India holidays and festivals 2027

Public holidays, festivals and observances in India in 2027. Dates still awaiting an official or primary source are marked “Date being verified”.

Central Government holidays 2027

Official Central Holiday Calendar. This list covers Central Government offices only — it is not every state or union territory holiday list. State and regional observances are listed separately below.

Gazetted holidays

The calendar lists 17 gazetted holidays for Central Government offices in Delhi/New Delhi. Of these, 14 are compulsory for all Central Government offices — these are the holidays that also apply outside Delhi/New Delhi. The remaining 3 (Holi, Ram Navami and Janmashtami) are the locally selected holidays for Delhi/New Delhi; offices in other states choose their own three optional holidays.

Republic DayTuesday 26 January 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Id-ul-FitrWednesday 10 March 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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HoliTuesday 23 March 2027
Delhi/New Delhi selection
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Good FridayFriday 26 March 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Ram NavamiThursday 15 April 2027
Delhi/New Delhi selection
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Mahavir JayantiMonday 19 April 2027
Compulsory nationwide
Verified
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)Monday 17 May 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Buddha PurnimaThursday 20 May 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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MuharramWednesday 16 June 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Independence DaySunday 15 August 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)Sunday 15 August 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Janmashtami (Vaishnav)Wednesday 25 August 2027
Delhi/New Delhi selection
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Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdaySaturday 2 October 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)Saturday 9 October 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Diwali (Deepavali)Friday 29 October 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Guru Nanak's BirthdaySunday 14 November 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Christmas DaySaturday 25 December 2027
Compulsory nationwide
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Restricted holidays

Optional: Central Government employees may choose two of these. They are not general days off.

New Year's DayFriday 1 January 2027
Restricted
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Makar Sankranti / Magha BihuThursday 14 January 2027
Restricted
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Pongal, Guru Gobind Singh's BirthdayFriday 15 January 2027
Restricted
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Sri Panchami, Basant PanchamiThursday 11 February 2027
Restricted
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Shivaji JayantiFriday 19 February 2027
Restricted
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Guru Ravi Das's BirthdaySaturday 20 February 2027
Restricted
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Swami Dayananda Saraswati's BirthdayTuesday 2 March 2027
Restricted
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Jamat-Ul-VidaFriday 5 March 2027
Restricted
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Maha ShivratriSaturday 6 March 2027
Restricted
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Holika Dahan, DolyatraMonday 22 March 2027
Restricted
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Easter SundaySunday 28 March 2027
Restricted
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Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / 1st NavratraWednesday 7 April 2027
Restricted
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Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)Wednesday 14 April 2027
Restricted
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Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)Thursday 15 April 2027
Restricted
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Guru Rabindranath Tagore's BirthdaySunday 9 May 2027
Restricted
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Rath YatraMonday 5 July 2027
Restricted
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Parsi New Year's Day / NavrozSunday 15 August 2027
Restricted
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Raksha BandhanTuesday 17 August 2027
Restricted
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Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak ChaturthiSaturday 4 September 2027
Restricted
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Onam or Thiru Onam DaySunday 12 September 2027
Restricted
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Dussehra (Saptami)Wednesday 6 October 2027
Restricted
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Dussehra (Mahashtami)Thursday 7 October 2027
Restricted
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Dussehra (Mahanavmi)Friday 8 October 2027
Restricted
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Maharishi Valmiki's BirthdayFriday 15 October 2027
Restricted
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Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)Monday 18 October 2027
Restricted
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Naraka ChaturdasiThursday 28 October 2027
Restricted
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Govardhan PujaSaturday 30 October 2027
Restricted
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Bhai DujSunday 31 October 2027
Restricted
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Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)Thursday 4 November 2027
Restricted
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Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom DayWednesday 24 November 2027
Restricted
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Hazarat Ali's BirthdaySunday 12 December 2027
Restricted
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Christmas EveFriday 24 December 2027
Restricted
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Source: National Portal of India — Central Holiday Calendar 2027 (per Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions circular: DoPT O.M. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 16 July 2026) · Published Thursday 16 July 2026 · Last verified Monday 5 October 2026. Dates of Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad may be changed on moon sighting (O.M. para 5). No substitute holiday is given when a holiday falls on a weekly off (O.M. para 3.2).

Nationwide observances 2027

Regional festivals in India 2027

Observed in specific states or regions only — not nationwide.

Long weekends 2027

Based on the 14 compulsory Central Government holidays and the normal Saturday–Sunday weekend. State, employer and workplace holiday calendars may differ.

Friday 26 March 2027 – Sunday 28 March 20273 days
Good Friday
Saturday 17 April 2027 – Monday 19 April 20273 days
Mahavir Jayanti
Saturday 15 May 2027 – Monday 17 May 20273 days
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Friday 29 October 2027 – Sunday 31 October 20273 days
Diwali (Deepavali)

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