Plan your 2024 holidays – Republic Day, Shivratri and Diwali are all falling on a Friday

Whether national or regional events and festivals, holidays add spice to our lives. They help break the monotony of our work life and facilitate some celebrations and socialising moments in our lives. The holiday calendar of India reflects the rich cultural, linguistic and religious diversity in India. Adding the holidays of national and regional importance, we have a long list of days to celebrate and take a break from the tiring professional schedule. So, here is the holiday calendar 2024 for India.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Monday	New Year's Day	Most states
2 Jan	Tuesday	New Year Holiday	Mizoram
2 Jan	Tuesday	Mannam Jayanti	Kerala
11 Jan	Thursday	Missionary Day	Mizoram
12 Jan	Friday	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti	West Bengal
15 Jan	Monday	Magh Bihu	Assam
15 Jan	Monday	Makara Sankranti / Pongal	Most states
16 Jan	Tuesday	Kanuma Panduga	Andha Pradesh
16 Jan	Tuesday	Thiruvalluvar Day	Tamil Nadu
17 Jan	Wednesday	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	Many States
17 Jan	Wednesday	Uzhavar Thirunal	Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
23 Jan	Tuesday	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti	Some states
23 Jan	Tuesday	Gaan-Ngai	Manipur
25 Jan	Thursday	Hazrat Ali Jayanti	Uttar Pradesh
25 Jan	Thursday	State Day	Himachal Pradesh
26 Jan	Friday	Republic Day	National
10 Feb	Saturday	Losar	Sikkim
10 Feb	Saturday	Sonam Losar	Sikkim
14 Feb	Wednesday	Vasant Panchami	Many states
15 Feb	Thursday	Lui-Ngai-Ni	Manipur
19 Feb	Monday	Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti	Maharashtra
20 Feb	Tuesday	State Day	Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram
24 Feb	Saturday	Guru Ravidas Jayanti	Some states
1 Mar	Friday	Chapchar Kut	Mizoram
5 Mar	Tuesday	Panchayatiraj Divas	Orissa
8 Mar	Friday	Maha Shivaratri	Most states
22 Mar	Friday	Bihar Day	Bihar
23 Mar	Saturday	S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day	Haryana
25 Mar	Monday	Holi	Most states
25 Mar	Monday	Doljatra	West Bengal
25 Mar	Monday	Yaosang	Manipur
26 Mar	Tuesday	Yaosang 2nd Day	Manipur
29 Mar	Friday	Good Friday	National
30 Mar	Saturday	Easter Saturday	Nagaland
31 Mar	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Kerala & Nagaland
1 Apr	Monday	Odisha Day	Orissa
5 Apr	Friday	Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti	Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
5 Apr	Friday	Jumat-ul-Wida	Jammu & Kashmir
7 Apr	Sunday	Shab-i-Qadr	Jammu & Kashmir
9 Apr	Tuesday	Gudi Padwa	Some states
9 Apr	Tuesday	Ugadi	Many states
10 Apr	Wednesday	Idul Fitr	National except Mizoram
11 Apr	Thursday	Idul Fitr	Mizoram
11 Apr	Thursday	Sarhul	Jharkhand
13 Apr	Saturday	Bohag Bihu Holiday	Assam
13 Apr	Saturday	Maha Vishuba Sankranti	Orissa
13 Apr	Saturday	Vaisakh	Some states
14 Apr	Sunday	Bengali New Year	West Bengal
14 Apr	Sunday	Bohag Bihu	Assam & Arunachal Pradesh
14 Apr	Sunday	Cheiraoba	Manipur
14 Apr	Sunday	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti	National
14 Apr	Sunday	Tamil New Year	Tamil Nadu
14 Apr	Sunday	Vishu	Kerala
15 Apr	Monday	Himachal Day	Himachal Pradesh
17 Apr	Wednesday	Ram Navami	Many states
21 Apr	Sunday	Garia Puja	Tripura
21 Apr	Sunday	Mahavir Jayanti	Most states
1 May	Wednesday	Maharashtra Day	Maharashtra
1 May	Wednesday	May Day	Most states
8 May	Wednesday	Guru Rabindranath Jayanti	Tripura & West Bengal
10 May	Friday	Basava Jayanti	Karnataka
10 May	Friday	Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti	Many states
16 May	Thursday	State Day	Sikkim
23 May	Thursday	Buddha Purnima	Most states
24 May	Friday	Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti	Tripura
9 Jun	Sunday	Maharana Pratap Jayanti	Some states
10 Jun	Monday	Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day	Punjab
14 Jun	Friday	Pahili Raja	Orissa
15 Jun	Saturday	Raja Sankranti	Orissa
15 Jun	Saturday	YMA Day	Mizoram
17 Jun	Monday	Bakrid / Eid al Adha	National except Jammu & Kashmir
18 Jun	Tuesday	Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday	Jammu & Kashmir
22 Jun	Saturday	Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti	Some states
30 Jun	Sunday	Remna Ni	Mizoram
5 Jul	Friday	Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday	Jammu & Kashmir
6 Jul	Saturday	MHIP Day	Mizoram
7 Jul	Sunday	Ratha Yatra	Orissa
8 Jul	Monday	Behdeinkhlam Festival	Meghalaya
13 Jul	Saturday	Bhanu Jayanti	Sikkim
13 Jul	Saturday	Martyrs' Day	Jammu & Kashmir
17 Jul	Wednesday	Muharram	Most states
17 Jul	Wednesday	U Tirot Sing Day	Meghalaya
31 Jul	Wednesday	Bonalu	Telangana
31 Jul	Wednesday	Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day	Haryana
7 Aug	Wednesday	Haryali Teej	Haryana
8 Aug	Thursday	Tendong Lho Rum Faat	Sikkim
13 Aug	Tuesday	Patriots Day	Manipur
15 Aug	Thursday	Independence Day	National
15 Aug	Thursday	Parsi New Year	Some states
19 Aug	Monday	Raksha Bandhan	Many states
19 Aug	Monday	Jhulan Purnima	Orissa
26 Aug	Monday	Janmashtami	National
5 Sep	Thursday	Hartalika Teej	Some states
5 Sep	Thursday	Tithi of Srimanta Shankardev	Assam
7 Sep	Saturday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Most states
8 Sep	Sunday	Nuakhai	Orissa
13 Sep	Friday	Ramdev Jayanti	Rajasthan
13 Sep	Friday	Teja Dashmi	Rajasthan
14 Sep	Saturday	First Onam	Kerala
15 Sep	Sunday	Thiruvonam	Keala
16 Sep	Monday	Eid e Milad	National
17 Sep	Tuesday	Indra Jatra	Sikkim
18 Sep	Wednesday	Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti	Kerala
20 Sep	Friday	Friday Following Eid e Milad	Jammu & Kashmir
21 Sep	Saturday	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi	Kerala
23 Sep	Monday	Heroes' Martyrdom Day	Haryana
2 Oct	Wednesday	Mahalaya Amavasye	Many states
2 Oct	Wednesday	Gandhi Jayanti	National
3 Oct	Thursday	First Day of Bathukamma	Telangana
3 Oct	Thursday	Ghatasthapana	Rajasthan
3 Oct	Thursday	Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti	Haryana
10 Oct	Thursday	Maha Saptami	Some states
11 Oct	Friday	Maha Ashtami	Some states
12 Oct	Saturday	Maha Navami	Some states
12 Oct	Saturday	Vijaya Dashami	Some states
13 Oct	Sunday	Vijaya Dashami	National
13 Oct	Sunday	Janmostav of Srimanta Shankardev	Assam
17 Oct	Thursday	Lakshmi Puja	Some states
17 Oct	Thursday	Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti	Some states
17 Oct	Thursday	Kati Bihu	Assam
31 Oct	Thursday	Deepavali	Many states
31 Oct	Thursday	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti	Gujarat
31 Oct	Thursday	Diwali	Mizoram
1 Nov	Friday	Diwali	Many states
1 Nov	Friday	Haryana Day	Haryana
1 Nov	Friday	Kannada Rajyothsava	Karnataka
1 Nov	Friday	Kut	Manipur
1 Nov	Friday	Puducherry Liberation Day	Puducherry
2 Nov	Saturday	Vikram Samvat New Year	Gujarat
3 Nov	Sunday	Bhai Dooj	Some states
7 Nov	Thursday	Chhath Puja	Some states
15 Nov	Friday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	National
15 Nov	Friday	Karthika Purnima	Some states
18 Nov	Monday	Kanakadasa Jayanti	Karnataka
22 Nov	Friday	Lhabab Duchen	Sikkim
23 Nov	Saturday	Seng Kut Snem	Meghalaya
1 Dec	Sunday	Indigenous Faith Day	Arunachal Pradesh
5 Dec	Thursday	Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti	Jammu & Kashmir
6 Dec	Friday	Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day	Punjab
12 Dec	Thursday	Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma	Meghalaya
18 Dec	Wednesday	Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham	Meghalaya
18 Dec	Wednesday	Guru Ghasidas Jayanti	Chandigarh
24 Dec	Tuesday	Christmas Holiday	Some states
25 Dec	Wednesday	Christmas	National
26 Dec	Thursday	Christmas Holiday	Some states
26 Dec	Thursday	Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti	Haryana
30 Dec	Monday	Tamu Losar	Sikkim
30 Dec	Monday	U Kiang Nangbah	Meghalaya
31 Dec	Tuesday	New Year's Eve	Manipur & Mizoram

Take away

So, keep track of the most important festivals and events relevant to your region and plan your days ahead in 2024, adding a lot of fun and religious, cultural and national fervour. Also, a holiday calendar will help keep track of holidays to plan your outings, personal work and some important errands.