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Holidays / India

India public holidays

Public holidays in India, 2027

18 public holidays, 4 next to the weekend and 4 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

18Holidays in 2027
TodayNext holiday
4Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2027

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
26 Jan 2027TueRepublic Dayweekdayin 79 days
6 Mar 2027SatMaha Shivaratriweekendin 118 days
10 Mar 2027WedEid al-Fitr (estimated)Id-ul-Fitr (estimated)weekdayin 122 days
22 Mar 2027MonHolilong weekendin 134 days
26 Mar 2027FriGood Fridaylong weekendin 138 days
14 Apr 2027WedDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayantiweekdayin 157 days
15 Apr 2027ThuRam Navamiweekdayin 158 days
18 Apr 2027SunMahavira's BirthdayMahavir Jayantiweekendin 161 days
17 May 2027MonEid al-Adha (estimated)Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (estimated)long weekendin 190 days
20 May 2027ThuBuddha Purnimaweekdayin 193 days
16 Jun 2027WedAshura (estimated)Muharram (estimated)weekdayin 220 days
15 Aug 2027SunIndependence Day, Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Independence Dayweekendin 280 days
25 Aug 2027WedJanmashtami (Vaishnava)weekdayin 290 days
2 Oct 2027SatMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayMahatma Gandhi's Jayantiweekendin 328 days
9 Oct 2027SatDussehraweekendin 335 days
29 Oct 2027FriDiwali (Deepavali)long weekendin 355 days
14 Nov 2027SunGuru Nanak's BirthdayGuru Nanak's Jayantiweekendin 371 days
25 Dec 2027SatChristmasweekendin 412 days

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2027

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

20 Mar to 22 MarHoli3 days
26 Mar to 28 MarGood Friday3 days
15 May to 17 MayEid al-Adha (estimated)3 days
29 Oct to 31 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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