India Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in India 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 2nd January | Thursday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 6th January | Monday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 13th January | Monday | Lohri | Observance |
| 14th January | Tuesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th January | Tuesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th January | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 26th January | Sunday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 29th January | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 2nd February | Sunday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 12th February | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th February | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 19th February | Wednesday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 23rd February | Sunday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 26th February | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2nd March | Sunday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 13th March | Thursday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th March | Friday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 14th March | Friday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 28th March | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| 30th March | Sunday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| 30th March | Sunday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 30th March | Sunday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| 31st March | Monday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 6th April | Sunday | Rama Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 10th April | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 13th April | Sunday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 13th April | Sunday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th April | Monday | Mesadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14th April | Monday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| 15th April | Tuesday | Bahag Bihu/Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 17th April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 20th April | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| 9th May | Friday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 11th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 12th May | Monday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 7th June | Saturday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15th June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 27th June | Friday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 6th July | Sunday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 10th July | Thursday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| 3rd August | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| 9th August | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th August | Friday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15th August | Friday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th August | Friday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| 16th August | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 27th August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 28th September | Sunday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| 29th September | Monday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 30th September | Tuesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 1st October | Wednesday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 2nd October | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2nd October | Thursday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 7th October | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 10th October | Friday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| 20th October | Monday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 20th October | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 22nd October | Wednesday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 23rd October | Thursday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 28th October | Tuesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 31st October | Friday | Halloween | Observance |
| 5th November | Wednesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 24th November | Monday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 15th December | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 22nd December | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 24th December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25th December | Thursday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31st December | Wednesday | 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 2025?
There are 17 holidays in India in 2025
How to retrieve the India holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IN&year=2025 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: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);