Holiday Calendar 2025: Festivals and Public Holidays in India
India is a land of diverse cultures and traditions, with a vibrant calendar filled with festivals and public holidays. Here’s the complete list of holidays for 2025, month by month:
January 2025
January 1 (Wednesday): English New Year
January 6 (Monday): Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
January 12 (Sunday): Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
January 13 (Monday): Hazarat Ali’s Birthday & Lohri
January 14 (Tuesday): Makar Sankranti & Pongal
January 26 (Sunday): Republic Day
February 2025
February 2 (Sunday): Vasant Panchami
February 26 (Wednesday): Maha Shivratri
March 2025
March 13 (Thursday): Holika Dahan
March 14 (Friday): Holi
March 20 (Thursday): Parsi New Year
March 30 (Sunday): Ugadi & Gudi Padwa
March 31 (Monday): Eid al-Fitr & Ramadan
April 2025
April 1 (Tuesday): Bank’s Holiday
April 6 (Sunday): Ram Navami
April 14 (Monday): Ambedkar Jayanti & Baisakhi
April 18 (Friday): Good Friday
April 20 (Sunday): Easter
May 2025
May 1 (Thursday): International Labor’s Day
June 2025
June 7 (Saturday): Bakrid/Eid al-Adha
July 2025
July 6 (Sunday): Muharram
July 10 (Thursday): Guru Purnima
August 2025
August 9 (Saturday): Raksha Bandhan
August 15 (Friday): Independence Day
August 16 (Saturday): Janmashtami
August 27 (Wednesday): Ganesh Chaturthi
September 2025
September 5 (Friday): Onam, Eid-e-Milad & Teachers’ Day
September 22 (Monday): Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
September 30 (Tuesday): Durga Ashtami
October 2025
October 1 (Wednesday): Maha Navami
October 2 (Thursday): Dussehra & Gandhi Jayanti
October 7 (Tuesday): Valmiki Jayanti
October 20 (Monday): Lakshmi Puja, Narak Chaturdashi & Diwali
October 22 (Wednesday): Govardhan Puja
October 23 (Thursday): Bhaiya Dooj
October 27 (Monday): Chhath Puja
November 2025
November 5 (Wednesday): Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 14 (Friday): Children’s Day
December 2025
December 25 (Thursday): Christmas