Muslim Festivals 2026
Dates of Muslim 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 |
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| Hazrat Ali's Birthday हज़रत अली का जन्मदिन | 3 Jan 2026 and 23 Dec 2026 moon sighting | Saturday |
| Shab-e-Barat शब-ए-बारात | 4 Feb 2026 moon sighting | Wednesday |
| Ramadan Start रमज़ान की शुरुआत | 19 Feb 2026 moon sighting | Thursday |
| Jamat-ul-Vida जमात-उल-विदा | 20 Mar 2026 moon sighting | Friday |
| Eid-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फ़ित्र | 21 Mar 2026 moon sighting | Saturday |
| Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) ईद-उल-अज़हा (बकरीद) | 27 May 2026 moon sighting | Wednesday |
| Muharram (Ashura) मुहर्रम (आशूरा) | 26 Jun 2026 moon sighting | Friday |
| Chehlum चेहल्लुम | 4 Aug 2026 moon sighting | Tuesday |
| Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) ईद-ए-मिलाद-उन-नबी | 26 Aug 2026 moon sighting | Wednesday |
| Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (Garib Nawaz) ख्वाजा गरीब नवाज़ का उर्स | 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