National Celebrations, Observances and events are a prominent part of the rich culture of India. All these celebrations have a specific history, commemoration or religious events.
The list of all India calendar holidays and important event days is as under,
1 Jan Sat New Year’s Day
2 Jan Sun New Year Holiday
9 Jan Sun Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
11 Jan Tue Missionary Day
12 Jan Wed Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
14 Jan Fri Makara Sankranti
14 Jan Fri Magh Bihu
15 Jan Sat Pongal
15 Jan Sat Thiruvalluvar Day
16 Jan Sun Kanuma Panduga
16 Jan Sun Uzhavar Thirunal
23 Jan Sun Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
25 Jan Tue State Day
26 Jan Wed Republic Day
31 Jan Mon Me-Dum-Me-Phi
2 Feb Wed Sonam Losar
5 Feb Sat Vasant Panchami
15 Feb Tue Lui-Ngai-Ni
15 Feb Tue Hazrat Ali Jayanti
16 Feb Wed Guru Ravidas Jayanti
19 Feb Sat Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
20 Feb Sun State Day
1 Mar Tue Maha Shivaratri National except
3 Mar Thu Losar
5 Mar Sat Panchayatiraj Divas
18 Mar Fri Holi National except
18 Mar Fri Doljatra
22 Mar Tue Bihar Day
23 Mar Wed S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day
1 Apr Fri Odisha Day
2 Apr Sat Telugu New Year
2 Apr Sat Gudi Padwa
4 Apr Mon Sarhul
5 Apr Tue Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti
10 Apr Sun Ram Navami
13 Apr Wed Ugadi
13 Apr Wed Bohag Bihu Holiday
14 Apr Thu Mahavir Jayanti
14 Apr Thu Vaisakh
14 Apr Thu Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
14 Apr Thu Tamil New Year
14 Apr Thu Maha Vishuba Sankranti
14 Apr Thu Bohag Bihu
14 Apr Thu Cheiraoba
15 Apr Fri Vishu
15 Apr Fri Good Friday
15 Apr Fri Bengali New Year
15 Apr Fri Himachal Day
16 Apr Sat Easter Saturday
17 Apr Sun Easter Sunday
21 Apr Thu Garia Puja
29 Apr Fri Shab-i-Qadr
29 Apr Fri Jumat-ul-Wida
1 May Sun Maharashtra Day
1 May Sun May Day/ Labour Day
2 May Mon Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti
2 May Mon Eid-ul-Fitr
3 May Tue Eid-ul-Fitr
3 May Tue Basava Jayanti
4 May Wed Eid-ul-Fitr
9 May Mon Guru Rabindranath Jayanti
16 May Mon State Day
16 May Mon Buddha Purnima
24 May Tue Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti
2 Jun Thu Maharana Pratap Jayanti
3 Jun Fri Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day
14 Jun Tue Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti
14 Jun Tue Pahili Raja
15 Jun Wed Raja Sankranti
15 Jun Wed YMA Day
19 Jun Sun Father’s Day
22 Jun Wed Kharchi Puja
30 Jun Thu Remna Ni
1 Jul Fri Ratha Yathra
5 Jul Tue Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday
6 Jul Wed MHIP Day
9 Jul Sat Bakra Eid / Eid ul Adha
10 Jul Sun Bakra Eid / Eid aul Adha
11 Jul Mon Bakra Eid/ Eid ul Adha
13 Jul Wed Martyrs’ Day
13 Jul Wed Bhanu Jayanti
17 Jul Sun U Tirot Singh Day
24 Jul Sun Bonalu
26 Jul Sun Parents Day
31 Jul Sun Haryali Teej
31 Jul Sun Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day
8 Aug Mon Tendong Lho Rum Faat
9 Aug Tue Muharram
12 Aug Fri Raksha Bandhan
12 Aug Fri Jhulan Purnima
13 Aug Sat Patriots Day
15 Aug Mon Independence Day
16 Aug Tue De Jure Transfer Day
16 Aug Tue Parsi New Year
19 Aug Fri Janmashtami
28 Aug Sun Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
29 Aug Mon Hartalika Teej
31 Aug Wed Ganesh Chaturthi
1 Sep Thu Nuakhai
1 Sep Thu Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday
6 Sep Tue Ramdev Jayanti
6 Sep Tue Teja Dashmi
7 Sep Wed First Onam
8 Sep Thu Thiruvonam
9 Sep Fri Indra Jatra
10 Sep Sat Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti
21 Sep Wed Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi
23 Sep Fri Heroes’ Martyrdom Day
25 Sep Sun Mahalaya Amavasye
25 Sep Sun First Day of Bathukamma
26 Sep Mon Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
26 Sep Mon Ghatasthapana
28 Sep Wed S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti
2 Oct Sun Maha Saptami
2 Oct Sun Gandhi Jayanti
3 Oct Mon Maha Ashtami
4 Oct Tue Maha Navami
5 Oct Wed Vijaya Dashami
8 Oct Sat Eid e Milad-un-Nabbi
9 Oct Sun Lakshmi Puja
9 Oct Sun Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
9 Oct Sun Eid e Milad-un-Nabbi
24 Oct Mon Diwali
25 Oct Tue Diwali
25 Oct Tue Vikram Samvat New Year
26 Oct Wed Deepavali Holiday
27 Oct Thu Bhai Dooj
30 Oct Sun Chhath Puja
31 Oct Mon Chhath Puja Holiday
31 Oct Mon Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti GJ
1 Nov Tue Kut
1 Nov Tue Puducherry Liberation Day
1 Nov Tue Haryana Day
1 Nov Tue Kannada Rajyothsava
8 Nov Tue Karthika Purnima
8 Nov Tue Guru Nanak Jayanti
11 Nov Fri Kanakadasa Jayanti
15 Nov Tue Lhabab Duchen
22 Nov Tue Kanakadasa Jayanti
23 Nov Wed Seng Kut Snem
28 Nov Mon Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day
1 Dec Thu Indigenous Faith Day
3 Dec Sat Feast of St Francis Xavier
5 Dec Mon Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti
12 Dec Mon Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma
18 Dec Sun Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham
18 Dec Sun Guru Ghasidas Jayanti
19 Dec Mon Liberation Day
24 Dec Sat Christmas Holiday
25 Dec Sun Christmas Day
26 Dec Mon Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti
26 Dec Mon Christmas Holiday
29 Dec Thu Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
30 Dec Fri U Kiang Nangbah
30 Dec Fri Tamu Losar
31 Dec Sat New Year’s Eve
