Planning A Vacation? A Look At Gazetted And Public Holidays In India 2024

New Year brings in new hope and new travel plans. If this year, your resolution is to travel then here’s some good news for you! 2024 brings in 10 long weekends which will give you enough time to plan your dream vacation. Here is the list of dates where you can mark your calendar and take some time off from your monotonous schedule and immerse yourself in a refreshing holiday. 

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List of Gazetted Holidays in 2024:

Republic Day - January 26

Holi - March 25

Good Friday- March 29

Id-ul-Fitr- April 11

Ram Navmi- April 17

Mahavir Jayanti- April 21

Buddha Purnima- May 23

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)- June 17

Muharram- July 17

Independence Day / Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj - August 15

Janamashtami (Vaishnva)- August 26

Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) - September 16

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday - October 2

Dussehra - October 12

Diwali - October 31

Guru Nanak’s Birthday - November 15

Christmas - December 25

List Of Public Holidays

New Year’s Day- January 1

Lohri- January 13

Makar Sankranti- January 14

Magha Bihu/Pongal- January 15

Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday - January 17

Hazarat Ali’s Birthday - January 25

Republic Day (Gazetted)- January 26

Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami- February 14

Shivaji Jayanti- February 19

Guru Ravidas’s Birthday- February 24

Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti - March 6

Maha Shivratri- March 8

Holika Dahan- March 24

Holi (Gazetted) - March 25

Good Friday (Gazetted) - March 29

Easter Sunday - March 31

Jamat-Ul-Vida - April 5

Chaitra Suladi/ Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand - April 9

Id-ul-Fitr (Gazetted) - April 11

Vaisakhi / Vishu - April 13

Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) - April 14

Ram Navmi (Gazetted) - April 17

Mahavir Jayanti (Gazetted)- April 21

Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday- May 8

Buddha Purnima (Gazetted)- May 23

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Gazetted) - June 17

Muharram (Gazetted)- July 17

Independence Day / Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj (Gazetted) - August 15

Rakshabandhan - August 19

Janamashtami (Vaishnva) (Gazetted) - August 26

Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi - September 7

Onam or Thiru Onam Day - September 15

Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (Gazetted) - September 16

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (Gazetted) - October 2

Dussehra (Maha Saptami) - October 10

Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) / Dussehra (Maha Navmi) - October 11

Dussehra (Gazetted) - October 12

Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday - October 17

Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) - October 20

Diwali (Gazetted) - October 31

Govardhan Puja - November 2

Bhai Duj - November 3

Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) - November 7

Guru Nanak’s Birthday (Gazetted) - November 15

Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day - November 24

Christmas Eve - December 24

Christmas (Gazetted) - December 25