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India – BR (optional) holidays 2026 and 2027

India – BR (optional) (IN-BR:optional). Public holidays fall on 34 weekdays in India – BR (optional) in 2026.

Id
IN-BR:optional
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
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Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2001–2035
Verified years
none yet
Last verified
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2026

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed
Sat 3 Jan 2026Ali's BirthdayClosed
Wed 14 Jan 2026Magh BihuClosed
Wed 14 Jan 2026Makar SankrantiClosed
Wed 14 Jan 2026PongalClosed
Fri 23 Jan 2026Basant Panchami / Shri PanchamiClosed
Mon 26 Jan 2026Republic DayClosed
Sun 1 Feb 2026Guru Ravi Das's BirthdayClosed
Thu 12 Feb 2026Swami Dayanand Saraswati's BirthdayClosed
Sun 15 Feb 2026Maha ShivaratriClosed
Thu 19 Feb 2026Shivaji's BirthdayClosed
Tue 3 Mar 2026DolyatraClosed
Tue 3 Mar 2026Holika DahanClosed
Wed 4 Mar 2026HoliClosed
Thu 19 Mar 2026Chaitra SukladiClosed
Thu 19 Mar 2026Cheti ChandClosed
Thu 19 Mar 2026Gudi PadwaClosed
Thu 19 Mar 2026UgadiClosed
Fri 20 Mar 2026Jumu'atul-WidaClosed
Sat 21 Mar 2026Eid al-FitrClosed
Sun 22 Mar 2026Bihar DayClosed
Thu 26 Mar 2026Ram NavamiClosed
Tue 31 Mar 2026Mahavira's BirthdayClosed
Fri 3 Apr 2026Good FridayClosed
Sun 5 Apr 2026Easter SundayClosed
Tue 14 Apr 2026Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayClosed
Tue 14 Apr 2026Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)Closed
Tue 14 Apr 2026VaisakhiClosed
Wed 15 Apr 2026Bahag BihuClosed
Wed 15 Apr 2026VaisakhadiClosed
Wed 15 Apr 2026VishuClosed
Fri 1 May 2026Buddha PurnimaClosed
Sat 9 May 2026Guru Rabindranath's BirthdayClosed
Wed 27 May 2026Eid al-AdhaClosed
Fri 26 Jun 2026AshuraClosed
Thu 16 Jul 2026Rath YatraClosed
Sat 15 Aug 2026Independence DayClosed
Sat 15 Aug 2026Parsi New YearClosed
Wed 26 Aug 2026OnamClosed
Wed 26 Aug 2026Prophet's BirthdayClosed
Fri 28 Aug 2026Raksha BandhanClosed
Fri 4 Sep 2026Janmashtami (Vaishnava)Closed
Mon 14 Sep 2026Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak ChaturthiClosed
Fri 2 Oct 2026Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayClosed
Sun 18 Oct 2026Dussehra (Saptami)Closed
Mon 19 Oct 2026Dussehra (Mahanavami)Closed
Mon 19 Oct 2026Dussehra (Mahashtami)Closed
Tue 20 Oct 2026DussehraClosed
Mon 26 Oct 2026Maharishi Valmiki's BirthdayClosed
Thu 29 Oct 2026Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)Closed
Sun 8 Nov 2026Diwali (Deepavali)Closed
Sun 8 Nov 2026Naraka ChaturdashiClosed
Tue 10 Nov 2026Govardhan PujaClosed
Wed 11 Nov 2026Bhai DujClosed
Sun 15 Nov 2026Chhath PujaClosed
Sun 15 Nov 2026Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)Closed
Tue 24 Nov 2026Guru Nanak's BirthdayClosed
Tue 24 Nov 2026Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayClosed
Wed 23 Dec 2026Ali's BirthdayClosed
Thu 24 Dec 2026Christmas EveClosed
Fri 25 Dec 2026ChristmasClosed

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Fri 15 Jan 2027Guru Gobind Singh's BirthdayClosed
Fri 15 Jan 2027Magh BihuClosed
Fri 15 Jan 2027Makar SankrantiClosed
Fri 15 Jan 2027PongalClosed
Tue 26 Jan 2027Republic DayClosed
Thu 11 Feb 2027Basant Panchami / Shri PanchamiClosed
Fri 19 Feb 2027Shivaji's BirthdayClosed
Sat 20 Feb 2027Guru Ravi Das's BirthdayClosed
Tue 2 Mar 2027Swami Dayanand Saraswati's BirthdayClosed
Fri 5 Mar 2027Jumu'atul-Wida (estimated)Closed
Sat 6 Mar 2027Maha ShivaratriClosed
Wed 10 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Sun 21 Mar 2027DolyatraClosed
Sun 21 Mar 2027Holika DahanClosed
Mon 22 Mar 2027Bihar DayClosed
Mon 22 Mar 2027HoliClosed
Fri 26 Mar 2027Good FridayClosed
Sun 28 Mar 2027Easter SundayClosed
Wed 7 Apr 2027Chaitra SukladiClosed
Wed 7 Apr 2027Cheti ChandClosed
Wed 7 Apr 2027Gudi PadwaClosed
Wed 7 Apr 2027UgadiClosed
Wed 14 Apr 2027Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayClosed
Wed 14 Apr 2027Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)Closed
Wed 14 Apr 2027VaisakhiClosed
Thu 15 Apr 2027Bahag BihuClosed
Thu 15 Apr 2027Ram NavamiClosed
Thu 15 Apr 2027VaisakhadiClosed
Thu 15 Apr 2027VishuClosed
Sun 18 Apr 2027Mahavira's BirthdayClosed
Sun 9 May 2027Guru Rabindranath's BirthdayClosed
Mon 17 May 2027Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Thu 20 May 2027Buddha PurnimaClosed
Wed 16 Jun 2027Ashura (estimated)Closed
Mon 5 Jul 2027Rath YatraClosed
Sun 15 Aug 2027Independence DayClosed
Sun 15 Aug 2027Parsi New YearClosed
Sun 15 Aug 2027Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Closed
Tue 17 Aug 2027Raksha BandhanClosed
Wed 25 Aug 2027Janmashtami (Vaishnava)Closed
Sat 4 Sep 2027Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak ChaturthiClosed
Sun 12 Sep 2027OnamClosed
Sat 2 Oct 2027Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayClosed
Wed 6 Oct 2027Dussehra (Saptami)Closed
Thu 7 Oct 2027Dussehra (Mahashtami)Closed
Fri 8 Oct 2027Dussehra (Mahanavami)Closed
Sat 9 Oct 2027DussehraClosed
Fri 15 Oct 2027Maharishi Valmiki's BirthdayClosed
Mon 18 Oct 2027Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)Closed
Thu 28 Oct 2027Naraka ChaturdashiClosed
Fri 29 Oct 2027Diwali (Deepavali)Closed
Sat 30 Oct 2027Govardhan PujaClosed
Sun 31 Oct 2027Bhai DujClosed
Thu 4 Nov 2027Chhath PujaClosed
Thu 4 Nov 2027Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)Closed
Sun 14 Nov 2027Guru Nanak's BirthdayClosed
Wed 24 Nov 2027Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayClosed
Sun 12 Dec 2027Ali's Birthday (estimated)Closed
Fri 24 Dec 2027Christmas EveClosed
Sat 25 Dec 2027ChristmasClosed
Provenance

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A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").

India – BR (optional) holidays: questions

How many weekdays is India – BR (optional) closed in 2026?

34: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Magh Bihu and Makar Sankranti and Pongal (Wed 14 Jan 2026); Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami (Fri 23 Jan 2026); Republic Day (Mon 26 Jan 2026); Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday (Thu 12 Feb 2026); Shivaji's Birthday (Thu 19 Feb 2026); Dolyatra and Holika Dahan (Tue 3 Mar 2026); Holi (Wed 4 Mar 2026); Chaitra Sukladi and Cheti Chand and Gudi Padwa and Ugadi (Thu 19 Mar 2026); Jumu'atul-Wida (Fri 20 Mar 2026); Ram Navami (Thu 26 Mar 2026); Mahavira's Birthday (Tue 31 Mar 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday and Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) and Vaisakhi (Tue 14 Apr 2026); Bahag Bihu and Vaisakhadi and Vishu (Wed 15 Apr 2026); Buddha Purnima (Fri 1 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (Wed 27 May 2026); Ashura (Fri 26 Jun 2026); Rath Yatra (Thu 16 Jul 2026); Onam and Prophet's Birthday (Wed 26 Aug 2026); Raksha Bandhan (Fri 28 Aug 2026); Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (Fri 4 Sep 2026); Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi (Mon 14 Sep 2026); Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Fri 2 Oct 2026); Dussehra (Mahanavami) and Dussehra (Mahashtami) (Mon 19 Oct 2026); Dussehra (Tue 20 Oct 2026); Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday (Mon 26 Oct 2026); Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) (Thu 29 Oct 2026); Govardhan Puja (Tue 10 Nov 2026); Bhai Duj (Wed 11 Nov 2026); Guru Nanak's Birthday and Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (Tue 24 Nov 2026); Ali's Birthday (Wed 23 Dec 2026); Christmas Eve (Thu 24 Dec 2026); Christmas (Fri 25 Dec 2026).

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