Festivals by year

Festivals in 2026

41 festivals and 47 vrat days fall in 2026. Each month below opens its own page, and every date is computed from the Moon and the Sun rather than copied from a list.

Every date below is computed for New Delhi. Open the festival's own page to move it to your city — an observance decided at moonrise, such as Karwa Chauth, can genuinely fall on a different day elsewhere.

The list

Every festival in 2026, in date order

2026
DateWeekdayFestival or vrat
13 January 2026TuesdayLohri
14 January 2026WednesdayMakar Sankranti
23 January 2026FridayBasant Panchami
1 February 2026SundayMagha Purnima
15 February 2026SundayMaha Shivratri
3 March 2026TuesdayHolika Dahan
4 March 2026WednesdayHoli
13 March 2026FridayDasha Mata Vrat
19 March 2026ThursdayGudi Padwa
26 March 2026ThursdayRam Navami
2 April 2026ThursdayHanuman Jayanti
14 April 2026TuesdayMesha Sankranti
19 April 2026SundayAkshaya Tritiya
16 May 2026SaturdayVat Savitri Vrat
24 June 2026WednesdayGanga Dussehra
16 July 2026ThursdayJagannath Rath Yatra
25 July 2026SaturdayChaturmas
29 July 2026WednesdayGuru Purnima
17 August 2026MondayNag Panchami
28 August 2026FridayRaksha Bandhan
4 September 2026FridayKrishna Janmashtami
14 September 2026MondayGanesh Chaturthi
14 September 2026MondayHartalika Teej
25 September 2026FridayAnant Chaturdashi
26 September 2026SaturdayPitru Paksha
11 October 2026SundaySharad Navratri
17 October 2026SaturdayDurga Puja (Maha Saptami)
19 October 2026MondayDurga Ashtami
19 October 2026MondayMaha Navami
20 October 2026TuesdayDussehra (Vijayadashami)
25 October 2026SundaySharad Purnima
29 October 2026ThursdayKarwa Chauth
6 November 2026FridayDhanteras
8 November 2026SundayDiwali
8 November 2026SundayNarak Chaturdashi
10 November 2026TuesdayGovardhan Puja
11 November 2026WednesdayBhai Dooj
15 November 2026SundayChhath Puja
20 November 2026FridayDev Uthani Ekadashi
21 November 2026SaturdayTulsi Vivah
24 November 2026TuesdayKartik Purnima

Month by month

2026 festivals month by month

Each month opens its own page, with that month's vrat days and the tithi every date was computed from.

2026
MonthFestival or vratVrat days
January 2026Lohri (13), Makar Sankranti (14), Basant Panchami (23)4
February 2026Magha Purnima (1), Maha Shivratri (15)3
March 2026Holika Dahan (3), Holi (4), Dasha Mata Vrat (13), Gudi Padwa (19), Ram Navami (26)4
April 2026Hanuman Jayanti (2), Mesha Sankranti (14), Akshaya Tritiya (19)4
May 2026Vat Savitri Vrat (16)5
June 2026Ganga Dussehra (24)4
July 2026Jagannath Rath Yatra (16), Chaturmas (25), Guru Purnima (29)4
August 2026Nag Panchami (17), Raksha Bandhan (28)4
September 2026Krishna Janmashtami (4), Ganesh Chaturthi (14), Hartalika Teej (14), Anant Chaturdashi (25), Pitru Paksha (26)4
October 2026Sharad Navratri (11), Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) (17), Durga Ashtami (19), Maha Navami (19), Dussehra (Vijayadashami) (20), Sharad Purnima (25), Karwa Chauth (29)4
November 2026Dhanteras (6), Diwali (8), Narak Chaturdashi (8), Govardhan Puja (10), Bhai Dooj (11), Chhath Puja (15), Dev Uthani Ekadashi (20), Tulsi Vivah (21), Kartik Purnima (24)3
December 2026None4

Questions

2026 festivals — common questions

How many festivals are there in 2026?

41 from this site's list, and 47 vrat days beside them — 23 of those Ekadashi. Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.

Which month has the most festivals in 2026?

November 2026, with 9: Dhanteras, Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja, Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Tulsi Vivah, Kartik Purnima.

Are the 2026 dates the same as any other year's?

No. A festival is fixed to a tithi rather than to a Gregorian date, so the same festival lands on a different day each year — which is why each year has its own page here rather than one list.

Are these dates the same in every city?

Nearly, but not always. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so in some years an observance falls on a different day in two cities. Each festival's own page has a city switcher.

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