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This is our overview of public holidays and school vacations in the India for 2019, 2020 and beyond. We will continuously update our overview when new school vacations are announced. The public holidays don’t change unless we spot errors. The school vacations and public holidays are also incorporated in our daily crowd prediction.
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2020 public holidays - India
| NAME | COUNTRY | DATE | SCOPE | PROVINCES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | India | 2020-01-15 | Limited | GJ, KA, SK, TG |
| Pongal | India | 2020-01-15 | Limited | AP, AR, PY, TN |
| Republic Day | India | 2020-01-26 | National | |
| Vasant Panchami | India | 2020-01-30 | Limited | HR, OR, PB, TR, WB |
| Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | India | 2020-02-09 | Limited | CH, HP, HR, PB |
| Maha Shivaratri | India | 2020-02-21 | Limited | National except AN, AR, AS, BR, DN, GA, LD, MP, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, SK, TN, WB |
| Holi | India | 2020-03-10 | Limited | AP, AS, JK, UK, UP, WB |
| Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | India | 2020-03-25 | Limited | AP, GA, GJ, JK, KA, MH, RJ, TG, TN |
| Ram Navami | India | 2020-04-02 | Limited | National except AR, AS, DN, GA, JK, JH, KA, KL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, TN, TR, WB |
| Mahavir’s Birthday | India | 2020-04-06 | Limited | CG, DL, DN, GJ, HR, KA, LD, MH, MP, PB, RJ, TN, UP |
| Good Friday | India | 2020-04-10 | Limited | National except HR, JK |
| Easter Sunday | India | 2020-04-12 | Limited | KL, NL |
| Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | India | 2020-04-14 | Limited | National except AN, AR, AS, CH, DN, DD, DL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, TR |
| Buddha Purnima | India | 2020-05-07 | Limited | AN, AR, CG, DL, HP, HR, JH, JK, MH, MP, MZ, TR, UK, UP, WB |
| Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | India | 2020-05-08 | Limited | TR, WB |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | India | 2020-05-22 | Limited | JK |
| Id-ul- Fitr | India | 2020-05-24 | National | |
| Bakrid | India | 2020-07-31 | Limited | National except AR, DD, SK |
| Janmashtami | India | 2020-08-11 | Limited | National except AR, AS, CH, DN, GA, KA, KL, LD, MH, ML, MZ, PY, WB |
| Independence day | India | 2020-08-15 | National | |
| Parsi New Year’s Day | India | 2020-08-17 | Limited | GJ, MH |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | India | 2020-08-22 | Limited | AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, KA, MH, OR, PY, TG, TN |
| Muharram | India | 2020-08-30 | Limited | National except AR, AS, DD, GA, KL, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, PB, SK, TR, UK, WB |
| First Onam | India | 2020-08-30 | Limited | KL |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | India | 2020-10-02 | National | |
| Dussehra (Maha Saptami) | India | 2020-10-23 | Limited | OR, SK, TR, WB |
| Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | India | 2020-10-24 | Limited | AP, JH, MN, OR, RJ, SK, TG, TR, WB |
| Dussehra (Maha Navmi) | India | 2020-10-25 | Limited | AR, AS, BR, JH, KA, KL, ML, NL, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR, UP, WB |
| Vijaya Dashami | India | 2020-10-26 | Limited | National except MN, PY |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | India | 2020-10-31 | Limited | CH, HP, HR, KA, MP, PB |
| Diwali | India | 2020-11-14 | Limited | National except AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TN, TG |
| Bhai Dooj | India | 2020-11-16 | Limited | GJ, RJ, SK, UK & UP |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | India | 2020-11-30 | Limited | National except AP, BR, DD, GA, KA, KL, MN, ML, MZ, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR |
| Karthika Purnima | India | 2020-11-30 | Limited | OR, TG |
| Christmas Day | India | 2020-12-25 | National | |
| New Year’s Day | India | 2021-01-01 | Limited | AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY, RJ, SK, TN |
| Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday | India | 2021-01-12 | Limited | WB |
| Lohri | India | 2021-01-13 | Limited | MP |
| Makar Sankranti | India | 2021-01-14 | Limited | GJ, KA, SK, TG |
| Pongal | India | 2021-01-14 | Limited | AP, AR, PY, TN |
| Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | India | 2021-01-20 | Limited | HR, RJ |
| Subhas Chandra Bos’s Birthday | India | 2021-01-23 | Limited | OR, TR, WB |
| Republic Day | India | 2021-01-26 | National | |
| Vasant Panchami | India | 2021-02-16 | Limited | HR, OR, PB, TR, WB |
| Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | India | 2021-02-27 | Limited | CH, HP, HR, PB |
| Maha Shivaratri | India | 2021-03-11 | Limited | National except AN, AR, AS, BR, DN, GA, LD, MP, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, SK, TN, WB |
| Parsi New Year’s Day | India | 2021-03-20 | Limited | GJ, MH |
| Holi | India | 2021-03-29 | Limited | AP, AS, JK, UK, UP, WB |
| Shivaji’s Birthday | India | 2021-03-31 | Limited | MH |
| Good Friday | India | 2021-04-02 | Limited | National except HR, JK |
| Easter Sunday | India | 2021-04-04 | Limited | KL, NL |
| Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | India | 2021-04-13 | Limited | AP, GA, GJ, JK, KA, MH, RJ, TG, TN |
| Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | India | 2021-04-14 | Limited | National except AN, AR, AS, CH, DN, DD, DL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, TR |
| Ram Navami | India | 2021-04-21 | Limited | National except AR, AS, DN, GA, JK, JH, KA, KL, LD, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, TN, TR, WB |
| Mahavir’s Birthday | India | 2021-04-25 | Limited | CG, DL, DN, GJ, HR, KA, LD, MH, MP, PB, RJ, TN, UP |
| Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | India | 2021-05-07 | Limited | TR, WB |
| Eid al-Fitr | India | 2021-05-13 | National | |
| Buddha Purnima | India | 2021-05-26 | Limited | AN, AR, CG, DL, HP, HR, JH, JK, MH, MP, MZ, TR, UK, UP, WB |
| Maharana Pratap’s Birthday | India | 2021-06-13 | Limited | HP, HR, RJ |
| Kabirdas’s Birthday | India | 2021-06-24 | Limited | CG, HP, HR, PB |
| Jagannath Rathyatra | India | 2021-07-12 | Limited | OR |
| Bakrid | India | 2021-07-20 | Limited | National except AR, DD, SK |
| Independence day | India | 2021-08-15 | National | |
| Muharram | India | 2021-08-19 | Limited | National except AR, AS, DD, GA, KL, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY, PB, SK, TR, UK, WB |
| First Onam | India | 2021-08-21 | Limited | KL |
| Raksha Bandhan | India | 2021-08-22 | Limited | CG, DD, GJ, HR, MP, RJ, UK, UP |
| Janmashtami | India | 2021-08-30 | Limited | National except AR, AS, DN, GA, KA, KL, LD, MH, MN, MZ, PY, WB |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | India | 2021-09-10 | Limited | AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, KA, MH, OR, PY, TG, TN |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | India | 2021-10-02 | National | |
| Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | India | 2021-10-07 | Limited | HR |
| Dussehra (Maha Saptami) | India | 2021-10-12 | Limited | OR, SK, TR, WB |
| Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | India | 2021-10-13 | Limited | AP, JH, MN, OR, RJ, SK, TG, TR, WB |
| Dussehra (Maha Navmi) | India | 2021-10-14 | Limited | AR, AS, BR, JH, KA, KL, ML, NL, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR, UP, WB |
| Vijaya Dashami | India | 2021-10-15 | Limited | National except MN, PY |
| Id-e-Milad | India | 2021-10-19 | Limited | National except AN, AR, AS, BR, CH, GA, HP, MN, ML, MZ, PB, SK, WB |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | India | 2021-10-20 | Limited | CH, HP, HR, KA, MP, PB |
| Karwa Chauth | India | 2021-10-24 | Limited | |
| Diwali | India | 2021-11-04 | Limited | National except AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TN, TG |
| Lakshmi Puja | India | 2021-11-04 | Limited | OR, TR, WB |
| Bhai Dooj | India | 2021-11-06 | Limited | GJ, RJ, SK, UK & UP |
| Chhath Puja | India | 2021-11-10 | Limited | BR, JH |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | India | 2021-11-19 | Limited | National except AP, BR, DD, GA, KA, KL, MN, ML, MZ, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR |
| Christmas Day | India | 2021-12-25 | National |
Best places to visit in India
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India School Vacations & India Public Holidays 2021
School Holidays in India vary per state. The overview below shows the most important school vacations and public holidays. The start of the school year
2020 School Vacations India
There is no central source for school vacation data in India. We therefore source school vacation data from many different sources in India. Our data includes official data from local governments (like Goa) or schools in India. School vacation data is updated continuously so please visit our website again if you want to see updated data.
There is no standardised national school holiday schedule in India. The school year normally starts in April and ends in March the following year. In southern parts of the country this is slightly different with the school year starting in June and ending in April. In most parts of India the summer break starts half May and ends at the end of June.
Country | Vacation | Start Date | End Date | Scope | State(s) |
India | Winter Holidays | 07/12/2019 | 06/01/2020 | Limited | Mizoram |
India | Christmas Holidays | 16/12/2019 | 03/01/2020 | Limited | Maharashtra |
India | Christmas Holidays | 20/12/2019 | 30/12/2019 | Limited | Kerala |
India | Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2019 | 02/01/2020 | Limited | Punjab |
India | Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2019 | 28/12/2019 | Limited | Madhya Pradesh |
India | Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2019 | 04/01/2020 | Limited | Himachal Pradesh |
India | Christmas Holidays | 24/12/2019 | 28/12/2019 | Limited | Telangana |
India | Christmas Holidays | 24/12/2019 | 01/01/2020 | Limited | Andhra Pradesh |
India | Christmas Holidays | 24/12/2019 | 02/01/2020 | Limited | Goa |
India | Christmas Holidays | 28/12/2019 | 15/01/2020 | Limited | Delhi |
India | Winter Holidays | 30/12/2019 | 31/12/2019 | Limited | Odisha |
India | Pongal Holidays | 11/01/2020 | 20/01/2020 | Limited | Andhra Pradesh |
India | Sankranthi Holidays | 12/01/2020 | 16/01/2020 | Limited | Telangana |
India | Year End Vacation | 28/02/2020 | 31/03/2020 | Limited | Mizoram |
India | Spring Break | 09/03/2020 | 13/03/2020 | Limited | Maharashtra |
India | Spring Break | 10/04/2020 | 19/04/2020 | Limited | Punjab |
India | Summer Holidays | 24/04/2020 | 11/06/2020 | Limited | Andhra Pradesh |
India | Summer Holidays | 01/05/2020 | 03/06/2020 | Limited | Goa |
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