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Your complete festival calendar

A warm, inclusive, and up-to-date guide to Indian festivals. Find dates, meanings, and traditions for Eid, Diwali, Ekadashi, Navratri, Gurpurab, Pongal and more.

Why Festivals Matter

Festivals nurture community bonds, gratitude, and shared joy. They honour cultural roots, encourage charity, and bring families together through food, music, and ritual.

Festival Calendar (2026 – 27)

DATEFESTIVALSIGNIFICANCE & TRADITIONS
Jan 6, 2026Pausha Putrada EkadashiEkadashi for progeny and family welfare
Jan 3, 2026Paush PurnimaFull moon day of Paush month for spiritual practices
Jan 13, 2026LohriWinter harvest festival celebrating warmth
Jan 14, 2026Makar Sankranti/PongalSun's transition into Capricorn marking harvest
Jan 14, 2026Shattila EkadashiEkadashi for prosperity and abundance
Jan 26, 2026Republic DayCommemorates adoption of Indian Constitution
Jan 18, 2026Paush AmavasyaNew moon day for ancestral worship
Jan 23, 2026Vasant PanchamiFestival welcoming spring, honoring Saraswati
Jan 25, 2026Bhishma AshtamiHonoring Bhishma Pitamah's sacrifice
Feb 1, 2026Magha PurnimaFull moon day for charity and spiritual practices
Feb 13, 2026Vijaya EkadashiEkadashi for victory and success
Feb 15, 2026MahashivratriGreat night of Lord Shiva
Feb 17, 2026Magha Amavasya (Mauni Amavasya)New moon day for silence and spiritual practices
Feb 27, 2026Amalaki EkadashiEkadashi dedicated to Amla tree worship
Mar 3, 2026Holika DahanVictory of good over evil, night before Holi
Mar 18, 2026Phalguna Purnima (Holi)Festival of colors celebrating love and spring
Mar 4, 2026HoliFestival of colors celebrating love and spring
Mar 11, 2026Sheetala AshtamiWorship of Goddess Sheetala for health
Mar 15, 2026Papmochani EkadashiEkadashi for liberation from sins
Mar 18, 2026Phalguna AmavasyaNew moon day for ancestral rites
Mar 19, 2026Ugadi/Gudi PadwaHindu New Year celebration
Mar 20, 2026Eid al-FitrFestival of Breaking the Fast
Apr 2, 2026Hanuman JayantiBirth anniversary of Lord Hanuman
Apr 2, 2026Chaitra Purnima (Baisakhi/Vaisakhi)Solar New Year and harvest festival
Apr 14, 2026Baisakhi / Vaisakhi / Poila Boishakh / Vishu / PuthanduSolar New Year and harvest festival across different regions
Apr 13, 2026Varuthini EkadashiEkadashi for overcoming obstacles
Apr 17, 2026Chaitra AmavasyaNew moon day for new beginnings
Apr 20, 2026Akshaya TritiyaMost auspicious day for new beginnings
April 27, 2026Mohini EkadashiEkadashi for divine grace
May 10, 2026Mother's DayHonoring mothers and motherhood
May 1, 2026Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima)Birth, enlightenment, death of Buddha
May 1, 2026Buddha PurnimaBirth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha
May 13, 2026Apara EkadashiEkadashi for atoning sins
May 16, 2026Vaishakha AmavasyaNew moon day for charity
Jun 25, 2026Nirjala EkadashiMost austere Ekadashi fast
Jun 29, 2026Jyeshtha PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual progress
Jun 21, 2026Father's DayHonoring fathers and fatherhood
Jul 10, 2026Yogini EkadashiEkadashi for health and spirituality
Jul 14, 2026Jyeshtha AmavasyaNew moon day for new beginnings
Jul 16, 2026Jagannath Rath YatraChariot festival of Lord Jagannath
Jul 25, 2026Devshayani EkadashiBeginning of Chaturmas
Jul 29, 2026Ashadha Purnima (Guru Purnima)Honoring spiritual and academic teachers
Jul 10, 2026Guru PurnimaHonoring spiritual and academic teachers
Aug 9, 2026Kamika EkadashiEkadashi for fulfilling desires
Aug 12 24, 2026Ashadha AmavasyaNew moon day for spiritual practices
Aug 15, 2026TeejFestival for married women's bliss
Aug 17, 2026Nag PanchamiWorship of serpent deities
Aug 23, 2026Shravana Putrada EkadashiEkadashi for progeny during Shravan
Aug 28, 2026Shravana Purnima (Raksha Bandhan)Celebrating sibling bonds
Aug 28, 2026Raksha BandhanCelebrating sibling bonds
Sep 4, 2026JanmashtamiBirth of Lord Krishna
Sep 7, 2026Aja EkadashiEkadashi for removing past sins
Sep 11, 2026Shravana AmavasyaNew moon day for ancestral rites
Sep 14, 2026Ganesh ChaturthiBirth of Lord Ganesha
Sep 22, 2026Parasva EkadashiEkadashi for spiritual transformation
Aug 26, 2026OnamHarvest festival of Kerala
Sep 24, 2026Ganesh VisarjanImmersion of Ganesha idols
Sep 27, 2026Bhadrapada PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual practices
Sep 27, 2026Pitru Paksha Begins16-day period for ancestral worship
Oct 10, 2026Bhadrapada Amavasya (Sarva Pitru Amavasya)New moon day for all ancestors
Oct 11 - Oct 20, 2026Navratri / Durga PujaNine nights worshipping Divine Feminine
Oct 19, 2026Saraswati PujaWorship of Goddess Saraswati
Oct 19, 2026Durga AshtamiEighth day of Navratri
Oct 19, 2026Maha NavamiNinth day of Navratri
Oct 20, 2026DussehraVictory of good over evil
Oct 22, 2026Papankusha EkadashiEkadashi for destroying sins
Oct 27, 2026Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima/Valmiki Jayanti)Full moon day for moon worship
Oct 21, 2026Valmiki JayantiBirth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki
Oct 29, 2026Karwa ChauthMarried women fasting for husbands
Nov 5, 2026Ram EkadashiEkadashi dedicated to Lord Rama
Nov 6, 2026DhanterasFestival of wealth and prosperity
Nov 8, 2026DiwaliFestival of lights celebrating good
Nov 8, 2026Ashwin Amavasya (Diwali)New moon day of Diwali
Nov 10, 2026Govardhan PujaWorship of Govardhan Hill
Nov 11, 2026Bhai DoojCelebrating brother-sister bond
Nov 15, 2026Chhath PujaAncient sun worship festival
Nov 20, 2026Devuthana EkadashiAwakening of Lord Vishnu
Nov 24, 2026Kartika PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual merits
Dec 4, 2026Utpanna EkadashiFirst Ekadashi of the year
Nov 8, 2026Kartika AmavasyaNew moon day for charity
Dec 20, 2026Mokshada EkadashiEkadashi for liberation
Dec 23, 2026Margashirsha PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual practices
Dec 6, 2026Saphala EkadashiEkadashi for success and fulfillment
Dec 19, 2026Margashirsha AmavasyaNew moon day for new beginnings
Dec 25, 2026ChristmasCelebration of Jesus Christ's birth
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