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List of Public & Government Holidays in India in 2024

India is home to a diverse set of people, languages, and major religions, making our nation one of the most unique countries in the world. The diversity is seen in the list of holidays and celebrations we have throughout the year. Every year we celebrate three national holidays – Republic Day on 26 January, Independence Day on 15 August, and Gandhi Jayanti on 02 October.

 

On the other hand, the list of public and bank holidays is a long one and consists of auspicious and special days of each state. These holidays are celebrated differently, with every state having its own customs and traditions.

 

Here’s the list of holidays in India in 2024 to help you plan your celebrations in advance!

January, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

1 January 2024

Monday

New Year’s Day

Restricted 

11 January 2024

Thursday

Missionary Day

Gazetted 

12 January 2024

Friday

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

Gazetted

13 January 2024

Saturday

Lohri

Restricted

14 January 2024

Sunday

Makar Sankranti

Restricted 

15 January 2024 – 18 January 2024

Monday to Thursday

Pongal

Restricted

16 January 2024

Tuesday

Thiruvalluvar Day/Pongal/ Kanuma Panduga

Restricted 

17 January 2024

Wednesday

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti/ Uzhavur Thirunal

Restricted 

23 January 2024

Tuesday

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Birthday

Gazetted

25 January 2024

Thursday

Himachal Statehood Day/ Hazrat Ali Jayanti

Gazetted/ Restricted 

26 January 2024

Friday

Republic Day

Gazetted 

31 January 2024

Wednesday

Me-dam-me-phi

Gazetted

February, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

10 February 2024

Saturday

Sonam Losar/Lunar New Year

Observance

14 February 2024 

Wednesday

Vasant Panchami

Gazetted 

15 February 2024

Thursday 

Lui-Ngai-Ni

Restricted

19 February 2024

Monday

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Restricted 

20 February 2024

Tuesday

Arunachal Statehood Day and Mizoram State Day

Gazetted 

24 February 2024

Saturday

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Restricted 

March, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

6 March 2024

Wednesday

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

Restricted 

8 March 2024

Friday

Maha Shivratri

Restricted 

23 March 2024

Saturday

S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day

Gazetted 

25 March 2024

Monday

Holi/Yaosang/Doljatra

Restricted 

29 March 2024

Friday

Good Friday

Gazetted 

31 March 2024

Sunday

Easter 

Restricted 

April, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

1 April 2024

Monday

Odisha Day

Gazetted 

5 April 2024

Friday

Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti/ Juma Tul-Wida

Gazetted

6 April 2024

Saturday

Shab-e-Qadr

 Gazetted

9 April 2024

Tuesday

Gudi Padwa/Ugadi/Telugu New Year

Gazetted/Restricted 

10 April 2024

Wednesday

Eid Ul Fitr

Gazetted

11 April 2024

Thursday

Sarhul

Gazetted 

13 April 

Saturday 

Vaisakh/Maha Vishuba Sankranti

Restricted/Gazetted

14 April 2024

Sunday

Dr Ambedkar Jayanti /Tamil New Year/ Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/ Bengali New Year/ Vishu/ Mesadi/Vaisakhadi

Restricted/ Observance

15 April 2024

Monday

Himachal Day

Gazetted 

17 April 2024

Wednesday

Ram Navami

Gazetted 

21 April 2024

Sunday

Mahavir Jayanti/ Garia Puja

Gazetted/Restricted 

24 April 2024

Wednesday

Panchayatiraj Divas

Gazetted 

May, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

1 May 2024

Wednesday

Maharashtra Day/ May Day/ International Workers’ Day

Gazetted/Observance 

8 May 2024

Wednesday

Guru Rabindranath Jayanti

Restricted 

9 May 2024

Thursday

Maharana Pratap Jayanti

Gazetted 

10 May 2024

Friday

Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti

Gazetted

16 May 2024

Thursday

Sikkim State Day

Gazetted

23 May 2024

Thursday

Buddha Purnima/Vesak

Gazetted

24 May 2024

Friday

Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti

Gazetted 

June, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

10 June 2024

Monday

Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day

Gazetted 

14 June 2024

Friday

Pahili Raja

Gazetted 

15 June 2024

Saturday

Raja Sankranti/ YMA Day

Gazetted 

17 June 2024

Monday

Bakrid /Eid al Adha

Gazetted

22 June 2024

Saturday

Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

Gazetted 

July, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

5 July 2024

Friday

Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday

Gazetted 

6 July 2024

Saturday

MHIP Day

Gazetted 

7 July 2024

Sunday

Ratha Yatra

Restricted

8 July 2024

Monday

Behdienkhlam Festival

Gazetted 

13 July 2024

Saturday

Bhanu Jayanti

Gazetted 

17 July 2024

Wednesday

U Tirot Sing Day/Muharram/Ashura

Gazetted 

21 July 2024

Sunday

Guru Purnima

Observance 

31 July 2024

Wednesday

Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day/ Bonalu

Gazetted 

August, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

7 August 2024

Wednesday

Hariyali Teej

Restricted

8 August 2024

Thursday

Tendong Lho Rum Faat

Restricted

13 August 2024

Tuesday

Patriots Day

Gazetted

15 August 2024

Thursday

Independence Day/ Parsi New Year

Gazetted/ Restricted

16 August 2024

Friday

De Jure Transfer Day

Restricted 

19 August 2024

Monday

Raksha Bandhan/ Jhulan Purnima

Restricted 

26 August 2024

Monday

Janmashtami (Smarta)

Gazetted/ Observance

September, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

6 September 2024

Friday

Hartalika Teej

Gazetted 

7 September 2024

Saturday

Ganesh Chaturthi

Restricted 

8 September 2024

Sunday

Nuakhai

Gazetted

13 September 2024

Friday

Ramdev Jayanti/ Teja Dashmi

Restricted

15 September 2024

Sunday

Thiruvonam

Restricted

17 September 2024

Tuesday

Indra Jatra

Gazetted

18 September 2024

Wednesday

Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti

Gazetted

21 September 2024

Saturday

Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

Gazetted

23 September 2024

Monday

Heroes' Martyrdom Day

Gazetted

28 September 2024

Saturday

Eid e Milad

Gazetted 

October, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

2 October 2024

Wednesday

Gandhi Jayanti/ Mahalaya Amavasya

Gazetted 

3 October 2024

Thursday

First Day of Bathukamma/ Ghatasthapana/ Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti/ First Day of Sharad Navratri

Gazetted/ Observance

9 October 2024

Wednesday

First Day of Durga Puja Festivities

Observance 

10 October 2024

Thursday

Maha Saptami

Restricted 

11 October 2024

Friday

Maha Ashtami/ Maha Navami

Restricted 

12 October 2024

Saturday

Vijaya Dashami

Gazetted 

17 October 2024

Thursday

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti/Lakshmi Puja

Restricted 

31 October 2024

Thursday

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti/ Diwali

Gazetted 

November, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

1 November 2024

Friday

Haryana Day/ Kannada Rajyotsava/ Kut/ Puducherry Liberation Day

Gazetted/Restricted 

2 November 2024

Saturday

Govardhan Puja/ Vikram Samvat New Year

Restricted 

3 November 2024

Sunday

Bhai Dooj

Restricted 

7 November 2024

Thursday

Chhath Puja

Restricted 

15 November 2024

Thursday

Guru Nanak Jayanti/ Karthika Purnima

Gazetted 

18 November 2024

Monday

Kanakadasa Jayanti

Gazetted 

22 November 2024

Friday

Lhabab Duchen

Observance 

23 November 2024

Saturday

Seng Kut Snem

Gazetted 

24 November 2024

Sunday

Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

Restricted 

December, 2024

Date

Day

Name of Holiday

Type of Holiday

1 December 2024

Sunday

Indigenous Faith Day

Gazetted 

3 December 2024

Tuesday

Feast of St Francis Xavier

Gazetted 

5 December 2024

Tuesday

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti

Gazetted 

12 December 2024

Thursday

Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma

Gazetted 

18 December 2024

Wednesday

Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham/ Guru Ghasidas Jayanti

Gazetted 

19 December 2024

Thursday

Goa Liberation Day

Gazetted 

24 December 2024

Tuesday

Christmas Eve

Restricted 

25 December 2024

Wednesday

Christmas

Gazetted 

26 December 2024

Thursday

Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti

Gazetted 

30 December 2024

Monday

U Kiang Nangbah/ Tamu Losar

Gazetted/ Restricted 

31 December 2024

Tuesday

New Year's Eve

Observance 

List of Popular Festival Holidays in 2024

Here is a list of popular festivals and holidays in India in 2024.

Date

Day

Holiday

14 January 2024

Sunday

Makar Sankranti

26 January 2024

Wednesday

Vasant Panchami

8 March 2024

Friday

Maha Shivaratri

25 March 2024

Monday

Holi

9 April 2024

Wednesday

Ugadi

14 April 2024

Saturday

Vishu

17 April 2024

Thursday

Ram Navami

23 April 2024

Thursday

Hanuman Jayanti

10 May 2024

Friday

Akshaya Tritiya

7 July 2024

Sunday

Puri Rath Yatra

31 July 2024

Wednesday

Bonalu

9 August 2024

Friday

Naga Panchami

19 August 2024

Monday

Raksha Bandhan

26 August 2024

Monday

Krishna Janmashtami

6 September 2024

Friday

Hartalika Teej

7 September 2024 

Saturday

Ganesh Chaturthi

8 September 2024

Sunday

Nuakhai

15 September 2024

Sunday

Onam

16 September 2024

Monday

Vishwakarma Puja

2 October 2024

Wednesday

Mahalaya

12 October 2024

Sunday

Dussehra

29 October 2024

Tuesday

Dhanteras

31 October 2024

Thursday

Diwali

7 November 2024

Thursday

Chhath Puja

8 November 2024 – 11 November 2024

Sunday

Jagadhatri Puja

12 November 2024

Tuesday

Devutthana Ekadashi

15 November 2024

Friday

Kartik Purnima

25 December 2024

Wednesday

Christmas

 *The dates mentioned could vary

 

With this list of holidays in India for 2024, start planning your vacations, weekend getaways, and other celebrations. Planning ahead is smart as it allows you to snag travel deals and even book your leaves in advance. 

 

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