DECEMBER

1-19 December (Monday-Friday): Winter Session of Indian Parliament, New Delhi.

11 December (Thursday), FICCI Commercial Real Estate Conclave, Taj MG Road, Bengaluru.

2026

JANUARY

1 January (Thursday): India assumes the Presidency of Brics.

19-20 January (Monday-Tuesday): International Crop Science Conference and Exhibition, Le Méridien Conference Center, Dubai.

26 January (Monday): Republic Day (Public Holiday).

27 January (Tuesday): India-EU Summit (to potentially finalize FTA), New Delhi.

27-30 January (Tuesday-Friday): India Energy Week, ONGC Advanced Training Institute, Goa.

30 January-1 February (Friday-Sunday): India Agri Expo, Ludhiana Exhibition Center, Punjab.

31 January (Saturday): Commencement of Budget Session 2026, Parliament of India, New Delhi.

FEBRUARY

1 February (Sunday): Union Budget 2026-27, Parliament of India, New Delhi.

3-6 February (Tuesday-Friday): ChemTech World Expo, Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai.

9-10 February (Monday-Tuesday): Pune International Business Summit (PIBS), SL Kirloskar Convention Center, JW Marriott, Pune.

14-18 February (Saturday-Wednesday): IHGF Delhi Fair (Spring), New Delhi.

19-20 February (Thursday-Friday): India-AI Impact Summit, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

25 February (Wednesday): World Sustainable Development Summit, Taj Palace, New Delhi.

MARCH

4 March (Wednesday): Holi (Public Holiday).

12 March (Thursday): ET Entrepreneur Summit & Awards, Bengaluru.

19-22 March (Thursday-Sunday): Bharat Urja Manthan – Global Energy Conclave, New Delhi.

20 March (Friday): Eid Al Fitr (Public Holiday).

23-25 March (Monday-Wednesday): Indiasoft: International IT Exhibition & Conference, New Delhi.

23-25 March (Monday-Wednesday): Smart Cities Expo, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

23-25 March (Monday-Wednesday): PlastiWorld India, Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai.

31 March (Tuesday): Mahavir Jayanti (Public Holiday).

Signposted to happen sometime in March 2026

• Election Commission of India is expected to announce polling dates for elections in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and the union territory Puducherry.

APRIL

3 April (Friday): Good Friday (Public Holiday).

23-25 April (Thursday-Saturday): Rail & Metro Technology Conclave, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

29 April-2 May (Wednesday-Saturday): Bharat Buildcon, Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi.

7-10 April (Tuesday-Friday), India Rubber Expo, ITPO, Pragati Maidan, Delhi.

MAY

1 May (Friday): Buddha Purnima (Public Holiday).

26 May (Tuesday): Eid Al Adha (Public Holiday).

JUNE

24-25 June (Wednesday-Thursday): India Homeland Security Expo, Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

26 June (Friday): Muharram (Public Holiday).

Signposted to happen sometime in 1H 2026:

• Signing of India-Qatar Freetrade Agreement (details yet to be announced);
• India-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Meeting, Brussels, Belgium.

AUGUST

15 August (Saturday): Independence Day (Public Holiday).

26 August (Wednesday): Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Public Holiday).

OCTOBER

2 October (Friday): Gandhi Jayanti (Public Holiday).

20 October (Tuesday): Dussehra (Public Holiday).

NOVEMBER

24 November (Tuesday): Guru Nanak Jayanti (Public Holiday).

DECEMBER

8-11 December (Tuesday-Thursday), Expand North Star, Dubai.

25 December (Friday): Christmas Day (Public Holiday).