Festivals & holidays in January 2027
January 2027 has 5 major dates, including New Year's Day on 01 January, Lohri on 13 January, Makar Sankranti on 14 January, among others.
January 2027 at a glance
| Date | Festival / event | About |
|---|---|---|
| 1 JanuaryFriday | New Year's Day | The start of the Gregorian calendar year, widely marked across India though not a national holiday. |
| 13 JanuaryWednesday | Lohri | A Punjabi harvest festival marked with bonfires, folk songs and dancing, the evening before Makar Sankranti. |
| 14 JanuaryThursday | Makar Sankranti | A pan-India harvest festival marking the sun's transition into Capricorn, celebrated with kite-flying, sesame sweets and regional names like Uttarayan and Maghi. |
| 15 JanuaryFriday | Pongal | A four-day Tamil harvest festival thanking the sun god and cattle for a good harvest, centred on cooking the dish of the same name. |
| 26 JanuaryTuesday | Republic DayPublic holiday | Marks the day India's Constitution came into effect in 1950, with the central parade in New Delhi. A gazetted national holiday. |
January 2027 calendar
January 2027 — SaveItIndia
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Year's Day | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13Lohri | 14Makar Sankranti | 15Pongal | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
Frequently asked questions
What festivals and holidays are there in January 2027?
January 2027 has 5 major dates: New Year's Day (01 January), Lohri (13 January), Makar Sankranti (14 January), Pongal (15 January), Republic Day (26 January).
How many public holidays are there in January 2027?
1 of the dates in January 2027 are gazetted national holidays: Republic Day. Note that individual states and banks can observe additional holidays of their own.
Sources
Dates checked on October 2026 against:
- DoPT — Gazetted Holidays 2027 for Central Government Offices (O.M. F.No. 12/2/2023-JCA, 16 July 2026)
- Drik Panchang — Indian festival calendar 2027
- timeanddate.com — Holidays and Observances in India, 2027
This page covers national holidays and major pan-India festivals, not every regional or local observance. SaveItIndia is not affiliated with any religious or government body; dates can be revised by official notification after this page was last checked.