6 – Mon, May 8 – 3 days off (Eid al-Adha (estimated), Buddha Purnima)
  • Fri, Aug 4 – Sun, Aug 6 – 3 days off (Prophet's Birthday (estimated))
  • Sat, Sep 30 – Mon, Oct 2 – 3 days off (Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25 – 3 days off (Christmas)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Jan 24 and Tue, Jan 25): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Jan 22 – Wed, Jan 26 (Republic Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 27 and Fri, Jan 28): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 26 – Sun, Jan 30 (Republic Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Feb 21 and Tue, Feb 22): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Feb 19 – Wed, Feb 23 (Maha Shivaratri)
  • Take 2 days off (Thu, Feb 24 and Fri, Feb 25): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Feb 23 – Sun, Feb 27 (Maha Shivaratri, Eid al-Fitr (estimated))
  • Take Mon, Aug 14 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Aug 12 – Tue, Aug 15 (Janmashtami (Vaishnava), Independence Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Sep 25 and Tue, Sep 26): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Sep 23 – Wed, Sep 27 (Dussehra)
  • Take 2 days off (Thu, Sep 28 and Fri, Sep 29): 6 days off in a row, Wed, Sep 27 – Mon, Oct 2 (Dussehra, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
  • Take Mon, Oct 16 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Oct 14 – Tue, Oct 17 (Diwali)
  • Take Fri, Nov 3 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Nov 2 – Sun, Nov 5 (Guru Nanak's Birthday)

2028 at a glance

  • 2028 has 366 days.
  • 2028 starts on a Saturday and ends on a Sunday.
  • 2028 is a leap year: February has 29 days.
  • 2028 has the same calendar as 2000 and 2056.
  • Public holidays in India: 19

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