January 2026 Calendar with holidays: Check all festivals, Ekadashi, Amavasya, Purnima, important days and events

January 2026 begins with a packed calendar of festivals, national observances and international awareness days, making the first month of the year busy, meaningful and culturally rich. From Republic Day and major harvest festivals to global days highlighting education, inclusion and social causes, the month offers many reasons to pause, reflect and participate.

January brings together religious festivals like Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal, alongside days of national pride such as Republic Day, Indian Army Day and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti. At the same time, the month highlights important global causes. International observances such as World Braille Day, International Day of Education and World Leprosy Day focus attention on inclusion, learning and public health.

January 2026 calendar with holidays

These are widely observed holidays across many states or nationally. Actual holidays may vary by state.

• January 1 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day
  
  
• January 6 (Tuesday) – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
  
  
• January 13 (Tuesday) – Lohri (regional, mainly North India)
  
  
• January 14 (Wednesday) – Makar Sankranti
  
  
• January 15 (Thursday) – Pongal / Indian Army Day (Pongal mainly in Tamil Nadu)
  
  
• January 23 (Friday) – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
  
  
• January 26 (Monday) – Republic Day
  
  
• January 30 (Friday) – Martyrs’ Day / Shaheed Diwas (observed, not a full public holiday in many states)
  
  

January 2026 Long weekends

These are combinations where you may get 3 days off by using weekends and public holidays.

Long Weekend 1: Republic Day break

• Saturday, January 24
  
  
• Sunday, January 25
  
  
• Monday, January 26 – Republic Day
  
  

3-day long weekend

Long Weekend 2: Netaji Jayanti + weekend

• Friday, January 23 – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
  
  
• Saturday, January 24
  
  
• Sunday, January 25
  
  

3-day long weekend (if Jan 23 is a holiday in your state/office)

Possible extended break (with leave)

• Thursday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
  
  
• Take leave on Friday, January 2
  
  
• Saturday, January 3
  
  
• Sunday, January 4
  
  

4-day break with 1 leave

Regional long weekend (Tamil Nadu)

• Thursday, January 15 – Pongal
  
  
• Take leave on Friday, January 16
  
  
• Saturday, January 17
  
  
• Sunday, January 18
  
  

4-day break with 1 leave

January 2026 festival and days

India observes multiple national days in January that recognise history, citizenship, youth and democratic values. From National Youth Day and National Startup Day to National Voters’ Day and Martyrs’ Day, the month reflects the country’s social, political and cultural journey.

• January 1 – Global Family Day
• January 2 – World Introvert Day
• January 3 – Paush Purnima, International Mind-Body Wellness Day
• January 4 – World Braille Day
• January 5 – National Bird Day
• January 6 – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, World Day of War Orphans
• January 7 – Mahayana New Year
• January 8 – African National Congress Foundation Day, Earth’s Rotation Day
• January 9 – Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
• January 10 – World Hindi Day
• January 11 – Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
• January 12 – National Youth Day
• January 13 – Lohri
• January 14 – Makar Sankranti, Shattila Ekadashi.
• January 15 – Pongal, Indian Army Day, Voting for BMC Elections in Mumbai
• January 16 – National Startup Day, Counting of votes for BMC Elections
• January 17 – Benjamin Franklin Day
• January 18 - Magha Amavasya
• January 19 – Kokborok Day
• January 20 – Penguin Awareness Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 21 – Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Foundation Day
• January 22 – Weedless Wednesday
• January 23 – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
• January 24 – National Girl Child Day, International Day of Education
• January 25 – National Voters’ Day, National Tourism Day
• January 26 – Republic Day, International Customs Day
• January 27 – National Geographic Day
• January 28 – Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, KM Cariappa Jayanti
• January 29 – Jaya Ekadashi, Indian Newspaper Day
• January 30 – Martyrs’ Day/Shaheed Diwas, World Leprosy Day
• January 31 – International Zebra Day