Important Days, Weeks & Observances in India and International – 2026 Calendar

India & Global Observances 2026

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Date	Day	Observance	Type / Notes
1 Jan	Thu	New Year’s Day	International
4 Jan	Sun	World Braille Day	UN
12 Jan	Mon	National Youth Day	India (Swami Vivekananda)
13 Jan	Tue	Lohri	Cultural (Punjab)
14 Jan	Wed	Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Uttarayan	Pan-India Harvest Festival
15 Jan	Thu	Army Day	India
24 Jan	Sat	National Girl Child Day	India
25 Jan	Sun	National Voters’ Day	India
26 Jan	Mon	Republic Day	India, Gazetted National Holiday
27 Jan	Tue	International Holocaust Remembrance Day	UN
28 Jan	Wed	Data Privacy Day	International
30 Jan	Fri	Martyrs’ Day	India (Gandhi assassination)
Minor/Professional/Other Days: National Puzzle Day, Australia Day (observed online), World Leprosy Day (last Sunday Jan)
2 Feb	Mon	World Wetlands Day	UN
4 Feb	Wed	World Cancer Day	UN
6 Feb	Fri	International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM	UN
10 Feb	Tue	National Deworming Day	India
11 Feb	Wed	International Day of Women and Girls in Science	UN
12 Feb	Thu	Darwin Day	Science Awareness
13 Feb	Fri	World Radio Day	UNESCO
20 Feb	Fri	World Day of Social Justice	UN
21 Feb	Sat	International Mother Language Day	UN
28 Feb	Sat	National Science Day	India (C.V. Raman)
Minor/Other: Safer Internet Day (second week Feb), World NGO Day (27 Feb)
1 Mar	Sun	Zero Discrimination Day	UN
3 Mar	Tue	World Wildlife Day	UN
8 Mar	Sun	International Women’s Day	Global
10 Mar	Tue	Mario Day	Fun/Minor
15 Mar	Sun	World Consumer Rights Day	UN
20 Mar	Fri	International Day of Happiness	UN
21 Mar	Sat	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	UN
21 Mar	Sat	World Poetry Day	UN
21 Mar	Sat	World Down Syndrome Day	UN
22 Mar	Sun	World Water Day	UN
23 Mar	Mon	Martyrs’ Day (Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev)	India
24 Mar	Tue	World Tuberculosis Day	UN
28 Mar	Sat	Holi	India / Lunar Movable
Minor: International Francophonie Day, World Meteorological Day (often 23 Mar)
2 Apr	Thu	World Autism Awareness Day	UN
7 Apr	Tue	World Health Day	UN
14 Apr	Tue	Ambedkar Jayanti	India
14-15 Apr	Tue-Wed	Vaisakhi / Tamil New Year / Bihu	Regional / Festival
22 Apr	Wed	Earth Day	International
23 Apr	Thu	World Book & Copyright Day	UN
25 Apr	Sat	World Malaria Day	UN
26 Apr	Sun	World Intellectual Property Day	UN
Minor: International Moment of Laughter Day, International Guide Dog Day, National Pet Day
1 May	Fri	International Labour Day	Global
3 May	Sun	World Press Freedom Day	UN
8 May	Fri	World Red Cross Day	UN
9 May	Sun	Mother’s Day	Second Sunday
11 May	Mon	National Technology Day	India
15 May	Fri	International Day of Families	UN
17 May	Sun	World Telecommunication Day	UN
21 May	Thu	Anti-Terrorism Day	India
25 May	Mon	National Missing Children’s Day	India
31 May	Sun	World No-Tobacco Day	UN
Minor: International Day of UN Peacekeepers, World Tuna Day, International Jazz Day
1 Jun	Mon	Global Day of Parents	UN
1 Jun	Mon	World Milk Day	UN FAO
5 Jun	Fri	World Environment Day	UN
7 Jun	Sun	World Food Safety Day	UN
8 Jun	Mon	World Oceans Day	UN
12 Jun	Fri	World Day Against Child Labour	UN
14 Jun	Sun	World Blood Donor Day	UN
15 Jun	Mon	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day	UN
17 Jun	Wed	World Day to Combat Desertification	UN
20 Jun	Sat	World Refugee Day	UN
21 Jun	Sun	International Yoga Day	India + UN
23 Jun	Tue	UN Public Service Day	UN
26 Jun	Fri	International Day Against Drug Abuse	UN
27 Jun	Sat	Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Day	UN
29 Jun	Mon	National Statistics Day	India
1 Jul	Wed	National Doctors’ Day	India
6 Jul	Mon	World Zoonoses Day	Awareness
11 Jul	Sat	World Population Day	UN
12 Jul	Sun	Malala Day	UN
15 Jul	Wed	World Youth Skills Day	UN
17 Jul	Fri	World Day for International Justice	UN
18 Jul	Sat	Nelson Mandela Day	UN
26 Jul	Sun	Kargil Vijay Diwas	India
28 Jul	Tue	World Hepatitis Day	UN
1 Aug	Sat	World Breastfeeding Week begins	UN
6 Aug	Thu	Hiroshima Day	Global
8 Aug	Sat	Quit India Movement Day	India
9 Aug	Sun	International Day of Indigenous Peoples	UN
12 Aug	Wed	International Youth Day	UN
15 Aug	Sat	Independence Day	India
19 Aug	Wed	World Humanitarian Day	UN
29 Aug	Sat	National Sports Day	India
5 Sep	Sat	Teachers’ Day (India)	India
8 Sep	Tue	International Literacy Day	UN
14 Sep	Mon	Hindi Diwas	India
15 Sep	Tue	International Day of Democracy	UN
16 Sep	Wed	World Ozone Day	UN
21 Sep	Mon	International Day of Peace	UN
27 Sep	Sun	World Tourism Day	UN
29 Sep	Tue	World Heart Day	UN
1 Oct	Thu	International Day of Older Persons	UN
2 Oct	Fri	Gandhi Jayanti	India + UN Non-Violence
4 Oct	Sun	World Animal Day	Global
5 Oct	Mon	World Teachers’ Day	UNESCO
10 Oct	Sat	World Mental Health Day	UN
11 Oct	Sun	International Girl Child Day	UN
16 Oct	Fri	World Food Day	UN
17 Oct	Sat	Poverty Eradication Day	UN
24 Oct	Sat	United Nations Day	UN
31 Oct	Sat	National Unity Day	India
7 Nov	Sat	National Cancer Awareness Day	India
11 Nov	Wed	National Education Day	India
14 Nov	Sat	Children’s Day	India
14 Nov	Sat	World Diabetes Day	UN
19 Nov	Thu	International Men’s Day	Global
20 Nov	Fri	Universal Children’s Day	UN
25 Nov	Wed	Violence Against Women Day	UN
1 Dec	Tue	World AIDS Day	UN
2 Dec	Wed	Pollution Control Day	India
3 Dec	Thu	Disability Day	UN
4 Dec	Fri	Navy Day	India
5 Dec	Sat	Volunteer Day	UN
7 Dec	Mon	Civil Aviation Day	UN
10 Dec	Thu	Human Rights Day	UN
11 Dec	Fri	International Mountain Day	UN
14 Dec	Mon	Energy Conservation Day	India
18 Dec	Fri	Migrants Day	UN
22 Dec	Tue	National Mathematics Day	India
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas	Global
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day	Commonwealth
31 Dec	Thu	New Year’s Eve	Global