Public holidays in India 2026
18 nationwide public holidays and 99 regional or local holidays in 2026.
Nationwide holidays 2026
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January Monday | Monday | Republic Day | |
| 4 March Wednesday | Wednesday | Holi The data source lists no holiday on this date in Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) | |
| 21 March Saturday | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr | |
| 26 March Thursday | Thursday | Ram Navami | |
| 31 March Tuesday | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | |
| 3 April Friday | Friday | Good Friday | |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti | |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | Buddha Purnima | |
| 27 May Wednesday | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | |
| 26 June Friday | Friday | Muharram | |
| 15 August Saturday | Saturday | Independence Day | |
| 26 August Wednesday | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi | |
| 4 September Friday | Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | |
| 2 October Friday | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanti | |
| 20 October Tuesday | Tuesday | Dussehra | |
| 8 November Sunday | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) | |
| 24 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Jayanti | |
| 25 December Friday | Friday | Christmas |
Regional and local holidays 2026
Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.
These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Applies in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January Friday | Friday | Post New Year | Mizoram |
| 11 January Sunday | Sunday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Magh Bihu | Assam, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu) |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Karnataka (Karnātaka) |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Pongal | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nādu) |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Uttarayan | Gujarat (Gujarāt) |
| 15 January Thursday | Thursday | Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal | Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nādu) |
| 16 January Friday | Friday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nādu) |
| 17 January Saturday | Saturday | Shab-I-MirajEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced | Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmīr) |
| 23 January Friday | Friday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Jayanti | Assam, Tripura |
| 23 January Friday | Friday | Sir Chottu Ram's Jayanti | Haryana (Haryāna) |
| 25 January Sunday | Sunday | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh) |
| 1 February Sunday | Sunday | Guru Ravi Das's Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh) |
| 19 February Thursday | Thursday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Jayanti | Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) |
| 20 February Friday | Friday | Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh (Arunāchal Pradesh) |
| 3 March Tuesday | Tuesday | Holi | Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) |
| 3 March Tuesday | Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Rajasthan (Rājasthān), Uttarakhand (Uttarākhand) |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Chaitra Sukladi | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu) |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Cheti Chand | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Gujarat (Gujarāt), Rajasthan (Rājasthān), Uttarakhand (Uttarākhand) |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Goa, Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Ugadi | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Karnataka (Karnātaka) |
| 20 March Friday | Friday | 1st Navratra | Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmīr) |
| 20 March Friday | Friday | Veerangana Avantibai's Shaheedi Diwas | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21 March Saturday | Saturday | Nauroz | Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmīr), Ladakh (Ladākh) |
| 22 March Sunday | Sunday | Bihar Day | Bihar (Bihār) |
| 23 March Monday | Monday | Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Shaheedi Diwas | Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab |
| 1 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) | Odisha |
| 8 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Guru Nabha Dass's Jayanti | Punjab |
| 11 April Saturday | Saturday | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Jayanti | Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Bahag Bihu | Assam |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Baisakhi | Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmīr) |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nādu) |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Bahag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh (Arunāchal Pradesh), Assam |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh) |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana Sankranti | Odisha |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Pohela Boishakh | Tripura, West Bengal |
| 16 April Thursday | Thursday | Bahag Bihu | Assam |
| 19 April Sunday | Sunday | Akshay Tritiya | Haryana (Haryāna) |
| 19 April Sunday | Sunday | Bhagvan Shri Parshuram's Jayanti | 5 placesGujarat (Gujarāt), Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh), Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab, Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 21 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Garia Puja | Tripura |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | May Day | Assam, Karnataka (Karnātaka) |
| 9 May Saturday | Saturday | Rabindra Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 16 May Saturday | Saturday | Sikkim State Day | Sikkim |
| 15 June Monday | Monday | Young Mizo Association's Day | Mizoram |
| 17 June Wednesday | Wednesday | Maharana Pratap's Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh), Haryana (Haryāna), Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 18 June Thursday | Thursday | Guru Arjun Dev's Shaheedi Diwas | Punjab |
| 29 June Monday | Monday | Sant Kabir's Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh), Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab |
| 30 June Tuesday | Tuesday | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
| 6 July Monday | Monday | Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's Day | Mizoram |
| 16 July Thursday | Thursday | Harela | Uttarakhand (Uttarākhand) |
| 22 July Wednesday | Wednesday | Kharchi Puja | Tripura |
| 31 July Friday | Friday | Shaheed Udham Singh's Shaheedi Diwas | Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab |
| 4 August Tuesday | Tuesday | Ker Puja | Tripura |
| 9 August Sunday | Sunday | International Day of Adivasi Peoples | Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 15 August Saturday | Saturday | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Gujarat (Gujarāt), Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) |
| 16 August Sunday | Sunday | Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day | Puducherry |
| 19 August Wednesday | Wednesday | Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's Jayanti | Tripura |
| 26 August Wednesday | Wednesday | Onam | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala |
| 28 August Friday | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | 7 placesDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Gujarat (Gujarāt), Haryana (Haryāna), Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan (Rājasthān), Uttarakhand (Uttarākhand), Uttar Pradesh |
| 11 September Friday | Friday | Khejarli's Shaheedi Diwas | Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 14 September Monday | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Goa, Karnataka (Karnātaka), Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) |
| 14 September Monday | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu) |
| 15 September Tuesday | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2) | Goa |
| 15 September Tuesday | Tuesday | Samvatsari Day | Gujarat (Gujarāt) |
| 17 September Thursday | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja | Uttarakhand (Uttarākhand) |
| 23 September Wednesday | Wednesday | Haryana War Heroes' Shaheedi Diwas | Haryana (Haryāna) |
| 23 September Wednesday | Wednesday | Maharaja Hari Singh's Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmīr) |
| 11 October Sunday | Sunday | Maharaj Agrasen's Jayanti | Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab, Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 11 October Sunday | Sunday | Sharad Navratri | Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 18 October Sunday | Sunday | Mahasaptami | Tripura |
| 19 October Monday | Monday | Durgashtami | Rajasthan (Rājasthān) |
| 19 October Monday | Monday | Mahanavami | Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmīr) |
| 19 October Monday | Monday | Mahashtami | Arunachal Pradesh (Arunāchal Pradesh), Tripura |
| 26 October Monday | Monday | Accession Day | Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmīr) |
| 26 October Monday | Monday | Maharshi Valmiki's Jayanti | 5 placesChandigarh (Chandīgarh), Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh), Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab, Uttarakhand (Uttarākhand) |
| 31 October Saturday | Saturday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Jayanti | Gujarat (Gujarāt) |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday | Haryana Day | Haryana (Haryāna) |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday | Kerala Foundation Day | Kerala |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada) | Maharashtra (Mahārāshtra) |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Govardhan Puja | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu), Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan (Rājasthān), Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat (Gujarāt) |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Vishwakarma Day | Haryana (Haryāna), Punjab |
| 11 November Wednesday | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Gujarat (Gujarāt), Rajasthan (Rājasthān), Uttar Pradesh |
| 11 November Wednesday | Wednesday | Chitragupt's Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 November Sunday | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Bihar (Bihār), Jharkhand (Jhārkhand) |
| 15 November Sunday | Sunday | Jharkhand Formation Day | Jharkhand (Jhārkhand) |
| 15 November Sunday | Sunday | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu(Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu) |
| 16 November Monday | Monday | Kartar Singh Sarabha's Shaheedi Diwas | Punjab |
| 24 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Shaheedi Diwas | Punjab, Uttarakhand (Uttarākhand) |
| 1 December Tuesday | Tuesday | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal Pradesh (Arunāchal Pradesh) |
| 3 December Thursday | Thursday | Saint Francis Xavier's Day | Goa |
| 19 December Saturday | Saturday | Goa Liberation Day | Goa |
| 24 December Thursday | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Mizoram |
| 26 December Saturday | Saturday | Post Christmas | Mizoram |
| 28 December Monday | Monday | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib | Punjab |
| 31 December Thursday | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Mizoram |
Full list for one region
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January Friday | Friday | Post New Year | Regional |
| 11 January Sunday | Sunday | Missionary Day | Regional |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Magh Bihu | Regional |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Regional |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Pongal | Regional |
| 14 January Wednesday | Wednesday | Uttarayan | Regional |
| 15 January Thursday | Thursday | Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal | Regional |
| 16 January Friday | Friday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Regional |
| 17 January Saturday | Saturday | Shab-I-Mirajestimated | Regional |
| 23 January Friday | Friday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Jayanti | Regional |
| 23 January Friday | Friday | Sir Chottu Ram's Jayanti | Regional |
| 25 January Sunday | Sunday | Statehood Day | Regional |
| 26 January Monday | Monday | Republic Day | Nationwide |
| 1 February Sunday | Sunday | Guru Ravi Das's Jayanti | Regional |
| 19 February Thursday | Thursday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Jayanti | Regional |
| 20 February Friday | Friday | Statehood Day | Regional |
| 3 March Tuesday | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| 3 March Tuesday | Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Regional |
| 4 March Wednesday | Wednesday | Holi | Nationwide |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Chaitra Sukladi | Regional |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Cheti Chand | Regional |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Regional |
| 19 March Thursday | Thursday | Ugadi | Regional |
| 20 March Friday | Friday | 1st Navratra | Regional |
| 20 March Friday | Friday | Veerangana Avantibai's Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 21 March Saturday | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr | Nationwide |
| 21 March Saturday | Saturday | Nauroz | Regional |
| 22 March Sunday | Sunday | Bihar Day | Regional |
| 23 March Monday | Monday | Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 26 March Thursday | Thursday | Ram Navami | Nationwide |
| 31 March Tuesday | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Nationwide |
| 1 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) | Regional |
| 3 April Friday | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 8 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Guru Nabha Dass's Jayanti | Regional |
| 11 April Saturday | Saturday | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Jayanti | Regional |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti | Nationwide |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Bahag Bihu | Regional |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Baisakhi | Regional |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Regional |
| 14 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Regional |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Bahag Bihu | Regional |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Himachal Day | Regional |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana Sankranti | Regional |
| 15 April Wednesday | Wednesday | Pohela Boishakh | Regional |
| 16 April Thursday | Thursday | Bahag Bihu | Regional |
| 19 April Sunday | Sunday | Akshay Tritiya | Regional |
| 19 April Sunday | Sunday | Bhagvan Shri Parshuram's Jayanti | Regional |
| 21 April Tuesday | Tuesday | Garia Puja | Regional |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Nationwide |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | Maharashtra Day | Regional |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | May Day | Regional |
| 9 May Saturday | Saturday | Rabindra Jayanti | Regional |
| 16 May Saturday | Saturday | Sikkim State Day | Regional |
| 27 May Wednesday | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Nationwide |
| 15 June Monday | Monday | Young Mizo Association's Day | Regional |
| 17 June Wednesday | Wednesday | Maharana Pratap's Jayanti | Regional |
| 18 June Thursday | Thursday | Guru Arjun Dev's Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 26 June Friday | Friday | Muharram | Nationwide |
| 29 June Monday | Monday | Sant Kabir's Jayanti | Regional |
| 30 June Tuesday | Tuesday | Remna Ni | Regional |
| 6 July Monday | Monday | Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's Day | Regional |
| 16 July Thursday | Thursday | Harela | Regional |
| 22 July Wednesday | Wednesday | Kharchi Puja | Regional |
| 31 July Friday | Friday | Shaheed Udham Singh's Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 4 August Tuesday | Tuesday | Ker Puja | Regional |
| 9 August Sunday | Sunday | International Day of Adivasi Peoples | Regional |
| 15 August Saturday | Saturday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| 15 August Saturday | Saturday | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | Regional |
| 16 August Sunday | Sunday | Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day | Regional |
| 19 August Wednesday | Wednesday | Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's Jayanti | Regional |
| 26 August Wednesday | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi | Nationwide |
| 26 August Wednesday | Wednesday | Onam | Regional |
| 28 August Friday | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| 4 September Friday | Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Nationwide |
| 11 September Friday | Friday | Khejarli's Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 14 September Monday | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional |
| 14 September Monday | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | Regional |
| 15 September Tuesday | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2) | Regional |
| 15 September Tuesday | Tuesday | Samvatsari Day | Regional |
| 17 September Thursday | Thursday | Vishwakarma Puja | Regional |
| 23 September Wednesday | Wednesday | Haryana War Heroes' Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 23 September Wednesday | Wednesday | Maharaja Hari Singh's Jayanti | Regional |
| 2 October Friday | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanti | Nationwide |
| 11 October Sunday | Sunday | Maharaj Agrasen's Jayanti | Regional |
| 11 October Sunday | Sunday | Sharad Navratri | Regional |
| 18 October Sunday | Sunday | Mahasaptami | Regional |
| 19 October Monday | Monday | Durgashtami | Regional |
| 19 October Monday | Monday | Mahanavami | Regional |
| 19 October Monday | Monday | Mahashtami | Regional |
| 20 October Tuesday | Tuesday | Dussehra | Nationwide |
| 26 October Monday | Monday | Accession Day | Regional |
| 26 October Monday | Monday | Maharshi Valmiki's Jayanti | Regional |
| 31 October Saturday | Saturday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Jayanti | Regional |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday | Haryana Day | Regional |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday | Kerala Foundation Day | Regional |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional |
| 8 November Sunday | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Nationwide |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada) | Regional |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Govardhan Puja | Regional |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Regional |
| 10 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Vishwakarma Day | Regional |
| 11 November Wednesday | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
| 11 November Wednesday | Wednesday | Chitragupt's Jayanti | Regional |
| 15 November Sunday | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Regional |
| 15 November Sunday | Sunday | Jharkhand Formation Day | Regional |
| 15 November Sunday | Sunday | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | Regional |
| 16 November Monday | Monday | Kartar Singh Sarabha's Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 24 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Jayanti | Nationwide |
| 24 November Tuesday | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Shaheedi Diwas | Regional |
| 1 December Tuesday | Tuesday | Indigenous Faith Day | Regional |
| 3 December Thursday | Thursday | Saint Francis Xavier's Day | Regional |
| 19 December Saturday | Saturday | Goa Liberation Day | Regional |
| 24 December Thursday | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| 25 December Friday | Friday | Christmas | Nationwide |
| 26 December Saturday | Saturday | Post Christmas | Regional |
| 28 December Monday | Monday | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib | Regional |
| 31 December Thursday | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Regional |
Long weekends and bridge days 2026
Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in India (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.
Long weekends
- Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · 3 days offRepublic Day
- Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days offGood Friday
- Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days offBuddha Purnima
- Fri 26 Jun – Sun 28 Jun · 3 days offMuharram
- Fri 4 Sep – Sun 6 Sep · 3 days offJanmashtami (Vaishnava)
- Fri 2 Oct – Sun 4 Oct · 3 days offMahatma Gandhi's Jayanti
- Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days offChristmas
Bridge days
- Fri 27 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 26 Mar – Sun 29 Mar)Ram Navami
- Mon 30 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Mar – Tue 31 Mar)Mahavir Jayanti
- Mon 13 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 11 Apr – Tue 14 Apr)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti
- Mon 19 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 Oct – Tue 20 Oct)Dussehra
- Mon 23 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Nov – Tue 24 Nov)Guru Nanak's Jayanti
Leave planner 2026
Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.
Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 28 Mar – Sun 5 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr).
- Take 1 day off (Fri 23 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 23 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · Republic Day
- Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 26 Mar – Sun 29 Mar · Ram Navami
- Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good Friday
- Take 1 day off (Mon 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 11 Apr – Tue 14 Apr · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti
- Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Buddha Purnima
- Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Jun – Sun 28 Jun · Muharram
2026 calendar
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Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.106. Data generated on 9 October 2026. Official government announcements take precedence. About the data.