Holi 2028 is on Sunday, March 12, 2028

The exact date of Holi 2028

Holi 2028 falls on Sunday, March 12, 2028. That is a Sunday, which means it lands on a weekend. It is the 72nd day of 2028 and sits in ISO week 10. If you are planning around it, the day of the week matters as much as the date itself, because it decides whether the observance creates a long weekend, a midweek pause, or a day that has to be moved under local substitute-holiday rules.

Falling on a Sunday, Holi overlaps a normal weekend. Where it is a public holiday, the observed day off is often moved to the following Monday under substitute-day rules.

Compared with 2027, when it fell on March 22, Holi 2028 moves about 9 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar. This drift is normal for a holiday tied to a lunar or lunisolar calendar rather than a fixed civil date.

Holi around 2028

How the date moves in the years either side of 2028. Each year links to its own page with a countdown and the full day-of-week detail.

About Holi

Holi is a Hindu spring festival widely known as the Festival of Colors. It is associated with the full moon of the Hindu month Phalguna and usually falls in March on the Gregorian calendar. Celebrations often include Holika Dahan bonfires on the eve, followed by gatherings where people throw colored powders and water, sing, dance, and share sweets. The festival carries regional stories and meanings, including the triumph of good over evil, devotion, renewal, and the arrival of spring. timekit reads Holi from its shipped religious holidays table, using the local Vikram calendar data where available and the same published hand table for later years.

Calendar note: From the local Vikram calendar festival table; shown as a 2-day Holi span.

Holi 2028, common questions

When is Holi 2028?

Holi 2028 falls on Sunday, March 12, 2028, running through Monday, March 13, 2028.

What day of the week is Holi 2028?

In 2028, Holi falls on a Sunday, which is a weekend day.

When is Holi the year after 2028?

In 2029, Holi falls on Thursday, March 1.

What date was Holi 2027?

In 2027, Holi fell on Monday, March 22.

Why does the date of Holi change each year?

The festival carries regional stories and meanings, including the triumph of good over evil, devotion, renewal, and the arrival of spring. timekit reads Holi from its shipped religious holidays table, using the local Vikram calendar data where available and the same published hand table for later years.