India Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in India 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 13th January | Saturday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th January | Sunday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th January | Monday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 17th January | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 25th January | Thursday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 26th January | Friday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 10th February | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 19th February | Monday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 24th February | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 6th March | Wednesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 8th March | Friday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Restricted Holiday |
| 12th March | Tuesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 24th March | Sunday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 25th March | Monday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 25th March | Monday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 28th March | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 5th April | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| 9th April | Tuesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| 9th April | Tuesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 9th April | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| 11th April | Thursday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 11th April | Thursday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| 13th April | Saturday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th April | Sunday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th April | Sunday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| 17th April | Wednesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21st April | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 23rd April | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 1st May | Wednesday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| 8th May | Wednesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 23rd May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 16th June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 17th June | Monday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21st June | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| 7th July | Sunday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 17th July | Wednesday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21st July | Sunday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| 4th August | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| 15th August | Thursday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15th August | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| 19th August | Monday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 26th August | Monday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26th August | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| 7th September | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th September | Sunday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 16th September | Monday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 2nd October | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 3rd October | Thursday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| 9th October | Wednesday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| 10th October | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 11th October | Friday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 11th October | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 12th October | Saturday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 17th October | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 20th October | Sunday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| 31st October | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| 31st October | Thursday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 31st October | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2nd November | Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 3rd November | Sunday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 7th November | Thursday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th November | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 24th November | Sunday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 31st December | Tuesday | 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 2024?
There are 17 holidays in India in 2024
How to retrieve the India holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IN&year=2024 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: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);