List of National and regional Public holidays of India in 2018
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | January 01 | New Year’s Day | Several states |
| Tuesday | January 02 | New Year’s Celebration | Mizoram Only |
| Tuesday | January 02 | Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala Only |
| Friday | January 05 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Several states |
| Thursday | January 11 | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| Friday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal only |
| Sunday | January 14 | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Sunday | January 14 | Pongal | Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Sunday | January 14 | Sankranti | Several states |
| Monday | January 15 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
| Monday | January 15 | Sankranti | Several states |
| Monday | January 15 | Tusu Puja | Assam |
| Tuesday | January 16 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
| Wednesday | January 17 | Sonam Lhochar | Sikkim only. Tamang New Year |
| Monday | January 22 | Vasant Panchami | Several states |
| Monday | January 22 | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement |
| Thursday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Friday | January 26 | Republic Day | |
| Wednesday | January 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Assam. Ancestor festival |
| Wednesday | January 31 | Guru Ravidas Birthday | Several states. Full moon of Magh |
| Tuesday | February 13 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Wednesday | February 14 | Maha Shivratri | Several states |
| Thursday | February 15 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
| Friday | February 16 | Losar | Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year |
| Monday | February 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra only |
| Tuesday | February 20 | Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Tuesday | February 20 | Mizoram State Day | Mizoram |
| Thursday | March 01 | Holi | Jammu Province only |
| Thursday | March 01 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan |
| Friday | March 02 | Holi | |
| Friday | March 02 | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| Saturday | March 03 | Yaosang 2nd day | Manipur. |
| Monday | March 05 | Panchayati Raj Diwas | Odisha |
| Sunday | March 18 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
| Sunday | March 18 | Cheti Chand | Gujarat only. |
| Sunday | March 18 | Gudi Padwa | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Goa |
| Sunday | March 18 | Sajibu Nongmapanba | Manipur. 1st day of the Month of Sajibu |
| Sunday | March 18 | 1st Navratra | Jammu and Kashmir only |
| Monday | March 19 | Cheti Chand | Rajasthan, Uttarkhand |
| Tuesday | March 20 | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| Wednesday | March 21 | Hazrat Ali’s Birthday | Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad |
| Thursday | March 22 | Bihar Divas | Bihar Only |
| Friday | March 23 | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev | Haryana only |
| Saturday | March 24 | Ashoka’s Birth Anniversary | Bihar only |
| Sunday | March 25 | Ram Navami | 9th day of the 1st month in the Hindu calendar |
| Monday | March 26 | Ram Navami | Sikkim |
| Monday | March 26 | Sri Rama Navami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya |
| Thursday | March 29 | Mahavir Jayanti | The most important religious holiday in Jainism |
| Thursday | March 29 | Maundy Thursday | Kerala only |
| Friday | March 30 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Sunday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
| Sunday | April 01 | Odisha Day | Odisha only. Utkal Divas |
| Monday | April 02 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
| Thursday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
| Saturday | April 14 | Biju Festival | Tripura only |
| Saturday | April 14 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assamese New Year |
| Saturday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Saturday | April 14 | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| Saturday | April 14 | Tamil New Year | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
| Saturday | April 14 | Vaisakhi | Several states |
| Sunday | April 15 | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam only |
| Sunday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Sunday | April 15 | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948 |
| Sunday | April 15 | Vishu | Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar |
| Monday | April 16 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam only |
| Monday | April 16 | Tithi of Damodar Deva | Assam only |
| Wednesday | April 18 | Parashurama Jayanti | Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh |
| Wednesday | April 18 | Basava Jayanthi | Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. 3rd Vaiskha |
| Saturday | April 21 | Garia Puja | Tripura only |
| Monday | April 23 | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti | Bihar |
| Monday | April 30 | Buddha Purnima | Birth of Buddha |
| Tuesday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 |
| Tuesday | May 01 | May Day | Many states |
| Wednesday | May 02 | Shab e-Barat | Bihar. Celebrated on the 15th Sha’aban |
| Wednesday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal |
| Wednesday | May 16 | State Day | Sikkim only |
| Saturday | May 26 | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Tripura only. |
| Wednesday | May 30 | Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev | Assam only |
| Friday | June 08 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Last Friday of Ramadam |
| Monday | June 11 | Shab-I-Qadar | Jammu and Kashmir. Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan |
| Thursday | June 14 | Pahili Raja | Odisha |
| Friday | June 15 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Last Friday of Ramadam |
| Friday | June 15 | Idul Fitr | Many states |
| Friday | June 15 | Raja Sankranti | Odisha only |
| Saturday | June 16 | Idul Fitr | Several states |
| Saturday | June 16 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan only |
| Sunday | June 17 | Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Punjab Only |
| Sunday | June 17 | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
| Thursday | June 28 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday in several states |
| Saturday | June 30 | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
| Thursday | July 05 | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Friday | July 06 | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
| Friday | July 13 | Martyr’s Day | Jammu and Kashmir only |
| Saturday | July 14 | Ratha Yatra | Odisha |
| Friday | July 20 | Kharchi Puja | Tripura only |
| Tuesday | July 31 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Haryana only |
| Saturday | August 04 | Ker Puja | Tripura only |
| Monday | August 06 | Bonalu | |
| Saturday | August 11 | Karkkadaka Vavu | Kerala |
| Monday | August 13 | Patriot’s Day | Manipur |
| Wednesday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Friday | August 17 | Parsi New Year | Jamshed Navroz. Gujarat, Mumbai Only |
| Wednesday | August 22 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Many states |
| Thursday | August 23 | Idul Juha Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Friday | August 24 | First Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Saturday | August 25 | Thiruvonam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Sunday | August 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Several states. Shravana Purnima |
| Sunday | August 26 | Third Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Monday | August 27 | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala only |
| Tuesday | August 28 | Ayankali Jayanthi | Kerala only |
| Friday | August 31 | Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev | Assam only |
| Sunday | September 02 | Sreekrishna Jayanthi | Kerala, Odisha. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Sunday | September 02 | Janmashtami | Tamil Nadu. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Monday | September 03 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Tuesday | September 11 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Tuesday | September 11 | Tithi of Shrimanta Shankar Dev | Assam only |
| Tuesday | September 11 | Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev | Assam only |
| Thursday | September 13 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Friday | September 14 | Nuakhai | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Wednesday | September 19 | Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
| Wednesday | September 19 | Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev | Assam only |
| Thursday | September 20 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Thursday | September 20 | Karam | Jharkhand. 11th day of full moon in the month of Bhadro |
| Friday | September 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer |
| Friday | September 21 | Muharram | Many states |
| Sunday | September 23 | Haryana’s Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Monday | October 08 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Tuesday | October 09 | Bathukamma Starting day | Nine days before Durgastami |
| Wednesday | October 10 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati | Haryana, Rajasthan only |
| Tuesday | October 16 | Maha Saptami | Several states |
| Wednesday | October 17 | Durgastami | Several states |
| Thursday | October 18 | Ayudha Puja | Several states |
| Thursday | October 18 | Mahanavami | Several states. Ninth Day of Dussehra |
| Thursday | October 18 | Navami of Durga Puja | Several states |
| Thursday | October 18 | Dusshera | Vijaya Dashmi. Several states |
| Thursday | October 18 | Kati Bihu | Assam only |
| Friday | October 19 | Durga Puja | Mahastami. Sikkim only |
| Friday | October 19 | Dussehra | Dasara/Vijaya Dashami |
| Saturday | October 20 | Durga Puja Holiday | Sikkim, Tripura |
| Monday | October 22 | Durga Puja Holiday | Tripura |
| Tuesday | October 23 | Durga Puja Holiday | Tripura |
| Wednesday | October 24 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Wednesday | October 24 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
| Wednesday | October 31 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | Gujarat only. |
| Thursday | November 01 | Haryana Day | Haryana only. |
| Thursday | November 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day |
| Thursday | November 01 | Kut | Manipur |
| Tuesday | November 06 | Narak Chaturdashi | Karnataka |
| Tuesday | November 06 | Kali Puja | Assam, West Bengal. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali |
| Tuesday | November 06 | Deepavali | Several states |
| Wednesday | November 07 | Kali Puja | Odisha. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali |
| Wednesday | November 07 | Deepavali | Telengana |
| Wednesday | November 07 | Deewali | Many states |
| Thursday | November 08 | Deepavali | Maharashtra, Sikkim |
| Thursday | November 08 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat only. |
| Thursday | November 08 | Vishvakarma Day | Govardhan Puja |
| Thursday | November 08 | Balipadyami | Karnataka |
| Friday | November 09 | Bhai Bij | Several states |
| Friday | November 09 | Deewali Holiday | Rajasthan, Sikkim |
| Friday | November 09 | Ningol Chakkouba | Manipur. 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei |
| Friday | November 09 | Vishvakarma Day | Haryana |
| Tuesday | November 13 | Chhath Puja | Bihar, Jharkhand |
| Wednesday | November 14 | Chhath Puja | Bihar |
| Tuesday | November 20 | Id-e-Milad | Kerala |
| Wednesday | November 21 | Id-e-Milad | |
| Friday | November 23 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
| Friday | November 23 | Rasa Purnima | Odisha only |
| Friday | November 23 | Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Jammu and Kashmir only |
| Saturday | November 24 | Lachit Divas | Assam only |
| Monday | November 26 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Karnataka only |
| Saturday | December 01 | State Inauguration Day | Nagaland |
| Saturday | December 01 | Indigenous faith day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Sunday | December 02 | Asom Divas | Assam only |
| Monday | December 03 | World Disabled Day | Tripura only |
| Monday | December 03 | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa only. |
| Wednesday | December 05 | Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Wednesday | December 12 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | Punjab only |
| Wednesday | December 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Goa only |
| Monday | December 24 | Christmas Eve | Mizoram |
| Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
| Wednesday | December 26 | Boxing Day | Mizoram, Telangana |
