January 2027: festivals, holidays and important days
9 days to know about this month. Tap a date on the calendar, or scroll the list for wishes, quotes and greeting cards.
All days in January
- Jan1New Year's DayFri · In 83 daysWishes
- Jan12National Youth DayTue · In 94 daysWishes
- Jan13LohriWed · In 95 daysWishes
- Jan15Makar SankrantiFri · In 97 daysWishes
- Jan15PongalFri · In 97 daysWishes
- Jan15Indian Army DayFri · In 97 daysWishes
- Jan23Parakram DiwasSat · In 105 daysWishes
- Jan24National Girl Child DaySun · In 106 daysWishes
- Jan26Republic DayTue · In 108 days · Public holidayWishes
Festivals, holidays and important days in January 2027
- Fri1
New Year's Day
The first day of the year, a fresh start shared with wishes for health, joy and success.
- Tue12
National Youth Day
Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary, celebrated across India as a day for young people.
- Wed13
Lohri
Punjab's winter harvest festival, celebrated around a bonfire with songs, rewri and popcorn.
- Fri15
Makar Sankranti
The sun's move into Capricorn, marked with kites, til-gul sweets and harvest celebrations.
- Fri15
Pongal
Tamil Nadu's four-day harvest festival of thanks to the sun, the land and the cattle.
- Fri15
Indian Army Day
A day to honour the soldiers of the Indian Army.
- Sat23
Parakram Diwas
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, observed as the Day of Valour.
- Sun24
National Girl Child Day
A day to celebrate girls and speak up for their education, health and rights.
- Tue26
Republic Day
The day India's Constitution came into force in 1950, marked by the parade in New Delhi. Public holiday in India.
Born in January
- Savitribai Phule3 January 1831 · Pioneer of women's education in India
- Swami Vivekananda12 January 1863 · Monk, teacher and voice of India's youth
- Martin Luther King Jr.15 January 1929 · Leader of the American civil rights movement
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose23 January 1897 · Leader of the Indian National Army