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Holidays / India

India public holidays

Public holidays in India, 2025

17 public holidays, 8 next to the weekend and 8 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

17Holidays in 2025
TodayNext holiday
8Long weekends
28Years held
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Every public holiday in 2025

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
26 Jan 2025SunRepublic Dayweekendpast
26 Feb 2025WedMaha Shivaratriweekdaypast
14 Mar 2025FriHolilong weekendpast
31 Mar 2025MonEid al-FitrId-ul-Fitrlong weekendpast
10 Apr 2025ThuMahavira's BirthdayMahavir Jayantiweekdaypast
14 Apr 2025MonDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayantilong weekendpast
18 Apr 2025FriGood Fridaylong weekendpast
12 May 2025MonBuddha Purnimalong weekendpast
7 Jun 2025SatEid al-AdhaId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)weekendpast
6 Jul 2025SunAshuraMuharramweekendpast
15 Aug 2025FriIndependence Daylong weekendpast
16 Aug 2025SatJanmashtami (Vaishnava)weekendpast
5 Sep 2025FriProphet's BirthdayMilad-un-Nabilong weekendpast
2 Oct 2025ThuDussehra, Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayDussehraweekdaypast
20 Oct 2025MonDiwali (Deepavali)long weekendpast
5 Nov 2025WedGuru Nanak's BirthdayGuru Nanak's Jayantiweekdaypast
25 Dec 2025ThuChristmasweekdaypast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2025

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

14 Mar to 16 MarHoli3 days
29 Mar to 31 MarEid al-Fitr3 days
12 Apr to 14 AprDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday3 days
18 Apr to 20 AprGood Friday3 days
10 May to 12 MayBuddha Purnima3 days
15 Aug to 17 AugIndependence Day, Janmashtami (Vaishnava)3 days
5 Sep to 7 SepProphet's Birthday3 days
18 Oct to 20 OctDiwali (Deepavali)3 days

More on India

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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