Indian Festivals 2026
Dates of festivals celebrated across India in 2026. Each festival page shows whether banks, government offices, schools and stock markets close for it.
Hindu festivals 2026
Lohri 13 Jan 2026
Magh Bihu 14 Jan 2026
Makar Sankranti 14 Jan 2026
Pongal 14 Jan 2026
Basant Panchami 23 Jan 2026
Guru Ravidas Jayanti 1 Feb 2026
Thaipusam 1 Feb 2026
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 12 Feb 2026
Maha Shivratri 15 Feb 2026
Dol Jatra 3 Mar 2026
Holika Dahan 3 Mar 2026
Holi 4 Mar 2026
Chaitra Sukladi (Hindu New Year) 19 Mar 2026
Cheti Chand 19 Mar 2026
Gudi Padwa 19 Mar 2026
Ugadi 19 Mar 2026
Chhath Puja 24 Mar 2026
Ram Navami 26 Mar 2026
Hanuman Jayanti 2 Apr 2026
Tamil New Year (Puthandu) 14 Apr 2026
Vishu 14 Apr 2026
Bohag Bihu 15 Apr 2026
Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) 15 Apr 2026
Akshaya Tritiya 19 Apr 2026
Vat Savitri Vrat 16 May 2026
Rath Yatra 16 Jul 2026
Ashadhi Ekadashi (Devshayani Ekadashi) 25 Jul 2026
Guru Purnima 29 Jul 2026
Hariyali Teej 15 Aug 2026
Nag Panchami 17 Aug 2026
Onam 26 Aug 2026
Raksha Bandhan 28 Aug 2026
Kajari Teej 31 Aug 2026
Janmashtami 4 Sep 2026
Janmashtami (Smarta) 4 Sep 2026
Ganesh Chaturthi 14 Sep 2026
Vishwakarma Puja 17 Sep 2026
Anant Chaturdashi 25 Sep 2026
Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) 4 Oct 2026
Mahalaya Amavasya 10 Oct 2026
Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti 11 Oct 2026
Sharad Navratri 11 Oct 2026
Durga Puja 17 Oct 2026
Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) 18 Oct 2026
Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) 19 Oct 2026
Dussehra 20 Oct 2026
Maha Navami 20 Oct 2026
Sharad Purnima 25 Oct 2026
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 26 Oct 2026
Karva Chauth 29 Oct 2026
Dhanteras 6 Nov 2026
Diwali 8 Nov 2026
Lakshmi Puja 8 Nov 2026
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) 8 Nov 2026
Govardhan Puja 9 Nov 2026
Bhai Dooj 11 Nov 2026
Kartik Purnima 24 Nov 2026
Dhanu Sankranti 16 Dec 2026
Gita Jayanti 20 Dec 2026
Ahoi Ashtami
Harela
Hartalika Teej
Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali)
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami)
Kabir Jayanti
Maharshi Kashyap and Nishadraj Guh Jayanti
Mauni Amavasya
Nanda Ashtami
Parshuram Jayanti
Sakat Chauth
Shravani Somvar (Sawan Monday)
Muslim festivals 2026
- Hazrat Ali's Birthday 3 Jan 2026
- Shab-e-Barat 4 Feb 2026
- Ramadan Start 19 Feb 2026
- Jamat-ul-Vida 20 Mar 2026
- Eid-ul-Fitr 21 Mar 2026
- Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) 27 May 2026
- Muharram (Ashura) 26 Jun 2026
- Chehlum 4 Aug 2026
- Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) 26 Aug 2026
- Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (Garib Nawaz)
Christian festivals 2026
Maundy Thursday 2 Apr 2026
Good Friday 3 Apr 2026
Easter Sunday 5 Apr 2026
Christmas Eve 24 Dec 2026
Christmas 25 Dec 2026
Easter Monday
Holy Saturday (Easter Saturday)
Sikh festivals 2026
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 5 Jan 2026
Vaisakhi 14 Apr 2026
Guru Nanak Jayanti 24 Nov 2026
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day 24 Nov 2026
Buddhist festivals 2026
Buddha Purnima 1 May 2026
Jain festivals 2026
Mahavir Jayanti 31 Mar 2026
Parsi festivals 2026
Parsi New Year (Navroz) 15 Aug 2026
Jewish festivals 2026
Passover
HanukkahNational days, international days and seasons
Ambedkar Jayanti 14 Apr 2026
Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti
Bihar Diwas
Chandra Shekhar Jayanti (former Prime Minister)
Chaudhary Charan Singh Jayanti (Kisan Diwas)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti 19 Feb 2026
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti 2 Oct 2026
Independence Day 15 Aug 2026
Jayaprakash Narayan Jayanti
Karpoori Thakur Jayanti
Maharana Pratap Jayanti
Maharashtra Day 1 May 2026
May Day (Labour Day) 1 May 2026
New Year's Day 1 Jan 2026
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 9 May 2026
Republic Day 26 Jan 2026
Samrat Ashok Ashtami
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas)
Shri Krishna Singh Jayanti
Veer Keshari Chand Balidan Diwas
Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti
Veerangana Uda Devi Shahid Diwas
Jhanda Mela (Jhanda Ji Aarohan) 8 Mar 2026
Father's Day 21 Jun 2026
Friendship Day 2 Aug 2026
Halloween 31 Oct 2026
Lunar New Year 17 Feb 2026
Mother's Day 10 May 2026
New Year's Eve 31 Dec 2026
Valentine's Day 14 Feb 2026
December Solstice 22 Dec 2026
June Solstice 21 Jun 2026
March Equinox 20 Mar 2026
September Equinox 23 Sep 2026
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Central government holidays for all of India and major festivals. For bank, state government and school holidays, open your state: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
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Friday, 2 October Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's freedom struggle and the voice of truth and non-violence. |
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Sunday, 11 October Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri is the nine night autumn festival of the Goddess Durga, beginning with Ghatasthapana and leading up to Dussehra, with fasting, prayer, garba... |
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Saturday, 17 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
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Tuesday, 20 October Dussehra Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of good over evil, recalling Lord Rama's defeat of Ravana and Goddess Durga's triumph over Mahishasura. |
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Sunday, 8 November Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness with Lakshmi Puja, rows of diyas, sweets and family gatherings on the new moon... |
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Sunday, 15 November Chhath Puja Chhath Puja is a four day festival of Bihar and eastern India in which devotees fast and offer arghya to the setting and rising Sun while standing in water. |
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Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Prakash Purab, celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, with prayers, nagar kirtans, langar and lit up gurdw... |
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Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja
- Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti