India Calendar 2028: Public Holidays and Working Days
18public holidays
13on weekdays
7long weekends
247working days
3bridge-day chances
2028 public holiday list
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January | Wednesday | Republic Day | Public holiday | 4 |
| 23 February | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Public holiday | 8 |
| 27 February | Sunday | Eid al-Fitrestimated | Public holiday | 8 |
| 11 March | Saturday | Holi | Public holiday | 10 |
| 3 April | Monday | Ram Navami | Public holiday | 14 |
| 7 April | Friday | Mahavira's Birthday | Public holiday | 14 |
| 14 April | Friday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | Public holiday | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday | 15 |
| 6 May | Saturday | Eid al-Adhaestimated | Public holiday | 18 |
| 8 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Public holiday | 19 |
| 4 June | Sunday | Ashuraestimated | Public holiday | 22 |
| 4 August | Friday | Prophet's Birthdayestimated | Public holiday | 31 |
| 13 August | Sunday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Public holiday | 32 |
| 15 August | Tuesday | Independence Day | Public holiday | 33 |
| 27 September | Wednesday | Dussehra | Public holiday | 39 |
| 2 October | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | Public holiday | 40 |
| 17 October | Tuesday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Public holiday | 42 |
| 2 November | Thursday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Public holiday | 44 |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas | Public holiday | 52 |
2028 working days by month
| Month | Days | Weekend | Weekday holidays | Half days | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 366 | 106 | 13 | 0 | 247 |
Working days = weekdays − public holidays on weekdays − half of the half days. Regional holidays are not included.
Long weekends and bridge days
- 1 April – 3 April: 3 days
- 7 April – 9 April: 3 days
- 14 April – 16 April: 3 days
- 6 May – 8 May: 3 days
- 4 August – 6 August: 3 days
- 30 September – 2 October: 3 days
- 23 December – 25 December: 3 days
- Take 14 August (Monday) off and the break grows to 4 days
- Take 16 October (Monday) off and the break grows to 4 days
- Take 3 November (Friday) off and the break grows to 4 days
Regional holidays (100)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Region | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Sunday | Post New Year | MZ | 52 |
| 4 January | Tuesday | Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | CH, PB | 1 |
| 11 January | Tuesday | Missionary Day | MZ | 2 |
| 15 January | Saturday | Magh Bihu | AS, DH | 2 |
| 15 January | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | DH, KA | 2 |
| 15 January | Saturday | Pongal | DH, TN | 2 |
| 15 January | Saturday | Uttarayan | GJ | 2 |
| 16 January | Sunday | Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal | TN | 2 |
| 17 January | Monday | Uzhavar Thirunal | TN | 3 |
| 23 January | Sunday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday | AS, TR | 3 |
| 25 January | Tuesday | Statehood Day | HP | 4 |
| 31 January | Monday | Sir Chottu Ram's Birthday | HR | 5 |
| 10 February | Thursday | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | HP | 6 |
| 19 February | Saturday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Birthday | MH | 7 |
| 20 February | Sunday | Statehood Day | AR | 7 |
| 10 March | Friday | Holika Dahan | RJ, UK | 10 |
| 20 March | Monday | Nowruz | JK, LA | 12 |
| 20 March | Monday | Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom Day | MP | 12 |
| 22 March | Wednesday | Bihar Day | BR | 12 |
| 23 March | Thursday | Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day (Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Shaheedi Diwas) | HR, PB | 12 |
| 27 March | Monday | 1st Navratra | JK | 13 |
| 27 March | Monday | Chaitra Sukladi | DH | 13 |
| 27 March | Monday | Cheti Chand | DH, GJ, RJ, UK | 13 |
| 27 March | Monday | Gudi Padwa | DH, GA, MH | 13 |
| 27 March | Monday | Ugadi | DH, KA | 13 |
| 1 April | Saturday | Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) | OD | 13 |
| 8 April | Saturday | Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday (Guru Nabha Dass's Jayanti) | PB | 14 |
| 11 April | Tuesday | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Birthday | RJ | 15 |
| 13 April | Thursday | Bahag Bihu | AS | 15 |
| 13 April | Thursday | Baisakhi | JK | 15 |
| 13 April | Thursday | Vaisakhi | HR, PB | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Bahag Bihu | AR, AS | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Bengali New Year | TR | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | TN | 15 |
| 15 April | Saturday | Bahag Bihu | AS | 15 |
| 15 April | Saturday | Bengali New Year | WB | 15 |
| 15 April | Saturday | Himachal Day | HP | 15 |
| 15 April | Saturday | Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana Sankranti | OD | 15 |
| 20 April | Thursday | Garia Puja | TR | 16 |
| 27 April | Thursday | Akshay Tritiya | HR | 17 |
| 27 April | Thursday | Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday | GJ, HP, HR, PB, RJ | 17 |
| 1 May | Monday | Maharashtra Day | MH | 18 |
| 1 May | Monday | May Day | AS, KA | 18 |
| 9 May | Tuesday | Rabindra Jayanti | WB | 19 |
| 16 May | Tuesday | Sikkim State Day | SK | 20 |
| 27 May | Saturday | Maharana Pratap's Birthday | HP, HR, RJ | 21 |
| 28 May | Sunday | Guru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom Day | PB | 21 |
| 7 June | Wednesday | Sant Kabir's Birthday | HP, HR, PB | 23 |
| 15 June | Thursday | Young Mizo Association's Day | MZ | 24 |
| 30 June | Friday | Kharchi Puja | TR | 26 |
| 30 June | Friday | Peace Accord Day (Remna Ni) | MZ | 26 |
| 6 July | Thursday | Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl's Day | MZ | 27 |
| 16 July | Sunday | Harela | UK | 28 |
| 25 July | Tuesday | Ker Puja | TR | 30 |
| 31 July | Monday | Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day (Shaheed Udham Singh's Shaheedi Diwas) | HR, PB | 31 |
| 5 August | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | DH, GJ, HR, MP, RJ, UK, UP | 31 |
| 9 August | Wednesday | International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | RJ | 32 |
| 14 August | Monday | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | DH, GJ, MH | 33 |
| 16 August | Wednesday | Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day | PY | 33 |
| 19 August | Saturday | Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's Birthday (Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's Jayanti) | TR | 33 |
| 23 August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | GA, KA, MH | 34 |
| 23 August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | DH | 34 |
| 24 August | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2) | GA | 34 |
| 24 August | Thursday | Samvatsari Day | GJ | 34 |
| 1 September | Friday | Onam | AN, KL | 35 |
| 11 September | Monday | Khejarli's Martyrdom Day (Khejarli's Shaheedi Diwas) | RJ | 37 |
| 17 September | Sunday | Vishwakarma Puja | UK | 37 |
| 19 September | Tuesday | Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday | HR, PB, RJ | 38 |
| 19 September | Tuesday | Sharad Navratri | RJ | 38 |
| 23 September | Saturday | Haryana War Heroes' Martyrdom Day | HR | 38 |
| 23 September | Saturday | Maharaja Hari Singh's Birthday | JK | 38 |
| 25 September | Monday | Mahasaptami | TR | 39 |
| 26 September | Tuesday | Durgashtami | RJ | 39 |
| 26 September | Tuesday | Mahanavami | JK | 39 |
| 26 September | Tuesday | Mahashtami | AR, TR | 39 |
| 3 October | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | CH, HP, HR, PB, UK | 40 |
| 18 October | Wednesday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada) | MH | 42 |
| 18 October | Wednesday | Govardhan Puja | DH, MP, RJ, UP | 42 |
| 18 October | Wednesday | Gujarati New Year | GJ | 42 |
| 18 October | Wednesday | Vishwakarma Day | HR, PB | 42 |
| 19 October | Thursday | Bhai Duj | GJ, RJ, UP | 42 |
| 19 October | Thursday | Chitragupt's Birthday | UP | 42 |
| 23 October | Monday | Chhath Puja | BR, JH | 43 |
| 23 October | Monday | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | DH | 43 |
| 26 October | Thursday | Accession Day | JK | 43 |
| 31 October | Tuesday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday | GJ | 44 |
| 1 November | Wednesday | Haryana Day | HR | 44 |
| 1 November | Wednesday | Kerala Foundation Day | KL | 44 |
| 1 November | Wednesday | Puducherry Liberation Day | PY | 44 |
| 15 November | Wednesday | Jharkhand Formation Day | JH | 46 |
| 16 November | Thursday | Kartar Singh Sarabha's Martyrdom Day | PB | 46 |
| 24 November | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | PB, UK | 47 |
| 1 December | Friday | Indigenous Faith Day | AR | 48 |
| 3 December | Sunday | Saint Francis Xavier's Day | GA | 48 |
| 15 December | Friday | Shab-I-Mirajestimated | JK | 50 |
| 19 December | Tuesday | Goa Liberation Day | GA | 51 |
| 24 December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | MZ | 51 |
| 26 December | Tuesday | Post Christmas | MZ | 52 |
| 28 December | Thursday | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib | PB | 52 |
| 31 December | Sunday | New Year's Eve | MZ | 52 |
Stock exchange closed (BSE) (15)
| 26 January | Wednesday | Republic Day |
| 23 February | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 3 April | Monday | Ram Navami |
| 7 April | Friday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 14 April | Friday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 14 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1 May | Monday | Maharashtra Day |
| 15 August | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 23 August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 27 September | Wednesday | Dussehra |
| 2 October | Monday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 17 October | Tuesday | Diwali Lakshmi Puja |
| 18 October | Wednesday | Diwali Balipratipada |
| 2 November | Thursday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas Day |
Stock exchange closed (NSE) (15)
| 26 January | Wednesday | Republic Day |
| 23 February | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 3 April | Monday | Ram Navami |
| 7 April | Friday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 14 April | Friday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 14 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1 May | Monday | Maharashtra Day |
| 15 August | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 23 August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 27 September | Wednesday | Dussehra |
| 2 October | Monday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 17 October | Tuesday | Diwali Lakshmi Puja |
| 18 October | Wednesday | Diwali Balipratipada |
| 2 November | Thursday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas Day |
Other days (religious, bank, half day, school…) (40)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Saturday | New Year's Day | Optional | 52 |
| 4 January | Tuesday | Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | Optional | 1 |
| 15 January | Saturday | Magh Bihu | Optional | 2 |
| 15 January | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | Optional | 2 |
| 15 January | Saturday | Pongal | Optional | 2 |
| 31 January | Monday | Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami | Optional | 5 |
| 10 February | Thursday | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | Optional | 6 |
| 19 February | Saturday | Shivaji's Birthday | Optional | 7 |
| 19 February | Saturday | Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday (Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Jayanti) | Optional | 7 |
| 25 February | Friday | Jumu'atul-Wida (Jamat-Ul-Vida)estimated | Optional | 8 |
| 10 March | Friday | Dolyatra | Optional | 10 |
| 10 March | Friday | Holika Dahan | Optional | 10 |
| 27 March | Monday | Chaitra Sukladi | Optional | 13 |
| 27 March | Monday | Cheti Chand | Optional | 13 |
| 27 March | Monday | Gudi Padwa | Optional | 13 |
| 27 March | Monday | Ugadi | Optional | 13 |
| 13 April | Thursday | Vaisakhi | Optional | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Bahag Bihu | Optional | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) | Optional | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Vaisakhadi | Optional | 15 |
| 14 April | Friday | Vishu | Optional | 15 |
| 16 April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Optional | 15 |
| 8 May | Monday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | Optional | 19 |
| 24 June | Saturday | Rath Yatra | Optional | 25 |
| 5 August | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Optional | 31 |
| 14 August | Monday | Parsi New Year | Optional | 33 |
| 23 August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | Optional | 34 |
| 1 September | Friday | Onam | Optional | 35 |
| 25 September | Monday | Dussehra (Saptami) | Optional | 39 |
| 26 September | Tuesday | Dussehra (Mahanavami) | Optional | 39 |
| 26 September | Tuesday | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Optional | 39 |
| 3 October | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Optional | 40 |
| 7 October | Saturday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Optional | 40 |
| 17 October | Tuesday | Naraka Chaturdashi | Optional | 42 |
| 18 October | Wednesday | Govardhan Puja | Optional | 42 |
| 19 October | Thursday | Bhai Duj | Optional | 42 |
| 23 October | Monday | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | Optional | 43 |
| 24 November | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Optional | 47 |
| 1 December | Friday | Ali's Birthdayestimated | Optional | 48 |
| 24 December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Optional | 51 |
2028 calendar (India holidays marked)
January 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 5 | 30 | 31 |
February 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 8 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 9 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
March 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 12 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 13 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 18 | 30 |
May 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 19 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 22 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 24 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 25 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
July 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | ||||||
| 27 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 28 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 29 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 30 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 31 | 30 | 31 |
August 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 33 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 34 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 35 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 36 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 37 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 38 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 39 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 41 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 42 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 43 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 44 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 45 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 46 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 47 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 48 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
December 2028
| # | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 49 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 50 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 51 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 52 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 1 | 31 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does India have in 2028?
India has 18 public holidays in 2028; 13 fall on weekdays.
How many working days are there in India in 2028?
India has 247 working days in 2028 (106 weekend days, 13 public holidays on weekdays). The most working days are in March (23), the fewest in April (17).
What is the longest break in 2028?
The longest continuous break is 1 April – 3 April, 3 days including the weekend.
Are there bridge days in 2028?
Yes: take 14 August (Monday) off for a 4-day break; take 16 October (Monday) off for a 4-day break; take 3 November (Friday) off for a 4-day break.
When is the stock exchange closed in 2028?
BSE: closed on 15 days. 26 January, 23 February, 3 April, 7 April, 14 April, 14 April, 1 May, 15 August, 23 August, 27 September, 2 October, 17 October, 18 October, 2 November, 25 December. NSE: closed on 15 days. 26 January, 23 February, 3 April, 7 April, 14 April, 14 April, 1 May, 15 August, 23 August, 27 September, 2 October, 17 October, 18 October, 2 November, 25 December.
Dates marked “estimated” (mostly holidays tied to the Islamic calendar) are calculated; the official announcement may differ by a day.
Data: open-source python-holidays 0.105 and official announcements; generated 2026-10-05. Dates are for information; please confirm with the official source.