Public Holidays in India 2024

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2024. 15 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2024 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Holi (Monday, March 25), Good Friday (Friday, March 29), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, April 11), Ram Navami (Wednesday, April 17), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 23), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, June 17), Muharram (Wednesday, July 17), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Monday, August 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, September 16), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 12), Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday, October 31), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 15) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2024: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 23–Mar 25 (3 days, Holi); Mar 29–Mar 31 (3 days, Good Friday); Jun 15–Jun 17 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Aug 24–Aug 26 (3 days, Janmashtami); Sep 14–Sep 16 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Nov 15–Nov 17 (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.