Holidays in India for 2018
Discover the official list of public, bank, and religious holidays in India for 2018. Use this comprehensive guide to stay informed about important dates and observances across the country.
| Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
| January 5th | Friday | Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | - |
| January 11th | Thursday | Missionary Day | - |
| January 12th | Friday | Swami Vivekananda's Birthday | - |
| January 13th | Saturday | Makara Sankranti | - |
| January 14th | Sunday | Magh Bihu | - |
| January 14th | Sunday | Makar Sankranti | - |
| January 14th | Sunday | Pongal | - |
| January 14th | Sunday | Sankranti | - |
| January 15th | Monday | Kanuma | - |
| January 15th | Monday | Makar Sankranti | - |
| January 15th | Monday | Thiruvalluvar Day | - |
| January 15th | Monday | Tusu Puja | - |
| January 16th | Tuesday | Uzhavar Tirunal | - |
| January 17th | Wednesday | Sonam Lhosar | - |
| January 22nd | Monday | Vasant Panchami | - |
| January 23rd | Tuesday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday | - |
| January 25th | Thursday | Statehood Day | - |
| January 26th | Friday | Republic Day | - |
| January 31st | Wednesday | Bhumchu Festival | - |
| January 31st | Wednesday | Bir Chilarai Divas | - |
| January 31st | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas' Birthday | - |
| January 31st | Wednesday | Me-dam-me-phi | - |
| January 31st | Wednesday | Thaipoosam | - |
| February 13th | Tuesday | Maha Shivratri | - |
| February 14th | Wednesday | Maha Shivratri | - |
| February 15th | Thursday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | - |
| February 16th | Friday | Tibetan New Year | - |
| February 19th | Monday | Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Birthday | - |
| February 20th | Tuesday | Mizoram State Day | - |
| February 20th | Tuesday | Statehood Day | - |
| March 1st | Thursday | Day before the Festival of Colors | - |
| March 1st | Thursday | Doljatra | - |
| March 1st | Thursday | Festival of Colors | - |
| March 2nd | Friday | Chapchar Kut | - |
| March 2nd | Friday | Doljatra | - |
| March 3rd | Saturday | Second Day of Yaosang | - |
| March 5th | Monday | Biju Patnaik's Birthday | - |
| March 18th | Sunday | Marathi Hindu New Year's Day | - |
| March 18th | Sunday | Navratra | - |
| March 18th | Sunday | Sajibu Nongma Panba | - |
| March 18th | Sunday | Ugadi | - |
| March 19th | Monday | Sindhi New Year's Day | - |
| March 20th | Tuesday | Sarhul | - |
| March 21st | Wednesday | Persian New Year's Day | - |
| March 22nd | Thursday | BIhar Divas | - |
| March 23rd | Friday | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev | - |
| March 24th | Saturday | Ashoka's Birthday | - |
| March 25th | Sunday | Ram Navami | - |
| March 26th | Monday | Rama Navami | - |
| March 29th | Thursday | Mahavira's Birthday | - |
| March 30th | Friday | Imam Ali's Birthday | - |
| April 1st | Sunday | Bank Holiday | - |
| April 1st | Sunday | Odisha Day | - |
| April 5th | Thursday | Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday | - |
| April 14th | Saturday | Assamese New Year's Eve | - |
| April 14th | Saturday | Biju Festival | - |
| April 14th | Saturday | Cheiraoba | - |
| April 14th | Saturday | Doctor Ambedkar's Birthday | - |
| April 14th | Saturday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | - |
| April 14th | Saturday | Tamil New Year's Day | - |
| April 14th | Saturday | Vaisakhi | - |
| April 15th | Sunday | Assamese New Year's Day | - |
| April 15th | Sunday | Bengali New Year's Day | - |
| April 15th | Sunday | Himachal Day | - |
| April 15th | Sunday | Vishu | - |
| April 16th | Monday | Second Day of the Assamese New Year | - |
| April 16th | Monday | Tithi of Damodardev | - |
| April 18th | Wednesday | Basavanna's Birthday | - |
| April 18th | Wednesday | Parashurama's Birthday | - |
| April 21st | Saturday | Garia Puja | - |
| April 23rd | Monday | Veer Kunwar Singh's Birthday | - |
| May 1st | Tuesday | Maharashtra Day | - |
| May 2nd | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat | - |
| May 9th | Wednesday | Rabindra Nath Tagore's Birthday | - |
| May 16th | Wednesday | Sikkim State Day | - |
| May 26th | Saturday | Kazi Nazrul Islam's Birthday | - |
| May 30th | Wednesday | Madhavdev's Birthday | - |
| June 14th | Thursday | Pahili Raja | - |
| June 15th | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | - |
| June 15th | Friday | Raja Sankranti | - |
| June 15th | Friday | YMA Day | - |
| June 16th | Saturday | Festival of Breaking the Fast | - |
| June 16th | Saturday | Maharana Pratap's Birthday | - |
| June 17th | Sunday | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji | - |
| June 17th | Sunday | Second Day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast | - |
| June 28th | Thursday | Sant Guru Kabir's Birthday | - |
| June 30th | Saturday | Remna Ni | - |
| July 3rd | Tuesday | Behdienkhlam | - |
| July 5th | Thursday | Guru Hargobind's Birthday | - |
| July 6th | Friday | MHIP Day | - |
| July 14th | Saturday | Rath Yatra | - |
| July 17th | Tuesday | Tirot Sing's Birthday | - |
| July 20th | Friday | Kharchi Puja | - |
| July 31st | Tuesday | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | - |
| August 4th | Saturday | Ker Puja | - |
| August 5th | Sunday | Friendship Day | - |
| August 6th | Monday | Bonalu | - |
| August 13th | Monday | Patriot's Day | - |
| August 16th | Thursday | De Jure Transfer Day | - |
| August 17th | Friday | Parsi New Year's Day | - |
| August 24th | Friday | Onam | - |
| August 25th | Saturday | Thiruvonam | - |
| August 27th | Monday | Sree Narayana Guru's Birthday | - |
| August 31st | Friday | Tithi of Madhavdev | - |
| September 3rd | Monday | Janmashtami | - |
| September 13th | Thursday | Samvatsari | - |
| September 14th | Friday | Day after Ganesh Chaturthi | - |
| September 14th | Friday | Nuakhai | - |
| September 19th | Wednesday | Baba Ramdev's Birthday | - |
| September 21st | Friday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | - |
| September 23rd | Sunday | Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day | - |
| October 2nd | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | - |
| October 5th | Friday | Nar Bahadur Bhandari's Birthday | - |
| October 8th | Monday | Mahalaya | - |
| October 9th | Tuesday | Bathukamma | - |
| October 9th | Tuesday | Mahalaya | - |
| October 10th | Wednesday | Maharaja Agrasen's Birthday | - |
| October 10th | Wednesday | Mera Chaoren Houba | - |
| October 17th | Wednesday | Durgashtami | - |
| October 18th | Thursday | Dussehra | - |
| October 18th | Thursday | Kati Bihu | - |
| October 18th | Thursday | Mahanavami | - |
| October 19th | Friday | Vijayadashami | - |
| October 24th | Wednesday | Kumar Purnima | - |
| October 24th | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja | - |
| October 24th | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | - |
| October 31st | Wednesday | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | - |
| October 31st | Wednesday | Sardar Patel's Birthday | - |
| November 1st | Thursday | Haryana Day | - |
| November 1st | Thursday | Kannada Rajyothsava | - |
| November 1st | Thursday | Kut | - |
| November 1st | Thursday | Puducherry Liberation Day | - |
| November 6th | Tuesday | Kali Puja | - |
| November 7th | Wednesday | Kali Puja | - |
| November 8th | Thursday | Day after Diwali | - |
| November 8th | Thursday | Govardhan Puja | - |
| November 8th | Thursday | Vikram Samvat New Year's Day | - |
| November 8th | Thursday | Vishvakarma Day | - |
| November 9th | Friday | Bhai Bij | - |
| November 9th | Friday | Bhai Duj | - |
| November 9th | Friday | Ningol Chakouba | - |
| November 9th | Friday | Wangala Festival | - |
| November 12th | Monday | Chhath Puja | - |
| November 13th | Tuesday | Chhath Puja | - |
| November 14th | Wednesday | Day after Chhath Puja | - |
| November 23rd | Friday | Friday after the Feast of the Sacrifice | - |
| November 23rd | Friday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | - |
| November 23rd | Friday | Rasa Purnima | - |
| November 23rd | Friday | Seng Kut Snem | - |
| November 24th | Saturday | Lachit Divas | - |
| November 26th | Monday | Kanakadasa's Birthday | - |
| December 1st | Saturday | Indigenous Faith Day | - |
| December 1st | Saturday | State Inauguration Day | - |
| December 2nd | Sunday | Asom Divas | - |
| December 3rd | Monday | Feast of Saint Francis Xavier | - |
| December 12th | Wednesday | Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | - |
| December 18th | Tuesday | Death Anniversary of U Soso Tham | - |
| December 18th | Tuesday | Guru Ghasidas' Birthday | - |
| December 19th | Wednesday | Goa Liberation Day | - |
| December 23rd | Sunday | Day before Christmas Eve | - |
| December 27th | Thursday | Barahimizong | - |
| December 27th | Thursday | Christmas Festival | - |
| December 28th | Friday | Second Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
| December 29th | Saturday | Third Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
| December 30th | Sunday | Fourth Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
| December 30th | Sunday | U Kiang Nangbah | - |
| December 31st | Monday | Fifth Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
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