Holidays and Observances in India in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Sunday | New Year’s Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Jan | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Jan | Saturday | Lohri | Observance |
| 15 Jan | Sunday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 22 Jan | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 26 Jan | Thursday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26 Jan | Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 5 Feb | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 5 Feb | Sunday | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Feb | Tuesday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| 15 Feb | Wednesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 18 Feb | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Restricted Holiday |
| 19 Feb | Sunday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 7 Mar | Tuesday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 7 Mar | Tuesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 8 Mar | Wednesday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21 Mar | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 22 Mar | Wednesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| 22 Mar | Wednesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 22 Mar | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Mar | Friday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 30 Mar | Thursday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 4 Apr | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 6 Apr | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 6 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 7 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9 Apr | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Friday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Central Government Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| 15 Apr | Saturday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 21 Apr | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| 22 Apr | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 22 Apr | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| 1 May | Monday | International Worker’s Day | Observance |
| 5 May | Friday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9 May | Tuesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 18 Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 20 Jun | Tuesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 21 Jun | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 29 Jun | Thursday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 3 Jul | Monday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| 29 Jul | Saturday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 6 Aug | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| 15 Aug | Tuesday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 16 Aug | Wednesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| 20 Aug | Sunday | Vinayaka Chathurthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 29 Aug | Tuesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 30 Aug | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 6 Sep | Wednesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| 7 Sep | Thursday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 19 Sep | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 23 Sep | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 28 Sep | Thursday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2 Oct | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15 Oct | Sunday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| 20 Oct | Friday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| 21 Oct | Saturday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 22 Oct | Sunday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 23 Oct | Monday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Oct | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 28 Oct | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 31 Oct | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1 Nov | Wednesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| 12 Nov | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 12 Nov | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 13 Nov | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 15 Nov | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 19 Nov | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 27 Nov | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 8 Dec | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 15 Dec | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 22 Dec | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24 Dec | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31 Dec | Sunday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.
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