Next public holiday in India
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in India is Dussehra on , tomorrow. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
1day until the next holiday
4holiday dates left in 2026
3of them on weekdays
51working days left in 2026
The dates listed are the three national holidays plus the gazetted central government holidays. States observe their own lists, so local calendars differ widely.
Upcoming public holidays in India
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Dussehra | tomorrow | |
| Sunday weekend | Diwali (Deepavali) | 20 days | |
| Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | 36 days | |
| Friday | Christmas | 67 days | |
| Tuesday | Republic Day | 99 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Maha Shivaratri | 138 days | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | 142 days | |
| Monday | Holi | 154 days | |
| Friday | Good Friday | 158 days | |
| Wednesday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | 177 days | |
| Thursday | Ram Navami | 178 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Mahavira's Birthday | 181 days | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha estimated | 210 days | |
| Thursday | Buddha Purnima | 213 days | |
| Wednesday | Ashura estimated | 240 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | 300 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday estimated | 300 days | |
| Wednesday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 310 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 348 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Dussehra | 355 days | |
| Friday | Diwali (Deepavali) | 375 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Guru Nanak's Birthday | 391 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas | 432 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Next long weekend in India
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas
Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 19 October 2026 for Sat 17 to Tue 20 October 2026Dussehra
Questions about the next holiday in India
- When is the next public holiday in India?
- Dussehra, on Tuesday 20 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 4 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 3 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in India?
- 51 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in India 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
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The next public holiday in India after 19 October 2026 is Dussehra on 20 October 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/india/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.