Public Holidays in India 2020

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2020. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2020 are Republic Day (Sunday, January 26), Holi (Tuesday, March 10), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 2), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 6), Good Friday (Friday, April 10), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 7), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, May 25), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Saturday, August 1), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 12), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Muharram (Sunday, August 30), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 25), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Friday, October 30), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, November 14), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Monday, November 30) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2020: Apr 4–Apr 6 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 10–Apr 12 (3 days, Good Friday); May 23–May 25 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Oct 30–Nov 1 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Nov 28–Nov 30 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Christmas Day).

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.