Public holidays 2026 in Delhi

Delhi has 18 public holidays in 2026; 15 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
MondayRepublic Day
WednesdayHoli
SaturdayEid al-FitrId-ul-Fitr
ThursdayRam Navami
TuesdayMahavira's BirthdayMahavir Jayanti
FridayGood Friday
TuesdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti
FridayBuddha Purnima
WednesdayEid al-Adha (expected date, subject to moon sighting)Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
FridayAshuraMuharram
SaturdayIndependence Day
WednesdayProphet's BirthdayMilad-un-Nabi
FridayJanmashtami (Vaishnava)
FridayMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayMahatma Gandhi's Jayanti
TuesdayDussehra
SundayDiwali (Deepavali)
TuesdayGuru Nanak's BirthdayGuru Nanak's Jayanti
FridayChristmas

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, 21 Mar), Independence Day (Saturday, 15 Aug) and Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, 8 Nov).

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 18 (8 states) to 32 (Haryana). Delhi is among the states with the fewest public holidays.

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Long weekends 2026

22 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Tue 27 Jan, Wed 28 Jan, Thu 29 Jan, Fri 30 Jan24 Jan – 1 Feb 2026492.3Republic Day
Mon 2 Mar, Tue 3 Mar28 Feb – 4 Mar 2026252.5Holi
Thu 5 Mar, Fri 6 Mar4 Mar – 8 Mar 2026252.5Holi
Mon 23 Mar, Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar21 Mar – 26 Mar 2026362Eid al-Fitr, Ram Navami
Fri 27 Mar26 Mar – 29 Mar 2026144Ram Navami
Mon 30 Mar28 Mar – 31 Mar 2026144Mahavira's Birthday
Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026263Mahavira's Birthday, Good Friday
Mon 13 Apr11 Apr – 14 Apr 2026144Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Wed 15 Apr, Thu 16 Apr, Fri 17 Apr14 Apr – 19 Apr 2026362Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Buddha Purnima
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha
Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun, Thu 25 Jun20 Jun – 28 Jun 2026492.3Ashura
Mon 24 Aug, Tue 25 Aug22 Aug – 26 Aug 2026252.5Prophet's Birthday
Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug26 Aug – 30 Aug 2026252.5Prophet's Birthday
Mon 31 Aug, Tue 1 Sep, Wed 2 Sep, Thu 3 Sep29 Aug – 6 Sep 2026492.3Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Thu 1 Oct26 Sep – 4 Oct 2026492.3Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Mon 19 Oct17 Oct – 20 Oct 2026144Dussehra
Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Fri 23 Oct20 Oct – 25 Oct 2026362Dussehra
Mon 23 Nov21 Nov – 24 Nov 2026144Guru Nanak's Birthday
Wed 25 Nov, Thu 26 Nov, Fri 27 Nov24 Nov – 29 Nov 2026362Guru Nanak's Birthday
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

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