Festival dates and holidays in India, 2026 and 2027
Dates of festivals and public holidays in India for the rest of 2026 and for 2027, from the holiday lists of the Government of India. Gazetted holidays are days when central government offices close; restricted holidays are festivals for which employees may take the day off. States add their own holidays, and the dates of Id, Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi depend on the sighting of the moon, so they can move by a day.
Festival dates 2026
| Date | Day | Festival or holiday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Gazetted |
| 20 October | Tuesday | Dussehra (Mahanavami) | Restricted |
| 26 October | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Restricted |
| 29 October | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth) | Restricted |
| 8 November | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Gazetted |
| 8 November | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdashi | Restricted |
| 9 November | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted |
| 11 November | Wednesday | Bhai Dooj | Restricted |
| 15 November | Sunday | Chhath Puja (Surya Shashthi) | Restricted |
| 24 November | Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Gazetted |
| 24 November | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted |
| 23 December | Wednesday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Restricted |
| 24 December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day | Gazetted |
Festival dates 2027
| Date | Day | Festival or holiday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | New Year's Day | Restricted |
| 14 January | Thursday | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu | Restricted |
| 15 January | Friday | Pongal / Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | Restricted |
| 26 January | Tuesday | Republic Day | Gazetted |
| 11 February | Thursday | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | Restricted |
| 19 February | Friday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted |
| 20 February | Saturday | Guru Ravidas's Birthday | Restricted |
| 2 March | Tuesday | Swami Dayananda Saraswati's Birthday | Restricted |
| 5 March | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida | Restricted |
| 6 March | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri | Restricted |
| 10 March | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr | Gazetted |
| 22 March | Monday | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | Restricted |
| 23 March | Tuesday | Holi | Gazetted |
| 26 March | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| 28 March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Restricted |
| 7 April | Wednesday | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | Restricted |
| 14 April | Wednesday | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Tamil New Year | Restricted |
| 15 April | Thursday | Ram Navami | Gazetted |
| 15 April | Thursday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bohag Bihu (Assam) | Restricted |
| 19 April | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 9 May | Sunday | Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday | Restricted |
| 17 May | Monday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Gazetted |
| 20 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted |
| 16 June | Wednesday | Muharram | Gazetted |
| 5 July | Monday | Rath Yatra | Restricted |
| 15 August | Sunday | Independence Day | Gazetted |
| 15 August | Sunday | Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) | Gazetted |
| 15 August | Sunday | Parsi New Year (Navroz) | Restricted |
| 17 August | Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan | Restricted |
| 25 August | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted |
| 4 September | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Restricted |
| 12 September | Sunday | Onam (Thiru Onam) | Restricted |
| 2 October | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | Gazetted |
| 6 October | Wednesday | Durga Puja (Saptami) | Restricted |
| 7 October | Thursday | Durga Puja (Mahashtami) | Restricted |
| 8 October | Friday | Durga Puja (Mahanavami) | Restricted |
| 9 October | Saturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Gazetted |
| 15 October | Friday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Restricted |
| 18 October | Monday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth) | Restricted |
| 28 October | Thursday | Naraka Chaturdashi | Restricted |
| 29 October | Friday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Gazetted |
| 30 October | Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted |
| 31 October | Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Restricted |
| 4 November | Thursday | Chhath Puja (Surya Shashthi) | Restricted |
| 14 November | Sunday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Gazetted |
| 24 November | Wednesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted |
| 12 December | Sunday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Restricted |
| 24 December | Friday | Christmas Eve | Restricted |
| 25 December | Saturday | Christmas Day | Gazetted |
Source: Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India: holiday lists for 2026 (O.M. of 3 July 2025) and 2027 (O.M. F.No. 12/2/2023-JCA of 16 July 2026).