Public Holidays 2025: The year 2025 promises to be special in terms of public holidays, especially for those seeking extended breaks. The government has released the calendar of public holidays for 2025. Let's take a look at the complete schedule.
Holidays Calendar 2025: The calendar for holidays falling in the year 2025 has been released. Most holidays fall on weekdays. Festivals like Makar Sankranti, Eid, and Diwali are not falling on Sundays.
According to the Uttar Pradesh government's calendar, 6 January will be Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, 14 January 2025 (Tuesday) will be Makar Sankranti and Hazrat Ali's birthday, a holiday. Republic Day on 26 January is a national holiday, but it falls on a Sunday. 26 February 2025 (Wednesday) is Maha Shivratri, 13 March (Thursday) is Holika Dahan, and 14 March will also be a holiday for Holi. 31 March 2025 will be a holiday for Eid ul-Fitr.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Tuesday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti |
| 26 January | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 26 February | Wednesday | Maha Shivratri |
| 14 March | Friday | Holi |
| 31 March | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr |
| 6 April | Sunday | Ram Navami |
| 10 April | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 14 April | Monday | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 18 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 12 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 7 June | Saturday | Bakrid / Eid ul-Adha |
| 6 July | Sunday | Muharram |
| 9 August | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 15 August | Friday | Independence Day |
| 16 August | Saturday | Janmashtami |
| 5 September | Friday | Eid-e-Milad |
| 1 October | Wednesday | Mahanavami |
| 2 October | Thursday | Vijayadashami |
| 2 October | Thursday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 20 October | Monday | Diwali |
| 21 October | Tuesday | Diwali Holiday |
| 23 October | Thursday | Bhai Dooj |
| 5 November | Wednesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25 December | Thursday | Christmas Day |