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Festival calendar · 2026
A year of festivals, in one place.
Major Hindu festivals, ekadashis, sankrantis, and regional celebrations — with the why behind each.
30 festivals match
2026 at a glance
Jan
2
Makar Sankranti
Feb
2
Mahashivratri
Mar
3
Holi
Apr
3
Akshaya Tritiya
May
2
Jun
2
Jul
2
Aug
3
Janmashtami
Sep
3
Ganesh Chaturthi
Oct
6
Vijayadashami /
Dhanteras
Nov
1
Dec
1
All upcoming
Jul 2026
2 festivals06
Jul
Mon
Rath Yatra
Lord Jagannath's chariot procession
festival· Odisha, East India
21
Jul
Tue
Guru Purnima
Honour your spiritual teacher
festival· All India
Aug 2026
3 festivals15
Aug
Sat
Independence Day
National holiday
national· All India
17
Aug
Mon
Hartalika Teej
Wife's fast for husband's long life
vrat· North India
22
Aug
Sat
JanmashtamiMAJOR
Birth of Lord Krishna
festival· All India
Sep 2026
3 festivals05
Sep
Sat
Ganesh ChaturthiMAJOR
11-day Ganpati festival
festival· Maharashtra, All India
17
Sep
Thu
Anant Chaturdashi
Visarjan of Ganpati
festival· All India
24
Sep
Thu
Sharad Navratri begins
9 nights of Durga
festival· All India
Oct 2026
6 festivals02
Oct
Fri
Vijayadashami / DussehraMAJOR
Victory of dharma over adharma
festival· All India
08
Oct
Thu
Karwa Chauth
Wife's fast for husband's long life
vrat· North India
20
Oct
Tue
DhanterasMAJOR
Day for buying gold and utensils
festival· All India
22
Oct
Thu
DiwaliMAJOR
Festival of lights · Lakshmi puja
festival· All India
23
Oct
Fri
Govardhan Puja
Annakut · mountain of food
festival· All India
24
Oct
Sat
Bhai Dooj
Sister-brother bond
festival· All India
Nov 2026
1 festivals13
Nov
Fri
Chhath Puja
4-day sun worship
festival· Bihar, East India
Dec 2026
1 festivals25
Dec
Fri
Christmas
National holiday
national· All India