Public Holidays in India 2019

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2019. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2019 are Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Holi (Thursday, March 21), Ram Navami (Saturday, April 13), Mahavir Jayanti (Wednesday, April 17), Good Friday (Friday, April 19), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 18), Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, June 5), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, August 12), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, August 24), Muharram (Tuesday, September 10), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Monday, October 7), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, October 27), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, November 10), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 12) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2019: Apr 19–Apr 21 (3 days, Good Friday); Aug 10–Aug 12 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Oct 5–Oct 7 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.