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India public holidays in October 2026
India has 2 public holidays in October 2026.
October 2026 in India runs 31 calendar days, Northern-hemisphere autumn and Southern-hemisphere spring. India observes 2 public holidays in October 2026: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra. 2 of those fall on weekdays and reduce the working-day count accordingly. That leaves 20 working days for India businesses, payroll cycles, and project schedules in October 2026. October hosts Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day in the Americas on the second Monday and Reformation Day in northern-European Protestant traditions on the 31st. For broader context, see the full 2026 calendar for India or the global view of holidays observed in October 2026 across all 190 countries we cover.
20
Working days
9
Weekend days
2
Public holidays
31
Days in October
- Oct2
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Friday, October 2, 2026
- Oct20
Dussehra
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Coming up in India
- Nov 8Diwali/Deepavali
- Nov 24Guru Nanak Jayanti
- Dec 25Christmas
Long weekends in October
India has 2 long weekends in October 2026
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti · 4d · Dussehra · 4d
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