India Public Holidays in 2020
India has a total of 75 holidays in 2020. 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 | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
| Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Thursday, January 2, 2020 |
| Lohri | Tuesday, January 14, 2020 |
| Pongal | Wednesday, January 15, 2020 |
| Makar Sankranti | Wednesday, January 15, 2020 |
| Lunar New Year | Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
| Republic Day | Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
| Vasant Panchami | Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Sunday, February 9, 2020 |
| Valentine's Day | Friday, February 14, 2020 |
| Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
| Shivaji Jayanti | Wednesday, February 19, 2020 |
| Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Friday, February 21, 2020 |
| Dolyatra | Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Holika Dahana | Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Holi | Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
| March Equinox | Friday, March 20, 2020 |
| Chaitra Sukhladi | Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
| Ugadi | Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
| Gudi Padwa | Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
| Rama Navami | Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
| Mahavir Jayanti | Monday, April 6, 2020 |
| First day of Passover | Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 10, 2020 |
| Easter Day | Sunday, April 12, 2020 |
| Vaisakhi | Monday, April 13, 2020 |
| Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
| Ambedkar Jayanti | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
| International Worker's Day | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Thursday, May 7, 2020 |
| Birthday of Rabindranath | Thursday, May 7, 2020 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
| Jamat Ul-Vida | Friday, May 22, 2020 |
| Ramzan Id | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
| June Solstice | Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| Rath Yatra | Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
| Guru Purnima | Sunday, July 5, 2020 |
| Bakrid | Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
| Friendship Day | Sunday, August 2, 2020 |
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | Tuesday, August 11, 2020 |
| Janmashtami | Wednesday, August 12, 2020 |
| Independence Day | Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
| Parsi New Year | Sunday, August 16, 2020 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Saturday, August 22, 2020 |
| Muharram/Ashura | Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
| Onam | Monday, August 31, 2020 |
| September Equinox | Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Friday, October 2, 2020 |
| First Day of Sharad Navratri | Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
| Maha Saptami | Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
| First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
| Maha Ashtami | Friday, October 23, 2020 |
| Maha Navami | Saturday, October 24, 2020 |
| Dussehra | Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
| Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Friday, October 30, 2020 |
| Halloween | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Wednesday, November 4, 2020 |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
| Govardhan Puja | Sunday, November 15, 2020 |
| Bhai Duj | Monday, November 16, 2020 |
| Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Friday, November 20, 2020 |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti | Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Last day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| December Solstice | Monday, December 21, 2020 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
| Christmas | Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2020 |