DECEMBER

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

2 December (Tuesday): National Manufacturing Summit, New Delhi.

3-7 December (Wednesday-Sunday): ENGIMACH Automation & Manufacturing Technology Expo, Helipad Exhibition Center (Gandhinagar), Gujarat.

5 December: India-Russia Bilateral Summit (Russian President Vladimir Putin’s India Visit), New Delhi.

8-9 December (Monday-Tuesday): Telangana Rising 2047, Hyderabad, Telangana.

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

2026

JANUARY

1 January (Thursday): India assumes Presidency of BRICS.

19-20 January (Monday-Tuesday): International Crop Science Conference and Exhibition 2026, Le Meridien Conference Center, Dubai.

26 January (Monday): Republic Day.

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

27-30 January (Tuesday-Friday): India Energy Week 2026, ONGC Advanced Training Institute, Goa.

30 January-1 February (Friday-Sunday):India Agri Expo 2026, 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 2026, 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) 2026, 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.

12 March (Thursday): ET Entrepreneur Summit & Awards 2026, Bengaluru.

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

20 March (Friday): Eid Ul-Fitr.

23-25 March (Monday-Wednesday): Indiasoft 2026: 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 2026, Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai.

31 March (Tuesday): Mahavir Jayanti.

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.

23-25 April (Thursday-Saturday):Rail & Metro Technology Conclave 2025, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

29 April-2 May (Wednesday-Saturday): Bharat Buildcon 2026, Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi.

7-10 April (Tuesday-Friday), India Rubber Expo 2026, ITPO, Pragati Maidan, Delhi.

MAY

1 May (Friday): Buddha Purnima.

26 May (Tuesday): Eid Ul-Adha.

JUNE

24-25 June (Wednesday-Thursday): India Homeland Security Expo 2026, Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

26 June (Friday): Muharram.

Signposted to happen sometime in 1H 2026:

• Signing of India-Qatar Free Trade Agreement (Details yet to be announced).
• India-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Meeting 2026, Brussels, Belgium.

AUGUST

15 August (Saturday): Independence Day.

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

OCTOBER

2 October (Friday): Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday).

20 October (Tuesday): Dussehra.

NOVEMBER

8 November (Sunday): Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday).

24 November (Tuesday): Guru Nanak Jayanti.

DECEMBER

8-11 December (Tuesday-Thursday), Expand North Star 2026, Dubai.

25 December (Friday): Christmas Day.