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Holidays in Punjab (India) 2028

Punjab (India) has 33 public holidays in 2028. 19 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India. The next public holiday in Punjab (India) is Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday on Tuesday, January 4, 2028.

Holidays in Punjab (India) 2028

  • New Year's Day

    Optional holiday
  • Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday

    Only in: Chandigarh, Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Lohri

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Magh Bihu

    Optional holiday
  • Makar Sankranti

    Optional holiday
  • Pongal

    Optional holiday
  • Republic Day

    Federal holiday
  • Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami

    Optional holiday
  • Satguru Ram Singh's Birthday

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Guru Ravi Das's Birthday

    Optional holiday
  • Shivaji's Birthday

    Optional holiday
  • Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday

    Optional holiday
  • Maha Shivaratri

    Federal holiday
  • Jumu'atul-Wida (estimated)

    Optional holiday
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated)

    Federal holiday
  • International Women's Day

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Dolyatra

    Optional holiday
  • Holika Dahan

    Optional holiday
  • Holi

    Federal holiday
  • Hola Mohalla

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day

    Only in: Haryana, Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Chaitra Sukladi

    Optional holiday
  • Cheti Chand

    Optional holiday
  • Gudi Padwa

    Optional holiday
  • Ugadi

    Optional holiday
  • Ram Navami

    Federal holiday
  • Mahavira's Birthday

    Federal holiday
  • Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday

    Only in: Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Vaisakhi

    Only in: Haryana, Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday

    Federal holiday
  • Good Friday

    Federal holiday
  • Bahag Bihu

    Optional holiday
  • Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)

    Optional holiday
  • Vaisakhadi

    Optional holiday
  • Vishu

    Optional holiday
  • Easter Sunday

    Optional holiday
  • Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday

    Only in: Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan

    Regional holiday
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated)

    Federal holiday
  • Buddha Purnima

    Federal holiday
  • Guru Rabindranath's Birthday

    Optional holiday
  • Guru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom Day

    Only in: Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Nirjala Ekadashi

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Ashura (estimated)

    Federal holiday
  • Sant Kabir's Birthday

    Only in: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Rath Yatra

    Optional holiday
  • Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Death Anniversary

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day

    Only in: Haryana, Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Prophet's Birthday (estimated)

    Federal holiday
  • Raksha Bandhan

    Optional holiday
  • Janmashtami (Vaishnava)

    Federal holiday
  • Parsi New Year

    Optional holiday
  • Independence Day

    Federal holiday
  • Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi

    Optional holiday
  • Samvatsari Day

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Onam

    Optional holiday
  • Anant Chaturdashi

    Only in: Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

    Optional holiday
  • Saragarhi Day

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday

    Only in: Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan

    Regional holiday
  • Dussehra (Saptami)

    Optional holiday
  • Dussehra (Mahanavami)

    Optional holiday
  • Dussehra (Mahashtami)

    Optional holiday
  • Dussehra

    Federal holiday
  • Bhagat Singh's Birthday

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

    Federal holiday
  • Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday

    Only in: Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand

    Regional holiday
  • Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)

    Optional holiday
  • Baba Banda Singh Bahadur's Birthday

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Diwali (Deepavali)

    Federal holiday
  • Naraka Chaturdashi

    Optional holiday
  • Vishwakarma Day

    Only in: Haryana, Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Govardhan Puja

    Optional holiday
  • Bhai Duj

    Optional holiday
  • Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)

    Optional holiday
  • New Punjab Day

    Only in: Punjab

    Optional holiday
  • Guru Nanak's Birthday

    Federal holiday
  • Kartar Singh Sarabha's Martyrdom Day

    Only in: Punjab

    Regional holiday
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

    Only in: Punjab, Uttarakhand

    Regional holiday
  • Ali's Birthday (estimated)

    Optional holiday
  • Christmas Eve

    Optional holiday
  • Christmas

    Federal holiday
  • Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib

    Only in: Punjab

    Regional holiday

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Punjab (India) have in 2028?
Punjab (India) has 33 public holidays in 2028.
What is the next public holiday in Punjab (India)?
The next public holiday in Punjab (India) is Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday on Tuesday, January 4, 2028.
Which holidays are federal holidays in India in 2028?
India has 19 federal public holidays in 2028: Republic Day (January 26, 2028), Maha Shivaratri (February 23, 2028), Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (February 27, 2028), Holi (March 11, 2028), Ram Navami (April 3, 2028), Mahavira's Birthday (April 7, 2028), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (April 14, 2028), Good Friday (April 14, 2028), Eid al-Adha (estimated) (May 6, 2028), Buddha Purnima (May 8, 2028), Ashura (estimated) (June 4, 2028), Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (August 4, 2028), Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (August 13, 2028), Independence Day (August 15, 2028), Dussehra (September 27, 2028), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (October 2, 2028), Diwali (Deepavali) (October 17, 2028), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 2, 2028), Christmas (December 25, 2028).

Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.

Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.