Festivals by month
Festivals in October 2026
9 festivals and 6 vrat days fall in October 2026. 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
October 2026 festivals
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2026, Saturday to 20 November 2026, Friday | Saturday | Chaturmas |
| 26 September 2026, Saturday to 10 October 2026, Saturday | Saturday | Pitru Paksha |
| 11 October 2026, Sunday to 19 October 2026, Monday | Sunday | Sharad Navratri |
| 17 October 2026 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) |
| 19 October 2026 | Monday | Durga Ashtami |
| 19 October 2026 | Monday | Maha Navami |
| 20 October 2026 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
| 25 October 2026 | Sunday | Sharad Purnima |
| 29 October 2026 | Thursday | Karwa Chauth |
Vrat days
October 2026 vrat days — Ekadashi, Pradosh, Purnima, Amavasya, Sankranti
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2026 | Tuesday | Indira Ekadashi |
| 8 October 2026 | Thursday | Guru Pradosh |
| 10 October 2026 | Saturday | Ashwin Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Mahalaya Amavasya) |
| 22 October 2026 | Thursday | Papankusha Ekadashi |
| 23 October 2026 | Friday | Shukra Pradosh |
| 26 October 2026 | Monday | Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima) |
Every month
Festivals in every month of 2026 and 2027
Questions
October 2026 festivals — common questions
Which festivals fall in October 2026?
Chaturmas (25), Pitru Paksha (26), Sharad Navratri (11), Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) (17), Durga Ashtami (19), Maha Navami (19), Dussehra (Vijayadashami) (20), Sharad Purnima (25), Karwa Chauth (29). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in October 2026?
6 October 2026, 22 October 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in October 2026?
Purnima: 26 October 2026. Amavasya: 10 October 2026.
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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