Following are the Major Public Holidays of 2017 in India.
Note: Holidays in italics fall in weekends. Holidays marked with asterisk (*) are Central Government Restricted Holidays.
Note: Holidays in italics fall in weekends. Holidays marked with asterisk (*) are Central Government Restricted Holidays.
# | Name of the Holiday | Date-Month | Week Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-January | Sunday |
| 2 | Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday | 05-January | Thursday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal | 14-January | Saturday |
| 4 | Republic Day* | 26-January | Thursday |
| 5 | Basant Panchami | 01-February | Wednesday |
| 6 | Maha shivaratri | 24-February | Friday |
| 7 | Holi | 13-March | Monday |
| 8 | Ram Navami | 04-April | Tuesday |
| 9 | Mahavir Jayanti* | 09-April | Sunday |
| 10 | Good Friday* | 14-April | Friday |
| 11 | Buddha Purnima* | 10-May | Wednesday |
| 12 | Id-Ul-Fitr* | 26-June | Monday |
| 13 | Raksha Bandhan | 07-August | Monday |
| 14 | Independence Day* / Janmashtami | 15-August | Tuesday |
| 15 | Ganesh Chaturthi | 25-August | Friday |
| 16 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)* | 02-September | Saturday |
| 17 | Onam | 04-September | Monday |
| 18 | Dussehra* | 30-September | Saturday |
| 19 | Muharram* | 01-October | Sunday |
| 20 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday* | 02-October | Monday |
| 21 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 05-October | Thursday |
| 22 | Diwali* | 19-October | Thursday |
| 23 | Govardhan Puja | 20-October | Friday |
| 24 | Bhai Duj | 21-October | Saturday |
| 25 | Chhat Puja | 25-October | Wednesday |
| 26 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday* | 04-November | Saturday |
| 27 | Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)* | 02-December | Saturday |
| 28 | Christmas Day* | 25-December | Monday |
