Independence Day in India - 2026

15 Aug 2026, Saturday

India's Independence Day is an annual gazetted holiday on August 15 to commemorate the day India became an independent nation.

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About Independence Day 2026

Coming up on Saturday, August 15th, 2026 in India.

Independence Day (2026) in other countries.

S.no.	Country	Date	Holiday	Type
1	Algeria	05 Jul, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
2	American Samoa	04 Jul, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
3	Angola	11 Nov, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
4	Antigua and Barbuda	01 Nov, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
5	Argentina	09 Jul, Thursday	Independence day	National holiday
6	Armenia	21 Sep, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
7	Bangladesh	26 Mar, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
8	Barbados	30 Nov, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
9	Belize	21 Sep, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
10	Benin	01 Aug, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
11	Bolivia	06 Aug, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	01 Mar, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday , Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
13	Brazil	07 Sep, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
14	Bulgaria	22 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
15	Burundi	01 Jul, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
16	Cabo Verde	05 Jul, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
17	Cambodia	09 Nov, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
18	Central African Republic	13 Aug, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
19	Chad	11 Aug, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
20	Colombia	20 Jul, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
21	Congo	15 Aug, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
22	Congo Democratic Republic	30 Jun, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
23	Costa Rica	15 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
24	Croatia	25 Jun, Thursday	Independence Day	Observance
25	Cuba	20 May, Wednesday	Independence Day	Observance
26	Djibouti	27 Jun, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
27	Dominica	03 Nov, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
28	Dominican Republic	27 Feb, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
29	Ecuador	10 Aug, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
30	El Salvador	15 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
31	Equatorial Guinea	12 Oct, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
32	Eritrea	24 May, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
33	Estonia	24 Feb, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
34	Finland	06 Dec, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
35	Gabon	17 Aug, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
36	Gabon	16 Aug, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
37	Gambia	18 Feb, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
38	Georgia	26 May, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
39	Ghana	06 Mar, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
40	Grenada	07 Feb, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
41	Guam	04 Jul, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
42	Guatemala	15 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
43	Guinea	02 Oct, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
44	Guyana	26 May, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
45	Honduras	15 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
46	Iceland	01 Dec, Tuesday	Independence Day	Observance
47	India	15 Aug, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
48	Jamaica	06 Aug, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
49	Jordan	25 May, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
50	Kazakhstan	16 Dec, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
51	Kiribati	12 Jul, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
52	Lebanon	22 Nov, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
53	Lesotho	04 Oct, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
54	Liberia	26 Jul, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
55	Libya	24 Dec, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
56	Madagascar	26 Jun, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
57	Malawi	06 Jul, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
58	Maldives	26 Jul, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
59	Mali	22 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
60	Malta	21 Sep, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
61	Mauritania	28 Nov, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
62	Mexico	16 Sep, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
63	Micronesia	03 Nov, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
64	Moldova	27 Aug, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
65	Mongolia	29 Dec, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
66	Montenegro	21 May, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
67	Morocco	18 Nov, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
68	Mozambique	25 Jun, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
69	Myanmar	04 Jan, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
70	Namibia	21 Mar, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
71	Nauru	31 Jan, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
72	Nicaragua	15 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
73	North Macedonia	08 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
74	Northern Mariana Islands	04 Jul, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
75	Pakistan	14 Aug, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
76	Palau	01 Oct, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
77	Panama	03 Nov, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
78	Papua New Guinea	16 Sep, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
79	Paraguay	15 May, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
80	Peru	28 Jul, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
81	Philippines	12 Jun, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
82	Poland	11 Nov, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
83	Rwanda	01 Jul, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
84	Saint Kitts and Nevis	19 Sep, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
85	Saint Lucia	22 Feb, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
86	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	27 Oct, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
87	Samoa	01 Jun, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
88	Sao Tome and Principe	12 Jul, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
89	Senegal	04 Apr, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
90	Sierra Leone	27 Apr, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
91	Solomon Islands	07 Jul, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
92	Somalia	26 Jun, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
93	South Sudan	09 Jul, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
94	Sudan	01 Jan, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
95	Suriname	25 Nov, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
96	Tajikistan	09 Sep, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
97	Tanzania	09 Dec, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
98	The Bahamas	10 Jul, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
99	Togo	27 Apr, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
100	Trinidad and Tobago	31 Aug, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
101	Tunisia	20 Mar, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
102	Turkmenistan	27 Sep, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
103	Uganda	09 Oct, Friday	Independence Day	National holiday
104	United States	04 Jul, Saturday	Independence Day	Local holiday , Alaska (AK)
105	United States	04 Jul, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
106	United States	04 Jul, Saturday	Independence Day	Local holiday , California (CA)
107	Uruguay	25 Aug, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
108	Uzbekistan	01 Sep, Tuesday	Independence Day	National holiday
109	Vanuatu	30 Jul, Thursday	Independence Day	National holiday
110	Venezuela	05 Jul, Sunday	Independence Day	National holiday
111	Vietnam	02 Sep, Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
112	Yemen	30 Nov, Monday	Independence Day	National holiday
113	Zambia	24 Oct, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday
114	Zimbabwe	18 Apr, Saturday	Independence Day	National holiday