Hindu festival calendar 2026

January 2026

• Makar SankrantiWed, Jan 14
• Mauni AmavasyaSun, Jan 18
• Ganesh Jayanti (Maghi Ganesh)Thu, Jan 22
• Vasant PanchamiFri, Jan 23
• Bhishma AshtamiSun, Jan 25
• Ratha SaptamiSun, Jan 25

February 2026

• Maha ShivratriSun, Feb 15

March 2026

• Holika DahanMon, Mar 2
• HoliTue, Mar 3
• Chaitra NavratriThu, Mar 19 to Mar 27
• Chaitra Durga AshtamiWed, Mar 25
• Ram NavamiThu, Mar 26

April 2026

• Hanuman JayantiWed, Apr 1
• Akshaya TritiyaSun, Apr 19
• Parshuram JayantiSun, Apr 19
• Ganga SaptamiWed, Apr 22
• Sita NavamiFri, Apr 24
• Narasimha JayantiWed, Apr 29

May 2026

• Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima)Fri, May 1
• Shani JayantiSat, May 16
• Ganga DussehraMon, May 25

July 2026

• Jagannath Rath YatraWed, Jul 15
• Guru PurnimaWed, Jul 29

August 2026

• Nag PanchamiMon, Aug 17
• Tulsidas JayantiWed, Aug 19
• Raksha BandhanThu, Aug 27

September 2026

• Krishna JanmashtamiThu, Sep 3
• Ganesh ChaturthiMon, Sep 14
• Rishi PanchamiTue, Sep 15
• Radha AshtamiFri, Sep 18
• Vamana JayantiTue, Sep 22
• Anant Chaturdashi (Ganesh Visarjan)Fri, Sep 25
• Pitru PakshaSat, Sep 26 to Oct 9

October 2026

• Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya)Fri, Oct 9
• Sharad NavratriSat, Oct 10 to Oct 18
• Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami)Sun, Oct 18
• Maha NavamiMon, Oct 19
• Dussehra (Vijayadashami)Tue, Oct 20
• Sharad PurnimaSun, Oct 25
• Valmiki JayantiSun, Oct 25
• Karva ChauthWed, Oct 28