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The year 2024 is packed with numerous holidays, encompassing government holidays, public holidays, and bank holidays. These holidays offer a break from routine and a chance to celebrate various significant events and traditions. Here, we provide a comprehensive 2024 holidays list, helping you plan your year efficiently.
National Holidays 2024 in India
India has three national holidays. The country celebrates Republic Day on 26 January , Independence Day on 15 August and Gandhi Jayanti on 02 October every year.
List of Bank Holidays 2024
Bank holidays list 2024 are specific holidays when banks and financial institutions are closed.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Monday | New Year Day |
| January 15 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 19 | Monday | Presidents’ Day |
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day |
| June 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day |
| October 14 | Monday | Columbus Day |
| November 11 | Monday | Veterans Day |
| November 28 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| December 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
List of Public and Government Holidays 2024
India has an extensive list of public holidays 2024 and government holidays 2024. These holiday list 2024 include religious festivals, birthdays of historically significant individuals, and foundation days of various states. Here is a list of the major public and government holidays 2024.
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
| 1 January 2024 | Monday | New Year Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu |
| 2 January 2024 | Tuesday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
| 2 January 2024 | Tuesday | Mannam Jayanti | Kerala |
| 11 January 2024 | Thursday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| 12 January 2024 | Friday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 15 January 2024 | Monday | Magh Bihu | Assam |
| 15 January 2024 | Monday | Makara Sankranti | Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, and Sikkim |
| 15 January 2024 | Monday | Pongal | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Pondicherry, and Tamil Nadu |
| 16 January 2024 | Tuesday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 January 2024 | Tuesday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
| 17 January 2024 | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Punjab, and Rajasthan |
| 17 January 2024 | Wednesday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu |
| 23 January 2024 | Tuesday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 23 January 2024 | Tuesday | Gaan-Ngai | Manipur |
| 25 January 2024 | Thursday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
| 25 January 2024 | Thursday | State Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 26 January 2024 | Friday | Republic Day | National |
| 10 February 2024 | Saturday | Losar | Sikkim |
| 10 February 2024 | Saturday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| 14 February 2024 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 15 February 2024 | Thursday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
| 19 February 2024 | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 20 February 2024 | Tuesday | State Day | State Day in Arunachal Pradesh and State Day in Mizoram |
| 24 February 2024 | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab |
| 5 March 204 | Tuesday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
| 8 March 2024 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | National except for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal |
| 22 March 2024 | Friday | Bihar Day | Bihar |
| 23 March 2024 | Saturday | S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| 25 March 2024 | Monday | Holi | National except Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, & West Bengal |
| 25 March 2024 | Monday | Doljatra | West Bengal |
| 25 March 2024 | Monday | Yaosang | Manipur |
| 26 March 2024 | Tuesday | Yaosang 2nd Day | Manipur |
| 29 March 2024 | Friday | Good Friday | National except Haryana & Jammu and Kashmir |
| 30 March 2024 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
| 31 March 2024 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Kerala and Nagaland |
| 1 April 2024 | Monday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
| 5 April 2024 | Friday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| 5 April 2024 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jammu Kashmir |
| 7 April 2024 | Sunday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 9 April 2024 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
| 9 April 2024 | Tuesday | Telugu New Year | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 April 2024 | Tuesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Telangana |
| 10 April 2024 | Wednesday | Idul Fitr | National |
| 11 April 2024 | Thursday | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
| 11 April 2024 | Thursday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| 13 April 2024 | Saturday | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
| 13 April 2024 | Saturday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| 13 April 2024 | Saturday | Vaisakh | Jammu Kashmir and Punjab |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Bengali New Year | Tripura and West Bengal |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh and Assam |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Cheiraoba | Manipur |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Tamil New Year | Tamil Nadu |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Vishu | Kerala |
| 15 April 2024 | Monday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 17 April 2024 | Wednesday | Ram Navami | National apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 21 April 2024 | Sunday | Garia Puja | Tripura |
| 21 April 2024 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh |
| 1 May 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 8 May 2024 | Wednesday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | Tripura and West Bengal |
| 10 May 2024 | Friday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 10 May 2024 | Friday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan |
| 16 May 2024 | Thursday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 23 May 2024 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal |
| 24 May 2024 | Friday | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | Tripura |
| 9 June 2024 | Sunday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan |
| 10 June 2024 | Monday | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 14 June 2024 | Friday | Pahili Raja | Odisha |
| 15 June 2024 | Saturday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
| 15 June 2024 | Saturday | YMA Day | Mizoram |
| 17 June 2024 | Monday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Sikkim |
| 18 June 2024 | Tuesday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 22 June 2024 | Saturday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab |
| 30 June 2024 | Sunday | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
| 5 July 2024 | Friday | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 6 July 2024 | Saturday | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
| 7 July to August 2024 | Sunday to Sunday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 7 July 2024 | Sunday | Ratha Yathra | Odisha |
| 8 July 2024 | Monday | Behdeinkhlam Festival | Meghalaya |
| 13 July 2024 | Saturday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
| 13 July 2024 | Saturday | Martyrs’ Day | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 17 July 2024 | Wednesday | Muharram | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal |
| 17 July 2024 | Wednesday | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
| 31 July 2024 | Wednesday | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| 4 August 2024 | Sunday | Karkidaka Vavu Bali | Kerala |
| 7 August 2024 | Wednesday | Haryali Teej | Haryana |
| 8 August 2024 | Thursday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
| 13 August 2024 | Tuesday | Patriots Day | Manipur |
| 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat & Maharashtra |
| 16 August 2024 | Friday | De Jure Transfer Day | Pondicherry |
| 19 August 2024 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 August 2024 | Monday | Jhulan Purnima | Odisha |
| 26 August 2024 | Monday | Janmashtami | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Pondicherry & West Bengal |
| 5 September 2024 | Thursday | Hartalika Teej | Chhattisgarh & Sikkim |
| 5 September 2024 | Thursday | Tithi of Srimanta Shankardev | Assam |
| 7 September 2024 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Telangana and Tamil Nadu |
| 8 September 2024 | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Goa |
| 8 September 2024 | Sunday | Nuakhai | Odisha |
| 13 September 2024 | Friday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 13 September 2024 | Friday | Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
| 14 September 2024 | Saturday | First Onam | Kerala |
| 15 September 2024 | Sunday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 16 September 2024 | Monday | Eid e Milad | National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, and West Bengal |
| 17 September 2024 | Tuesday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 18 September 2024 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 20 September 2024 | Friday | Friday Following Eid e Milad | Jammu Kashmir |
| 21 September 2024 | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
| 23 September 2024 | Monday | Heroes Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| 2 October 2024 | Wednesday | Mahalaya Amavasye | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 2 October 2024 | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 3 October 2024 | Thursday | First Day of Bathukamma | Telangana |
| 3 October 2024 | Thursday | Ghatasthapana | Rajasthan |
| 3 October 2024 | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryana |
| 10 October 2024 | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal |
| 11 October 2024 | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and West Bengal |
| 12 October 2024 | Saturday | Maha Navami | Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal |
| 13 October 2024 | Sunday | Vijaya Dashami | National except Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Manipur |
| 13 October 2024 | Sunday | Janmostav of Srimanta Shankardev | Assam |
| 17 October 2024 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal |
| 17 October 2024 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Punjab |
| 17 October 2024 | Thursday | Kati Bihu | Assam |
| 31 October 2024 | Thursday | Deepavali | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
| 31 October 2024 | Thursday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Diwali | National except Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu & Telangana |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Kannada Rajyothsava | Karnataka |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Kut | Manipur |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Pondicherry |
| 2 November 2024 | Saturday | Deepavali Holiday | Daman and Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 November 2024 | Saturday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat |
| 3 November 2024 | Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 November 2024 | Thursday | Chhath Puja | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand |
| 15 November 2024 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Tripura |
| 15 November 2024 | Friday | Karthika Purnima | Odisha and Telangana |
| 18 November 2024 | Monday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 22 November 2024 | Friday | Lhabab Duchen | Sikkim |
| 23 November 2024 | Saturday | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
| 1 December 2024 | Sunday | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal pradesh |
| 3 December 2024 | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa |
| 5 December 2024 | Thursday | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 6 December 2024 | Friday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 12 December 2024 | Thursday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Meghalaya |
| 18 December 2024 | Wednesday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
| 18 December 2024 | Wednesday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chhattisgarh |
| 19 December 2024 | Thursday | Liberation Day | Daman and Diu, Goa |
| 24 December 2024 | Tuesday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya and Mizoram |
| 25 December 2024 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 December 2024 | Thursday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya and Telangana |
| 26 December 2024 | Thursday | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | Haryana |
| 30 December 2024 | Monday | Tamu Losar | Sikkim |
| 30 December 2024 | Monday | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
| 31 December 2024 | Tuesday | New Year Eve | Manipur and Mizoram |
FAQs on Holiday List 2024
What are the main government holidays in 2024?
Government holidays in 2024 include New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), and Christmas Day (December 25), among others. These holidays are observed nationwide, ensuring federal and state offices are closed.
Are bank holidays the same as public holidays in 2024?
Bank holidays often align with public holidays, such as Memorial Day (May 27) and Thanksgiving Day (November 28). However, some bank-specific holidays, like Good Friday, may not be observed as public holidays in all regions .
Do all states observe the same holidays in 2024?
While many holidays, such as Independence Day and Christmas, are observed nationwide, some holidays vary by state. For example, Texas celebrates Texas Independence Day on March 2, which is not a federal holiday.
