Holiday calendar for the Year 2024

Holiday Calendar 2024: India observes a long list of public holidays, also known as Government Holidays throughout the year. It consists of different cultural, nationalistic and religious observances legislated in India at union or state levels. Check the complete Central Government Holiday Calendar 2024 below.

LIST OF OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS IN 2024

DATEHOLIDAYDAY
Jan 26Republic DayFriday
March 25HoliMonday
March 29Good FridayFriday
April 9 or 10Eid-ul-FitrTuesday or Wednesday
April 17Ram NavamiWednesday
April 21Mahavir JayantiSunday
May 23Buddha PurnimaThursday
June 16 or 17Eid-ul-AdhaSunday or Monday
July 17MuharramWednesday
August 15Independence DayThursday
August 26JanmashtamiMonday
September 15 or 16Id-E-MiladSunday or Monday
October 02Gandhi JayantiWednesday
October 12DussehraSaturday
October 31DiwaliThursday
November 11Guru Nanak JayantiFriday
December 25ChristmasWednesday

LIST OF OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS IN 2024

Employers grant staff members additional days, known as Optional Holidays or Restricted Holidays, alongside mandatory vacations such as company, regional, and national holidays.

DATEHOLIDAYDAY
January 15Makar SankrantiMonday
Jan 15 to Jan 18PongalMonday to Thursday
Feb 14Sri Panchami/Vasant PanchamiWednesday
March 8 Maha ShivaratriFriday
March 20NowruzWednesday
March 25HoliMonday
April 9Ugadi/ Chaitra Sukladi/ Cheti Chand/ Gudi PadwaTuesday
April 13Vaishakhi/VaisakhadiSaturday
April 14Vishu/Bohag Bihu/ MesadiSunday
April 17Ram NavamiWednesday
July 8Rath YatraMonday
August 26JanmashtamiMonday
September 9Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka ChaturthiSaturday
Sep 5 to Sep 17OnamThursday to Tuesday
October 3 to October 12Shardiya NavratriThursday to Saturday
October 12DussehraSaturday
October 20 or October 21Karwa ChauthSunday or Monday
Nov 7 to Nov 11Chhath Puja Thursday to Sunday

List of All Official & Restricted Holidays in 2024

You can prepare your Holiday Calendar and also plan your weekend with the help of the below tables of official and restricted holidays.

HOLIDAYDATEDAY
New Year’s DayJan 1Monday
Makar SankrantiJan 15Monday
Bihu MaghJan 13 & Jan 14Saturday & Sunday
PongalJan 15 to Jan 18Monday to Thursday
Basant PanchamiFeb 14Wednesday
Sri PanchamiFeb 14Wednesday
Hazarat Ali’s BirthdayJan 23 or Jan 24Tuesday & Wednesday
Guru Ravi Das’s BirthdayFeb 24Saturday
Birthday of Swami Dayananda SaraswatiMar 5Tuesday
Maha ShivratriMar 8Friday
Shivaji JayantiFeb 19Monday
Holika dahanMar 25Monday
DolyatraMar 25Monday
Chaitra SukladiApril 9Tuesday
Cheti ChandApril 9Tuesday
UgadiApril 9Tuesday
PadwaApril 9Tuesday
GudiApril 9Tuesday
Easter SundayMar 31Sunday
VaisakhiApril 13Saturday
VishuApril 13Saturday
MesadiApril 13Saturday
Vaisakhadi (Bengal)April 13Saturday
Bahag Bihu (Assam)April 14Sunday
Jamat-Ul-VidaApril 4 & April 5Thursday & Friday
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath TagoreMay 8Wednesday
Rath YatraJuly 8Monday
Parsi New Year’s dayAug 15Thursday
NaurajAug 15Thursday
Vinayaka ChaturthiSep 7Saturday
Onam or Thiru Onam DaySep 5 to Sep 17Thursday & Tuesday
Raksha BandhanAug 19Monday
Janmashtami (Smarta)Aug 26Monday
Ganesh ChaturthiSep 7Saturday
Dussehra (Saptami)October 10Saturday
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)October 11Friday
Dussehra (Mahanavami)October 12Saturday
Maharishi Valmiki’s BirthdayOct 17Thursday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)Oct 20Sunday
Naraka ChaturdashiOct 31Thursday
Govardhan PujaNov 2Saturday
Bhai DoojNov 3Sunday
Pratihar Shashthi (Chhat Puja)Nov 7Thursday
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom DayNov 24Sunday
Christmas EveDec 24Tuesday
ChristmasDec 25Wednesday