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Public holidays in India in 2026
India has 6 public holidays in 2026, 5 of them on working days, leaving 256 working days. 4 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in India, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 23 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2026: book Friday 23 Jan 2026 (Republic Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday)
- 11 Apr 2026 – 14 Apr 2026: book Monday 13 Apr 2026 (Ambedkar Jayanti)
- 14 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2026: book Friday 14 Aug 2026 (Independence Day)
- 1 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026: book Thursday 1 Oct 2026 (Gandhi Jayanti)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 27 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day)
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2026 public holidays by state / region
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal