Festivals & Holiday Calendar 2026
Auspicious occasions, vrats and holidays for the whole year, by month.
January 2026
- 1bank-holiday
English New Year
Thursday
- 13regional
Lohri
Tuesday
- 14festival
Makar Sankranti
Wednesday
- 14festival
Makar Sankranti / Pongal
Wednesday
- 23festival
Vasant Panchami
Friday
- 26bank-holiday
Republic Day
Monday
February 2026
- 15festival
Maha Shivratri
Sunday
- 15festival
Maha Shivaratri
Sunday
- 19government
Shivaji Jayanti
Thursday
March 2026
- 3festival
Holika Dahan
Tuesday
- 4festival
Holi
Wednesday
- 19festival
Hindu New Year / Chaitra Navratri / Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
Thursday
- 21festival
Id-ul-Fitr (Eid)
Saturday
- 26festival
Ram Navami
Thursday
- 31festival
Mahavir Jayanti
Tuesday
April 2026
- 2festival
Hanuman Jayanti
Thursday
- 3festival
Good Friday
Friday
- 14bank-holiday
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti
Tuesday
- 14festival
Vaisakhi / Baisakhi
Tuesday
May 2026
- 1festival
Buddha Purnima / May Day
Friday
- 27festival
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Wednesday
June 2026
- 26festival
Muharram
Friday
July 2026
- 16festival
Rath Yatra
Thursday
- 29festival
Guru Purnima
Wednesday
August 2026
- 15bank-holiday
Independence Day
Saturday
- 26festival
Id-e-Milad (Milad-un-Nabi)
Wednesday
- 28festival
Raksha Bandhan
Friday
September 2026
- 4festival
Krishna Janmashtami
Friday
- 4festival
Krishna Janmashtami
Friday
- 14festival
Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday
- 25festival
Anant Chaturdashi
Friday
October 2026
- 2bank-holiday
Gandhi Jayanti
Friday
- 11festival
Sharad Navratri
Sunday
- 11festival
Navratri Begins
Sunday
- 18festival
Maha Saptami
Sunday
- 19festival
Maha Ashtami
Monday
- 20festival
Dussehra
Tuesday
- 20festival
Dussehra / Vijayadashami
Tuesday
- 29festival
Karwa Chauth
Thursday
November 2026
- 6festival
Dhanteras
Friday
- 8festival
Diwali
Sunday
- 8festival
Diwali / Deepavali
Sunday
- 10festival
Govardhan Puja
Tuesday
- 11festival
Bhai Dooj
Wednesday
- 15festival
Chhath Puja
Sunday
- 24festival
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tuesday
December 2026
- 25bank-holiday
Christmas
Friday