Holidays in May 2021: India is the second populated nation in the world. India has several holidays, but three are recognized as the main national holidays in India are Republic Day, Independence Day and, Gandhi Jayanti. However there are popular festival in India are Holi, Eid, Durga Puja, Diwali, and Christmas. To make travel and other leisurely plans easy for you, we have compiled a list of May holidays in India across all states for 2021.
Here’s the complete list of May holidays in 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | Celebrated in |
| 1-May-21 | Saturday | May Day/ Maharashtra Day | May Day – Across the country/ Maharashtra Day – Maharashtra |
| 7-May-21 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jumat-ul-Wida-Jammu & Kashmir |
| 9-May-21 | Sunday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | Birth anniversary of Rabindra Nath Tagore – West Bengal and Tripura |
| 10-May-21 | Monday | Shab-e-Qadr | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 13-May-21 | Thursday | Idul Fitr | National |
| 14-May-21 | Friday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti, Basava Jayanti, Idul Fitr | Several states, Basava Jayanti-Karnataka, Idul Fitr – Telangana |
| 16-May-21 | Sunday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 25-May-21 | Tuesday | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam – Tripura |
| 26-May-21 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima | Several States |