Festivals in 2026

Major Hindu Festivals in India – 2026

• Makar Sankranti – 14 January 2026
• Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja – 23 January 2026
• Ratha Saptami – 27 January 2026
• Maha Shivaratri – 15 February 2026
• Holika Dahan – 2 March 2026
• Holi (Dhulandi) – 3 March 2026
• Chaitra Navratri (Start) – 20 March 2026
• Ram Navami – 28 March 2026
• Hanuman Jayanti (North India) – 4 April 2026
• Akshaya Tritiya – 18 April 2026
• Narasimha Jayanti – 30 April 2026
• Buddha Purnima / Vaishakh Purnima – 1 May 2026
• Ganga Dussehra – 25 May 2026
• Nirjala Ekadashi – 25 June 2026
• Jagannath Rath Yatra – 8 July 2026
• Guru Purnima – 27 July 2026
• Nag Panchami – 6 August 2026
• Shravan Somvar Vrats – all Mondays from 27 July to 17 August 2026 (regional observance)
• Raksha Bandhan – 27 August 2026
• Janmashtami (Smarta) – 3 September 2026
• Janmashtami (Vaishnava) – 4 September 2026
• Hartalika Teej – 9 September 2026
• Ganesh Chaturthi – 12 September 2026
• Pitru Paksha (Start) – 24 September 2026
• Pitru Paksha Amavasya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya – 8 October 2026
• Sharad Navratri (Start) – 10 October 2026
• Durga Ashtami – 17 October 2026
• Maha Navami – 18 October 2026
• Vijayadashami / Dussehra – 19 October 2026
• Sharad Purnima – 27 October 2026
• Karwa Chauth – 31 October 2026
• Ahoi Ashtami – 3 November 2026
• Dhanteras – 7 November 2026
• Naraka Chaturdashi (Chhoti Diwali) – 8 November 2026
• Diwali / Lakshmi Puja – 9 November 2026
• Govardhan Puja / Annakut – 10 November 2026
• Bhai Dooj – 11 November 2026
• Chhath Puja (Naha Kha) – 18 November 2026
• Chhath Puja (Main Arghya days) – 19–20 November 2026
• Devuthani Ekadashi / Prabodhini Ekadashi – 21 November 2026
• Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali – 29 November 2026