List of important days and dates in January 2026 including national & international days, festivals, holidays, observances and special events.
Important Days in January 2026
| DATE | IMPORTANT DAY |
|---|---|
| 1 January | Global Family Day |
| 2 January | World Introvert Day |
| 3 January | International Mind-Body Wellness Day |
| 4 January | World Braille Day |
| 5 January | National Bird Day |
| 6 January | World Day of War Orphans |
| 6 January | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
| 7 January | Mahayana New Year |
| 8 January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 8 January | Earth’s Rotation Day |
| 9 January | NRI Day / Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
| 10 January | World Hindi Day |
| 11 January | Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 11 January | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
| 12 January | National Youth Day |
| 13 January | Lohri |
| 14 January | Makar Sankranti |
| 15 January | Pongal |
| 15 January | Indian Army Day |
| 16 January | National Startup Day |
| 17 January | Benjamin Franklin Day |
| 19 January | Kokborok Day |
| 20 January | Penguin Awareness Day |
| 20 January | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| 21 January | Tripura, Manipur & Meghalaya Foundation Day |
| 22 January | Weedless Wednesday |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 24 January | National Girl Child Day |
| 24 January | International Day of Education |
| 25 January | National Voters’ Day |
| 25 January | National Tourism Day |
| 25 Jan – 2 Feb | Kala Ghoda Festival |
| 26 January | Republic Day |
| 26 January | International Customs Day |
| 27 January | National Geographic Day |
| 28 January | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 28 January | K. M. Cariappa Jayanti |
| 29 January | Indian Newspaper Day |
| 30 January | Martyrs’ Day / Shaheed Diwas |
| 30 January | World Leprosy Day |
| 31 January | International Zebra Day |