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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 (2025 – 26)

DATEFESTIVALSIGNIFICANCE & TRADITIONS
Jan 10, 2025Pausha Putrada EkadashiEkadashi for progeny and family welfare
Jan 13, 2025Paush PurnimaFull moon day of Paush month for spiritual practices
Jan 13, 2025LohriWinter harvest festival celebrating warmth
Jan 14, 2025Makar Sankranti/PongalSun's transition into Capricorn marking harvest
Jan 25, 2025Shattila EkadashiEkadashi for prosperity and abundance
Jan 26, 2025Republic DayCommemorates adoption of Indian Constitution
Jan 29, 2025Paush AmavasyaNew moon day for ancestral worship
Feb 2, 2025Vasant PanchamiFestival welcoming spring, honoring Saraswati
Feb 5, 2025Bhishma AshtamiHonoring Bhishma Pitamah's sacrifice
Feb 12, 2025Magha PurnimaFull moon day for charity and spiritual practices
Feb 24, 2025Vijaya EkadashiEkadashi for victory and success
Feb 26, 2025MahashivratriGreat night of Lord Shiva
Feb 28, 2025Magha Amavasya (Mauni Amavasya)New moon day for silence and spiritual practices
Mar 10, 2025Amalaki EkadashiEkadashi dedicated to Amla tree worship
Mar 13, 2025Holika DahanVictory of good over evil, night before Holi
Mar 14, 2025Phalguna Purnima (Holi)Festival of colors celebrating love and spring
Mar 14, 2025HoliFestival of colors celebrating love and spring
Mar 22, 2025Sheetala AshtamiWorship of Goddess Sheetala for health
Mar 25, 2025Papmochani EkadashiEkadashi for liberation from sins
Mar 29, 2025Phalguna AmavasyaNew moon day for ancestral rites
Mar 30, 2025Ugadi/Gudi PadwaHindu New Year celebration
Mar 31, 2025Eid al-FitrFestival of Breaking the Fast
Apr 12, 2025Hanuman JayantiBirth anniversary of Lord Hanuman
Apr 13, 2025Chaitra Purnima (Baisakhi/Vaisakhi)Solar New Year and harvest festival
Apr 13, 2025Baisakhi / Vaisakhi / Poila Boishakh / Vishu / PuthanduSolar New Year and harvest festival across different regions
Apr 24, 2025Varuthini EkadashiEkadashi for overcoming obstacles
Apr 27, 2025Chaitra AmavasyaNew moon day for new beginnings
Apr 30, 2025Akshaya TritiyaMost auspicious day for new beginnings
May 8, 2025Mohini EkadashiEkadashi for divine grace
May 11, 2025Mother's DayHonoring mothers and motherhood
May 12, 2025Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima)Birth, enlightenment, death of Buddha
May 12, 2025Buddha PurnimaBirth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha
May 23, 2025Apara EkadashiEkadashi for atoning sins
May 27, 2025Vaishakha AmavasyaNew moon day for charity
Jun 6, 2025Nirjala EkadashiMost austere Ekadashi fast
Jun 11, 2025Jyeshtha PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual progress
Jun 15, 2025Father's DayHonoring fathers and fatherhood
Jun 21, 2025Yogini EkadashiEkadashi for health and spirituality
Jun 25, 2025Jyeshtha AmavasyaNew moon day for new beginnings
Jun 27, 2025Jagannath Rath YatraChariot festival of Lord Jagannath
Jul 6, 2025Devshayani EkadashiBeginning of Chaturmas
Jul 10, 2025Ashadha Purnima (Guru Purnima)Honoring spiritual and academic teachers
Jul 10, 2025Guru PurnimaHonoring spiritual and academic teachers
Jul 21, 2025Kamika EkadashiEkadashi for fulfilling desires
Jul 24, 2025Ashadha AmavasyaNew moon day for spiritual practices
Jul 27, 2025TeejFestival for married women's bliss
Jul 29, 2025Nag PanchamiWorship of serpent deities
Aug 5, 2025Shravana Putrada EkadashiEkadashi for progeny during Shravan
Aug 9, 2025Shravana Purnima (Raksha Bandhan)Celebrating sibling bonds
Aug 9, 2025Raksha BandhanCelebrating sibling bonds
Aug 16, 2025JanmashtamiBirth of Lord Krishna
Aug 19, 2025Aja EkadashiEkadashi for removing past sins
Aug 23, 2025Shravana AmavasyaNew moon day for ancestral rites
Aug 27, 2025Ganesh ChaturthiBirth of Lord Ganesha
Sep 3, 2025Parasva EkadashiEkadashi for spiritual transformation
Sep 5, 2025OnamHarvest festival of Kerala
Sep 6, 2025Ganesh VisarjanImmersion of Ganesha idols
Sep 7, 2025Bhadrapada PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual practices
Sep 8, 2025Pitru Paksha Begins16-day period for ancestral worship
Sep 21, 2025Bhadrapada Amavasya (Sarva Pitru Amavasya)New moon day for all ancestors
Sep 22 - Oct 02, 2025Navratri / Durga PujaNine nights worshipping Divine Feminine
Sep 30, 2025Saraswati PujaWorship of Goddess Saraswati
Sep 30, 2025Durga AshtamiEighth day of Navratri
Oct 1, 2025Maha NavamiNinth day of Navratri
Oct 2, 2025DussehraVictory of good over evil
Oct 3, 2025Papankusha EkadashiEkadashi for destroying sins
Oct 7, 2025Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima/Valmiki Jayanti)Full moon day for moon worship
Oct 7, 2025Valmiki JayantiBirth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki
Oct 10, 2025Karwa ChauthMarried women fasting for husbands
Oct 17, 2025Ram EkadashiEkadashi dedicated to Lord Rama
Oct 18, 2025DhanterasFestival of wealth and prosperity
Oct 20, 2025DiwaliFestival of lights celebrating good
Oct 21, 2025Ashwin Amavasya (Diwali)New moon day of Diwali
Oct 22, 2025Govardhan PujaWorship of Govardhan Hill
Oct 23, 2025Bhai DoojCelebrating brother-sister bond
Oct 27, 2025Chhath PujaAncient sun worship festival
Nov 1, 2025Devuthana EkadashiAwakening of Lord Vishnu
Nov 5, 2025Kartika PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual merits
Nov 15, 2025Utpanna EkadashiFirst Ekadashi of the year
Nov 20, 2025Kartika AmavasyaNew moon day for charity
Dec 1, 2025Mokshada EkadashiEkadashi for liberation
Dec 5, 2025Margashirsha PurnimaFull moon day for spiritual practices
Dec 15, 2025Saphala EkadashiEkadashi for success and fulfillment
Dec 20, 2025Margashirsha AmavasyaNew moon day for new beginnings
Dec 25, 2025ChristmasCelebration of Jesus Christ's birth
Dec 30, 2025Pausha Putrada EkadashiEkadashi for progeny and family welfare
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