Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India

January 2019

New Year's Day
Tuesday, January 01

Makar Sankranti (for Ahmedabad USCS only)
Monday, January 14

Sankranthi / Pongal (Chennai, Hyderabad)
Tuesday, January 15

Thiruvalluvar Day (Chennai)
Wednesday, January 16

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 21

Presidents' Day
Monday, February 18

Maha Shivaratri (Hyderabad)
Monday, March 04

Holi / Doljatra (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad)
Thursday, March 21

Bengali New Year's Day (Kolkata)
Monday, April 15

Mahavir Jayanti (Delhi)
Wednesday, April 17

Good Friday
Friday, April 19

Maharashtra Day (Mumbai, not applicable for Ahmedabad USCS)
Wednesday, May 01

Memorial Day
Monday, May 27

Id-Ul-Fitr / Ramzan / Ramzan-Eid (not applicable for Bengaluru USCS)
Wednesday, June 05

Independence Day
Thursday, July 04

Varalakshmi Vratam (Hyderabad)
Friday, August 09

Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)
Monday, August 12

Indian Independence Day
Thursday, August 15

Krishna Jayanthi (Chennai)
Friday, August 23

Labor Day
Monday, September 02

Muharram (Kolkata)
Tuesday, September 10

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
Wednesday, October 02

Dussehra / Maha Navmi / Durga Puja / Ayutha Pooja (Kolkata, Chennai)
Monday, October 07

Dussehra / Durga Puja / Dasami / Vijaya Dasami
Tuesday, October 08

Columbus Day
Monday, October 14

Diwali / Balipratipada (Mumbai)
Monday, October 28

Karnataka Rajyotsava (for USCS Bengaluru only)
Friday, November 01

Veterans' Day
Monday, November 11

Guru Nanak's Birthday (Delhi, Mumbai)
Tuesday, November 12

Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 28

Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 25