Public holidays in India 2026
India has 18 public holidays in 2026. 15 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 246 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
18public holidays
15weekday days off
246working days in 2026
104weekend days
The dates listed are the three national holidays plus the gazetted central government holidays. States observe their own lists, so local calendars differ widely.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Republic Day | |
| Wednesday | Holi | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Ram Navami | |
| Tuesday | Mahavira's Birthday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Tuesday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | |
| Friday | Buddha Purnima | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Friday | Ashura | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | |
| Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | Dussehra | |
| Sunday weekend | Diwali (Deepavali) | |
| Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | |
| Friday | Christmas |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 15 | 246 |
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Jul23 wd
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Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 January 2026Republic Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Buddha Purnima
- 3 daysFri 26 to Sun 28 June 2026Ashura
- 3 daysFri 4 to Sun 6 September 2026Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
- 3 daysFri 2 to Sun 4 October 2026Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 27 March 2026 for Thu 26 to Sun 29 March 2026Ram Navami
- 4 daysTake off Monday 30 March 2026 for Sat 28 to Tue 31 March 2026Mahavira's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Monday 13 April 2026 for Sat 11 to Tue 14 April 2026Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Monday 19 October 2026 for Sat 17 to Tue 20 October 2026Dussehra
- 4 daysTake off Monday 23 November 2026 for Sat 21 to Tue 24 November 2026Guru Nanak's Birthday
Questions about 2026 in India
- How many working days are there in India in 2026?
- 246 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 15 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does India have in 2026?
- 18 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (21 March 2026), Independence Day (15 August 2026), Diwali (Deepavali) (8 November 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in India?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in India 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
India has 18 public holidays and 246 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/india/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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