India has only three National Holidays. Other holidays pertaining to festivals, religious holidays and births of leaders are legislated by the individual states.
List of holidays to be celebrated in INDIA during the year 2020
Following is the list of festivals to be celebrated all over India during the year 2020.| Day | Date | Holiday Event | Holiday type |
| Wednesday | January 01 | New Years Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Wednesday | January 15 | Makar Sankranti | Also known as Pongal, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Sunday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
| Friday | April 10 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Sunday | May 24 | Idul Fitr | Many states |
| Friday | July 31 | Idul Juha | Many states |
| Tuesday | August 11 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Saturday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Saturday | August 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Saturday | August 29 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Friday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Sunday | October 25 | Vijaya Dashami | Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu. Dussehra |
| Thursday | October 29 | Milad-un-Nabi | |
| Saturday | November 14 | Deewali | Deepawali |
| Friday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |