Public Holidays in India 2029

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2029. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2029 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, February 15), Holi (Thursday, March 1), Good Friday (Friday, March 30), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 22), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, April 25), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 26), Muharram (Thursday, May 24), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, May 27), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, July 25), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, September 1), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 16), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, November 5), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 21) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2029: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 30–Apr 1 (3 days, Good Friday); Nov 3–Nov 5 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.