India Public Holidays in 2019
India has a total of 75 holidays in 2019. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1, 2019 |
| Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Sunday, January 13, 2019 |
| Lohri | Sunday, January 13, 2019 |
| Pongal | Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
| Makar Sankranti | Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
| Republic Day | Saturday, January 26, 2019 |
| Lunar New Year | Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
| Vasant Panchami | Saturday, February 9, 2019 |
| Valentine's Day | Thursday, February 14, 2019 |
| Shivaji Jayanti | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 |
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 |
| Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Friday, March 1, 2019 |
| Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Monday, March 4, 2019 |
| Holika Dahana | Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
| March Equinox | Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
| Holi | Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
| Dolyatra | Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
| Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
| Chaitra Sukhladi | Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
| Ugadi | Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
| Gudi Padwa | Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
| Rama Navami | Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
| Vaisakhi | Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
| Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
| Ambedkar Jayanti | Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
| Mahavir Jayanti | Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 18, 2019 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 19, 2019 |
| First day of Passover | Saturday, April 20, 2019 |
| Easter Day | Sunday, April 21, 2019 |
| International Worker's Day | Wednesday, May 1, 2019 |
| Birthday of Rabindranath | Tuesday, May 7, 2019 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 12, 2019 |
| Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Saturday, May 18, 2019 |
| Jamat Ul-Vida | Friday, May 31, 2019 |
| Ramzan Id | Wednesday, June 5, 2019 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
| June Solstice | Friday, June 21, 2019 |
| Rath Yatra | Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
| Guru Purnima | Tuesday, July 16, 2019 |
| Friendship Day | Sunday, August 4, 2019 |
| Bakrid | Monday, August 12, 2019 |
| Independence Day | Thursday, August 15, 2019 |
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Thursday, August 15, 2019 |
| Parsi New Year | Saturday, August 17, 2019 |
| Janmashtami | Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Monday, September 2, 2019 |
| Muharram/Ashura | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 |
| Onam | Wednesday, September 11, 2019 |
| September Equinox | Monday, September 23, 2019 |
| First Day of Sharad Navratri | Sunday, September 29, 2019 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
| First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Friday, October 4, 2019 |
| Maha Saptami | Saturday, October 5, 2019 |
| Maha Ashtami | Sunday, October 6, 2019 |
| Maha Navami | Monday, October 7, 2019 |
| Dussehra | Tuesday, October 8, 2019 |
| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Sunday, October 13, 2019 |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
| Govardhan Puja | Monday, October 28, 2019 |
| Bhai Duj | Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
| Halloween | Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
| Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 |
| Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Sunday, November 10, 2019 |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti | Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Sunday, November 24, 2019 |
| December Solstice | Sunday, December 22, 2019 |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Monday, December 23, 2019 |
| Christmas Eve | Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
| Christmas | Wednesday, December 25, 2019 |
| Last day of Hanukkah | Monday, December 30, 2019 |
| New Year's Eve | Tuesday, December 31, 2019 |