Holidays in India 2024

Festivals form an integral part of the Indian culture and vary from state to state, with each state or city having its own set of customs and traditions for celebrating a festival. Here’s a complete list of government, public, and bank holidays in 2024.

Government holidays are of two types:

  • Gazetted Holidays 2024

 A Gazetted holiday observed by schools, banks, and other organizations includes both private as well as the public.

FestivalDateDay
Republic Day
26 January
Friday
Mahashivratri
08 MarchFriday
Holi25 MarchMonday
Good Friday
29 MarchFriday
Ramzan/Eid-ul-Fitr11 AprilThursday
Ram Navami17 AprilWednesday
Mahavir Jayanti21 AprilSunday
Buddha Purnima
23 MayThursday
Bakr Id
June 17Monday
Independence Day15 AugustThursday
Janmashtami
26 AugustMonday
Muharram
17 JulyWednesday
Gandhi Jayanti
02 OctoberWednesday
Dussehra
12 OctoberSaturday
Diwali
01 NovemberFriday
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti
15 NovemberFriday
Christmas
25 December
Wednesday
  • Restricted Holidays 2024

It is an optional holiday and totally depends on an individual employee whether he or she is willing to take it or not.

FestivalDateDay
New Year’s Day
1 January
Monday
Lohri13 JanuarySaturday
Pongal15 JanuaryMonday
Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
17 JanuaryWednesday
Hazrat Ali Birthday23 JanuaryTuesday
Holika Dahana
24 MarchSunday
Easter day31 MarchSunday
Jamat-UI-Vida
05 AprilFriday
Chaitra Sukladi/ Baisakhi
09 AprilTuesday
Birthday of Rabindranath
08 May
Wednesday
Onam05 SeptemberThursday
Ganesh Chaturthi
07 SeptemberSaturday
Rakshabandhan
19 AugustMonday
Maha Ashtami
11 OctoberFriday
Maha Navami
12 OctoberSaturday
Govardhan Puja
02 NovemberSaturday
Bhai Duj
03 NovemberSunday
Chatt Puja
07 NovemberThursday
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
24 NovemberSunday

Observance Days 2024

There are also some observance days celebrated in India. The list of the same is as follows:

FestivalDateDay
Chinese New Year
10 FebruarySaturday
Valentine’s Day
14 FebruaryWednesday
Maundy14 AprilSunday
Ambedkar Jayanti14 AprilSunday
First Day of Passover
22 AprilMonday
May Day
01 MayWednesday
Mother’s Day
12 MaySunday
Father’s Day
16 JuneSunday
Friendship Day16 JuneSunday
Guru Purnima
21 JulySunday
Halloween Day
31 OctoberThursday
Children’s day
14 NovemberThursday
First Day of Hanukah
25 DecemberWednesday
Last Day of Hanukah
25 DecemberWednesday