India Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in India 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th January | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th January | Saturday | Lohri | Observance |
| 15th January | Sunday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 22nd January | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 26th January | Thursday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26th January | Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 5th February | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 5th February | Sunday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th February | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 15th February | Wednesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 18th February | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Restricted Holiday |
| 19th February | Sunday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 7th March | Tuesday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 7th March | Tuesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 8th March | Wednesday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21st March | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 22nd March | Wednesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| 22nd March | Wednesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 22nd March | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| 24th March | Friday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 30th March | Thursday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 4th April | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 6th April | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 6th April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th April | Friday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th April | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| 14th April | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Central Government Holiday |
| 15th April | Saturday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 21st April | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| 22nd April | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| 22nd April | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| 5th May | Friday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9th May | Tuesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 18th June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 20th June | Tuesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 29th June | Thursday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| 3rd July | Monday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| 29th July | Saturday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| 6th August | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| 15th August | Tuesday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 16th August | Wednesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| 20th August | Sunday | Vinayaka Chathurthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 29th August | Tuesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 30th August | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 6th September | Wednesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| 7th September | Thursday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 19th September | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 28th September | Thursday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2nd October | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15th October | Sunday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| 20th October | Friday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| 21st October | Saturday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 22nd October | Sunday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 23rd October | Monday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 24th October | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 28th October | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 31st October | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Wednesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| 12th November | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 12th November | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 13th November | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th November | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 19th November | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 24th November | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 27th November | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 8th December | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 15th December | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31st December | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for India. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in India this year in 2023?
There are 17 holidays in India in 2023
How to retrieve the India holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IN&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of India holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'IN', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);