Public Holidays in India 2018

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2018. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2018 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Holi (Friday, March 2), Ram Navami (Sunday, March 25), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, March 29), Good Friday (Friday, March 30), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, April 29), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, June 16), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, August 22), Janmashtami (Monday, September 3), Muharram (Friday, September 21), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Friday, October 19), Diwali (Deepavali) (Wednesday, November 7), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, November 21), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 23) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2018: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 2–Mar 4 (3 days, Holi); Mar 29–Apr 1 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); Sep 1–Sep 3 (3 days, Janmashtami); Sep 21–Sep 23 (3 days, Muharram); Oct 19–Oct 21 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Nov 23–Nov 25 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.