Hindu Festivals 2026
Dates of Hindu festivals in 2026, in calendar order. Dates follow the central government list, or the panchang where a festival is not on it. States sometimes observe a festival on a different day; see your state's page for its own dates.
| Festival | Date 2026 | Day |
|---|---|---|
 Lohri लोहड़ी |
13 Jan 2026 | Tuesday |
 Magh Bihu माघ बिहू |
14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रांति |
14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Pongal पोंगल |
14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
 Basant Panchami वसंत पंचमी |
23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti गुरु रविदास जयंती |
1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Thaipusam थाईपूसम |
1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti महर्षि दयानंद सरस्वती जयंती |
12 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
 Maha Shivratri महाशिवरात्रि |
15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Dol Jatra दोल यात्रा |
3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holika Dahan होलिका दहन |
3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holi होली |
4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Chaitra Sukladi (Hindu New Year) चैत्र शुक्लादि / नव संवत्सर |
19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Cheti Chand चेटी चंड |
19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Gudi Padwa गुड़ी पड़वा |
19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ugadi उगादि |
19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Chhath Puja छठ पूजा |
24 Mar 2026 and 15 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ram Navami राम नवमी |
26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Hanuman Jayanti हनुमान जयंती |
2 Apr 2026 | Thursday |
 Tamil New Year (Puthandu) पुथांडु (तमिल नववर्ष) |
14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Vishu विशु |
14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Bohag Bihu बोहाग बिहू |
15 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
 Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) पोइला बैशाख |
15 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
 Akshaya Tritiya अक्षय तृतीया |
19 Apr 2026 | Sunday |
 Vat Savitri Vrat वट सावित्री व्रत |
16 May 2026 | Saturday |
 Rath Yatra रथ यात्रा |
16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
 Ashadhi Ekadashi (Devshayani Ekadashi) देवशयनी एकादशी |
25 Jul 2026 | Saturday |
 Guru Purnima गुरु पूर्णिमा |
29 Jul 2026 | Wednesday |
 Hariyali Teej हरियाली तीज |
15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Nag Panchami नाग पंचमी |
17 Aug 2026 | Monday |
 Onam ओणम |
26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday |
 Raksha Bandhan रक्षा बंधन |
28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Kajari Teej कजरी तीज |
31 Aug 2026 | Monday |
 Janmashtami जन्माष्टमी |
4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami (Smarta) जन्माष्टमी (स्मार्त) |
4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी |
14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Vishwakarma Puja विश्वकर्मा पूजा |
17 Sep 2026 | Thursday |
 Anant Chaturdashi अनंत चतुर्दशी |
25 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) जीवितपुत्रिका व्रत |
4 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Mahalaya Amavasya महालया अमावस्या |
10 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti महाराजा अग्रसेन जयंती |
11 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Sharad Navratri शारदीय नवरात्रि |
11 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Durga Puja दुर्गा पूजा |
17 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) महा सप्तमी |
18 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) महाअष्टमी |
19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Dussehra दशहरा |
20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami महा नवमी |
20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Sharad Purnima शरद पूर्णिमा |
25 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती |
26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Karva Chauth करवा चौथ |
29 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
 Dhanteras धनतेरस |
6 Nov 2026 | Friday |
 Diwali दीपावली |
8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Lakshmi Puja लक्ष्मी पूजा |
8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) नरक चतुर्दशी |
8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Govardhan Puja गोवर्धन पूजा |
9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Bhai Dooj भाई दूज |
11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Kartik Purnima कार्तिक पूर्णिमा |
24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dhanu Sankranti धनु संक्रांति |
16 Dec 2026 | Wednesday |
 Gita Jayanti गीता जयंती |
20 Dec 2026 | Sunday |
 Ahoi Ashtami अहोई अष्टमी |
Date to be added | |
 Harela हरेला |
Date to be added | |
 Hartalika Teej हरतालिका तीज |
Date to be added | |
 Igas Bagwal (Budhi Diwali) इगास-बग्वाल |
Date to be added | |
 Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) जानकी नवमी |
Date to be added | |
 Kabir Jayanti कबीर जयंती |
Date to be added | |
 Maharshi Kashyap and Nishadraj Guh Jayanti महर्षि कश्यप एवं निषादराज गुह जयंती |
Date to be added | |
 Mauni Amavasya मौनी अमावस्या |
Date to be added | |
 Nanda Ashtami नन्दाष्टमी |
Date to be added | |
 Parshuram Jayanti परशुराम जयंती |
Date to be added | |
 Sakat Chauth सकट चौथ |
Date to be added | |
 Shravani Somvar (Sawan Monday) श्रावणी सोमवार |
Date to be added |
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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