Hindu Festival Calendar 2026–2028
Key festival and vrat dates for families planning marriages, pujas and remedies. Where we have written a guide for a festival, it is linked beside the date.
2026
Makar Sankranti
Wed, 14 January
Basant Panchami
Fri, 23 January
Maha Shivratri
Sun, 15 February
Holi
Wed, 4 March
Chaitra Navratri begins
Thu, 19 March
Ram Navami
Thu, 26 March
Akshaya Tritiya
Mon, 20 April
Vat Savitri Vrat
Sat, 16 May
Raksha Bandhan
Fri, 28 August
Janmashtami
Fri, 4 September
Ganesh Chaturthi
Mon, 14 September
- Read the guide
Sharad Navratri begins
Sun, 11 October
Dussehra
Tue, 20 October
- Read the guide
Karwa Chauth
Thu, 29 October
- Read the guide
Ahoi Ashtami
Sun, 1 November
- Read the guide
Dhanteras
Fri, 6 November
- Read the guide
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Sun, 8 November
Bhai Dooj
Wed, 11 November
- Read the guide
Chhath Puja
Sun, 15 November
- Read the guide
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Fri, 20 November
- Read the guide
Tulsi Vivah
Sat, 21 November
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Vivah Panchami
Mon, 23 November
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Kartik Purnima
Tue, 24 November
2027
Makar Sankranti
Thu, 14 January
Basant Panchami
Thu, 11 February
Maha Shivratri
Sat, 6 March
Holi
Mon, 22 March
Chaitra Navratri begins
Wed, 7 April
Ram Navami
Thu, 15 April
Akshaya Tritiya
Sun, 9 May
Vat Savitri Vrat
Fri, 4 June
Raksha Bandhan
Tue, 17 August
Janmashtami
Wed, 25 August
Ganesh Chaturthi
Sat, 4 September
- Read the guide
Sharad Navratri begins
Thu, 30 September
Dussehra
Sat, 9 October
- Read the guide
Karwa Chauth
Mon, 18 October
- Read the guide
Ahoi Ashtami
Thu, 21 October
- Read the guide
Dhanteras
Wed, 27 October
- Read the guide
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Fri, 29 October
Bhai Dooj
Sun, 31 October
- Read the guide
Chhath Puja
Thu, 4 November
- Read the guide
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Wed, 10 November
- Read the guide
Tulsi Vivah
Thu, 11 November
- Read the guide
Kartik Purnima
Sun, 14 November
- Read the guide
Vivah Panchami
Sun, 12 December
2028
Makar Sankranti
Sat, 15 January
Basant Panchami
Mon, 31 January
Maha Shivratri
Wed, 23 February
Holi
Sat, 11 March
Chaitra Navratri begins
Mon, 27 March
Ram Navami
Mon, 3 April
Akshaya Tritiya
Thu, 27 April
Vat Savitri Vrat
Wed, 24 May
Raksha Bandhan
Sat, 5 August
Janmashtami
Sun, 13 August
Ganesh Chaturthi
Wed, 23 August
- Read the guide
Sharad Navratri begins
Tue, 19 September
Dussehra
Thu, 28 September
- Read the guide
Karwa Chauth
Sat, 7 October
- Read the guide
Ahoi Ashtami
Tue, 10 October
- Read the guide
Dhanteras
Sun, 15 October
- Read the guide
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tue, 17 October
Bhai Dooj
Thu, 19 October
- Read the guide
Chhath Puja
Sun, 22 October
- Read the guide
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Sun, 29 October
- Read the guide
Tulsi Vivah
Mon, 30 October
- Read the guide
Kartik Purnima
Thu, 2 November
- Read the guide
Vivah Panchami
Thu, 30 November
Dates follow the North-Indian panchang and can differ by a day in some regions. Need a muhurat for your own family? Book a consultation.