National holidays of India in 2020

This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for India. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.

Day Date Holiday Notes
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020 New Year's Day
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020 New Year's Day Several states
Thursday Jan. 2, 2020 Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
Thursday Jan. 2, 2020 Mannam Jayanthi Kerala Only
Thursday Jan. 2, 2020 New Year's Celebration Mizoram Only
Saturday Jan. 11, 2020 Missionary Day Mizoram
Sunday Jan. 12, 2020 Birthday of Swami Vivekananda West Bengal only
Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020 Lohri
Wednesday Jan. 15, 2020 Bhogi Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Wednesday Jan. 15, 2020 Makar Sankranti
Wednesday Jan. 15, 2020 Tusu Puja Assam
Wednesday Jan. 15, 2020 Sankranti Several states
Wednesday Jan. 15, 2020 Pongal Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki
Thursday Jan. 16, 2020 Thiruvalluvar Day Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Friday Jan. 17, 2020 Uzhavar Tirunal Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only
Thursday Jan. 23, 2020 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement
Saturday Jan. 25, 2020 Sonam Lhochar Sikkim only. Tamang New Year
Saturday Jan. 25, 2020 Losar Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year
Saturday Jan. 25, 2020 Statehood Day Himachal Pradesh only
Saturday Jan. 25, 2020 Chinese New Year
Sunday Jan. 26, 2020 Republic Day
Sunday Jan. 26, 2020 Republic Day
Thursday Jan. 30, 2020 Vasant Panchami Several states
Friday Jan. 31, 2020 Me-dam-me-phi Assam. Ancestor festival
Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Several states
Sunday Feb. 9, 2020 Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Sunday Feb. 9, 2020 Guru Ravidas Birthday Several states. Full moon of Magh
Friday Feb. 14, 2020 Lui-Ngai-Ni Manipur
Friday Feb. 14, 2020 Valentine's Day
Tuesday Feb. 18, 2020 Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
Wednesday Feb. 19, 2020 Shivaji Jayanti
Wednesday Feb. 19, 2020 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra only
Thursday Feb. 20, 2020 Mizoram State Day Mizoram
Thursday Feb. 20, 2020 Statehood Day Arunachal Pradesh
Friday Feb. 21, 2020 Maha Shivratri Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
Friday Feb. 21, 2020 Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri
Monday March 9, 2020 Holika Dahana
Monday March 9, 2020 Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Tuesday March 10, 2020 Holi
Friday March 20, 2020 March Equinox
Wednesday March 25, 2020 Chaitra Sukhladi
Thursday April 2, 2020 Rama Navami
Monday April 6, 2020 Mahavir Jayanti
Thursday April 9, 2020 Maundy Thursday
Thursday April 9, 2020 First day of Passover
Friday April 10, 2020 Good Friday
Sunday April 12, 2020 Easter Day
Monday April 13, 2020 Vaisakhi
Tuesday April 14, 2020 Ambedkar Jayanti
Tuesday April 14, 2020 Mesadi/Vaisakhadi
Friday May 1, 2020 May Day
Thursday May 7, 2020 Birthday of Ravindranath
Thursday May 7, 2020 Buddha Purnima/Vesak
Sunday May 10, 2020 Mother's Day
Friday May 22, 2020 Jamat Ul-Vida
Monday May 25, 2020 Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar
Sunday June 21, 2020 June Solstice
Sunday June 21, 2020 Father's Day
Tuesday June 23, 2020 Rath Yatra
Sunday July 5, 2020 Guru Purnima
Friday July 31, 2020 Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha
Sunday Aug. 2, 2020 Friendship Day
Monday Aug. 3, 2020 Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)
Tuesday Aug. 11, 2020 Janmashtami (Smarta)
Wednesday Aug. 12, 2020 Janmashtami
Saturday Aug. 15, 2020 Independence Day
Sunday Aug. 16, 2020 Parsi New Year
Saturday Aug. 22, 2020 Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi
Saturday Aug. 29, 2020 Muharram/Ashura
Monday Aug. 31, 2020 Onam
Tuesday Sept. 22, 2020 September Equinox
Friday Oct. 2, 2020 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Thursday Oct. 22, 2020 Maha Saptami
Friday Oct. 23, 2020 Maha Ashtami
Saturday Oct. 24, 2020 Maha Navami
Sunday Oct. 25, 2020 Dussehra
Thursday Oct. 29, 2020 Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad
Saturday Oct. 31, 2020 Halloween
Saturday Oct. 31, 2020 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
Wednesday Nov. 4, 2020 Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
Saturday Nov. 14, 2020 Diwali/Deepavali
Saturday Nov. 14, 2020 Naraka Chaturdasi
Sunday Nov. 15, 2020 Govardhan Puja
Monday Nov. 16, 2020 Bhai Duj
Friday Nov. 20, 2020 Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)
Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020 Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Monday Nov. 30, 2020 Guru Nanak Jayanti
Friday Dec. 11, 2020 First Day of Hanukkah
Friday Dec. 18, 2020 Last day of Hanukkah
Monday Dec. 21, 2020 December Solstice
Thursday Dec. 24, 2020 Christmas Eve
Friday Dec. 25, 2020 Christmas
Thursday Dec. 31, 2020 New Year's Eve