Festival Calendar 2026

Get comprehensive exact dates for 2026's Hindu festivals, government holidays, and dry days. Never miss out on a special day again!

January

9 Dates

1 Jan

English New Year

Religional Festival

first day of Gregorian calendar

2 Jan

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

Religional Festival

based on Islamic calendar

9 Jan

Vivekananda Jayanti *Samvat

Religional Festival

Magha, Krishna Saptami

12 Jan

National Youth Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

13 Jan

Lohri

Religional Festival

day before Makara Sankranti

14 Jan

Pongal

Religional Festival

on Makara Sankranti day

23 Jan

Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

26 Jan

Republic Day

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

30 Jan

Gandhi Punyatithi

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

February

6 Dates

1 Feb

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Religional Festival

Magha, Shukla Purnima

4 Feb

World Cancer Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

12 Feb

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

Religional Festival

Phalguna, Krishna Dashami

14 Feb

Valentine's Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

15 Feb

Maha Shivaratri

Religional Festival

Phalguna, Krishna Chaturdashi

19 Feb

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

March

12 Dates

1 Mar

World Civil Defence Day

Custom Event

3 Mar

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti

Religional Festival

Phalguna, Shukla Purnima

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4 Mar

Happy Holi

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4 Mar

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6 Mar

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Religional Festival

Chaitra, Krishna Tritiya

8 Mar

International Women's Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

19 Mar

Gudi Padwa

Religional Festival

Chaitra, Shukla Pratipada

20 Mar

Parsi New Year

Religional Festival

based on Parsi calendar

23 Mar

Shaheed Diwas

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

26 Mar

Rama Navami *Smarta

Religional Festival

Chaitra, Shukla Navami

27 Mar

Rama Navami *ISKCON

Religional Festival

Chaitra, Shukla Navami

31 Mar

Mahavir Swami Jayanti

Religional Festival

Chaitra, Shukla Trayodashi

April

7 Dates

1 Apr

Bank's Holiday

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

3 Apr

Good Friday

Religional Festival

based on Christian calendar

5 Apr

Easter

Religional Festival

based on Christian calendar

13 Apr

Vallabhacharya Jayanti

Religional Festival

Vaishakha, Krishna Ekadashi

14 Apr

Baisakhi

Religional Festival

observed on Mesha Sankranti

21 Apr

Surdas Jayanti

Religional Festival

Vaishakha, Shukla Panchami

22 Apr

Earth Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

May

6 Dates

1 May

International Workers' Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

3 May

World Laughter Day

Good to know

1st Sunday of May

7 May

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

10 May

Mother's Day

Good to know

2nd Sunday of May

27 May

Bakrid

Religional Festival

based on Islamic calendar

31 May

World No Tobacco Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

June

5 Dates

5 Jun

World Environment Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

17 Jun

Islamic New Year

Religional Festival

based on Islamic calendar

21 Jun

International Yoga Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

26 Jun

Muharram

Religional Festival

based on Islamic calendar

29 Jun

Kabirdas Jayanti

Religional Festival

Jyeshtha, Shukla Purnima

July

2 Dates

16 Jul

Jagannath Rathyatra

Religional Festival

Ashadha, Shukla Dwitiya

29 Jul

Guru Purnima

Religional Festival

Ashadha, Shukla Purnima

August

5 Dates

2 Aug

Friendship Day

Good to know

1st Sunday of August

15 Aug

Independence Day

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

19 Aug

Tulsidas Jayanti

Religional Festival

Shravana, Shukla Saptami

26 Aug

Eid-e-Milad

Religional Festival

based on Islamic calendar

28 Aug

Rakhi

Religional Festival

Shravana, Shukla Purnima

September

5 Dates

4 Sep

Krishna Janmashtami

Religional Festival

Bhadrapada, Krishna Ashtami

5 Sep

Teachers' Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

14 Sep

Hindi Diwas

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

15 Sep

Engineer's Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

23 Sep

Autumnal Equinox

Religional Festival

Astronomy Event

October

7 Dates

2 Oct

Gandhi Jayanti

Government Holiday

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

11 Oct

Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Religional Festival

Ashwina, Shukla Pratipada

19 Oct

Maha Navami

Religional Festival

Ashwina, Shukla Navami

20 Oct

Dussehra

Religional Festival

Ashwina, Shukla Dashami

21 Oct

Madhvacharya Jayanti

Religional Festival

Ashwina, Shukla Dashami

26 Oct

Meerabai Jayanti

Religional Festival

Ashwina, Shukla Purnima

29 Oct

Karwa Chauth

Religional Festival

Kartika, Krishna Chaturthi

November

6 Dates

8 Nov

Diwali

Religional Festival

Kartika, Krishna Amavasya

10 Nov

Govardhan Puja

Religional Festival

Kartika, Shukla Pratipada

11 Nov

Bhaiya Dooj

Religional Festival

Kartika, Shukla Dwitiya

14 Nov

Children's Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

15 Nov

Chhath Puja

Religional Festival

Kartika, Shukla Shashthi

24 Nov

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Religional Festival

Kartika, Shukla Purnima

December

4 Dates

1 Dec

World AIDS Day

Good to know

fixed day in Gregorian calendar

22 Dec

Shortest Day of Year

Religional Festival

Astronomy Event

23 Dec

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

Religional Festival

based on Islamic calendar

25 Dec

Merry Christmas

Religional Festival

fixed day in Gregorian calendar