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Every Indian festival in 2026, in date order, month by month. Each one links to its own dates, wishes, gift ideas and free tools — so the calendar is a starting point, not an end point.
Where a date is} confirmed, we have cross-checked it against at least two published sources. Where it is} expected, it follows the calendar rule but has not been fully verified yet. Where it is} tentative, the ruling tithi or moon sighting is not final. For every festival, the full details are one click away.
Festivals that span more than one day show their range. Dates for the same festival can genuinely differ by region — especially for lunar and Hijri festivals — and where that happens we say so on the festival page rather than picking one.
लोहड़ी
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Punjab's bonfire night — the end of winter and the start of the harvest season.
मकर संक्रांति
Wednesday 14 January 2026
The harvest festival that almost all of India celebrates on the same day, under a dozen names.
पोंगल
Wednesday 14 January 2026 – 16 January 2026
Tamil Nadu's four-day harvest festival, from the Bhogi bonfire to Kaanum Pongal.
वसंत पंचमी
Friday 23 January 2026
Saraswati Puja — the first day of spring and the start of learning.
गणतंत्र दिवस
Monday 26 January 2026
The day the Constitution came into force — and the parade on Kartavya Path.
होलिका दहन
Tuesday 3 March 2026
The bonfire night that opens Holi.
होली
Wednesday 4 March 2026
The festival of colours, played the morning after Holika Dahan.
चैत्र नवरात्रि
Thursday 19 March 2026 – 27 March 2026
The spring Navratri, which ends on Ram Navami.
गुड़ी पड़वा
Thursday 19 March 2026
The Marathi new year, marked by the gudi hoisted at the window.
ईद उल फ़ितर
Friday 20 March 2026 – 22 March 2026
The festival ending Ramadan — and India's sweetest Eid.
राम नवमी
Friday 27 March 2026
Rama's birth, on the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri.
महावीर जयंती
Tuesday 31 March 2026
The birth of Mahavira, the 24th Jain tirthankara.
हनुमान जयंती
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Hanuman's birth — a day of strength, celibacy and service.
गुड फ्राइडे
Friday 3 April 2026
The day of the crucifixion — a day of fasting and silence.
वैसाखी
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa.
अक्षय तृतीया
Sunday 19 April 2026
The rent-free auspicious day — buy gold, start a business, book a wedding.
स्वतंत्रता दिवस
Saturday 15 August 2026
15 August — the Prime Minister's address from the Red Fort.
ओणम
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Kerala's harvest festival — the homecoming of King Mahabali.
मिलाद उन नबी
Wednesday 26 August 2026
The Prophet's birthday, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
रक्षा बंधन
Friday 28 August 2026
The rakhi festival — and one of India's biggest gifting days.
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
Friday 4 September 2026
Krishna's birth at midnight, and the dahi handi the next morning.
पर्युषण
Thursday 10 September 2026 – 17 September 2026
The Jain festival of forgiveness — eight days of fasting and introspection.
गणेश चतुर्थी
Monday 14 September 2026
Ten days of Ganpati — by far the biggest festival in Maharashtra.
गांधी जयंती
Friday 2 October 2026
2 October — Gandhi's birthday, and the International Day of Non-Violence.
शारदीय नवरात्रि
Sunday 11 October 2026 – 19 October 2026 · in 5 days
Nine nights of Durga, garba, colour and fasting, ending in Vijayadashami.
दुर्गा पूजा
Friday 16 October 2026 – 20 October 2026 · in 10 days
Bengal's five days of pandals, dhak and bhog — UNESCO-recognised heritage.
दशहरा
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · in 14 days
Vijayadashami — the tenth day that ends Navratri with Ravana Dahan and new beginnings.
शरद पूर्णिमा
Sunday 25 October 2026 · in 19 days
The harvest moon — moonlight, kheer left out overnight, and Lakshmi's night vigil.
करवा चौथ
Thursday 29 October 2026 · in 23 days
The day-long fast that ends only after the moon rises.
धनतेरस
Friday 6 November 2026 · in 31 days
The first day of Diwali — the day to buy metal, gold and new utensils.
नरक चतुर्दशी
Saturday 7 November 2026 · in 32 days
Choti Diwali — the day of the pre-dawn oil bath and the defeat of Narakasura.
दिवाली
Sunday 8 November 2026 · in 33 days
The five-day festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja, diyas, sweets and new beginnings.
गोवर्धन पूजा
Monday 9 November 2026 · in 34 days
Annakut — the day of gratitude to mountains, cattle and the harvest.
भाई दूज
Wednesday 11 November 2026 · in 36 days
The sibling festival that closes the Diwali season.
छठ पूजा
Sunday 15 November 2026 · in 40 days
Four days of sun worship at the riverbank — Bihar and eastern UP's defining festival.
तुलसी विवाह
Saturday 21 November 2026 · in 46 days
The marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu — and the start of the wedding season.
गुरु नानक जयंती
Tuesday 24 November 2026 · in 49 days
Gurpurab — the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
क्रिसमस
Friday 25 December 2026 · in 80 days
Bada Din — midnight mass, cake and one of the biggest commercial seasons of the year.
गुरु गोबिंद सिंह जयंती
Sunday 27 December 2026 · in 82 days
The birth of the tenth Guru, who founded the Khalsa.
The biggest days of the year, in order.
लोहड़ी
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Punjab's bonfire night — the end of winter and the start of the harvest season.
मकर संक्रांति
Wednesday 14 January 2026
The harvest festival that almost all of India celebrates on the same day, under a dozen names.
पोंगल
Wednesday 14 January 2026 – 16 January 2026
Tamil Nadu's four-day harvest festival, from the Bhogi bonfire to Kaanum Pongal.
वसंत पंचमी
Friday 23 January 2026
Saraswati Puja — the first day of spring and the start of learning.
गणतंत्र दिवस
Monday 26 January 2026
The day the Constitution came into force — and the parade on Kartavya Path.
महाशिवरात्रि
Sunday 15 February 2026
The great night of Shiva — an all-night fast and jagran.
रमज़ान
Thursday 19 February 2026 – 19 March 2026
The month of fasting, from before dawn to sunset, ending in Eid al-Fitr.
होलिका दहन
Tuesday 3 March 2026
The bonfire night that opens Holi.
होली
Wednesday 4 March 2026
The festival of colours, played the morning after Holika Dahan.
चैत्र नवरात्रि
Thursday 19 March 2026 – 27 March 2026
The spring Navratri, which ends on Ram Navami.
गुड़ी पड़वा
Thursday 19 March 2026
The Marathi new year, marked by the gudi hoisted at the window.
ईद उल फ़ितर
Friday 20 March 2026 – 22 March 2026
The festival ending Ramadan — and India's sweetest Eid.
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Every date is labelled confirmed, expected or tentative. Confirmed means it has been cross-checked against at least two published sources. Expected means it follows the calendar rule but has not been fully verified. Tentative means the ruling tithi or moon sighting is not final. Where a festival truly differs by region, we say so on the festival page.
Most Hindu festivals follow a lunisolar calendar, and the tithi that defines the festival can fall on different civil dates depending on your location and which panchang you follow. Islamic festivals follow the lunar Hijri calendar and depend on moon sighting. The calendar here gives the primary date and, where we have it, the regional variation.
Yes. Use the Download printable list button at the top of the page. It gives you a clean HTML file you can print or save to your phone. Nothing on the calendar is hidden unless it is not yet verified — if a date is not published, we say so rather than showing a placeholder.
We add festivals when we have a date we can stand behind and enough content to make the page useful. If a festival is absent, it is usually because the date is not yet verified for 2026 or the page is being built. The list grows each year.