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 |
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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 |
Public Holidays
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