Indian Festival Calendar 2026: India, the land of rich culture and history, has plenty of festivals celebrated with lots of joy, gaiety, rituals and zest. Every region and religion of India has its own set of festivals meant to remember and commensurate the birthdays and great deeds of deities, gurus, heroes and saints.
Indian Festival Calendar 2026
Some of these festivals are celebrated according to religious belief and customs. People of India love to celebrate every festival related to their region and culture. Keeping Fast, serving poor, humanity service and free food are some of the common rituals involved in these festivals. Holi, Diwali, Independence Day and Eid-ul-fitr are some of the major festivals in India. Explore a month by month list of festivals observed in India.
| Indian Festival Calendar 2026 |
| March 2026 |
Festivals |
| 03 Tuesday |
Holika Dahan |
| 04 Wednesday |
Holi |
| 19 Thursday |
Chaitra Navratri, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa |
| 20 Friday |
Cheti Chand |
| 26 Thursday |
Ram Navami |
| 27 Friday |
Chaitra Navratri Parana |
| April 2026 |
Festivals |
| 01 Wednesday |
Bank’s Holiday |
| 02 Thursday |
Hanuman jayanti |
| 14 Tuesday |
Baisakhi, Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 19 Sunday |
Akshaya Tritiya |
| July 2026 |
Festivals |
| 16 Thursday |
Jagannath Rath Yatra |
| 29 Wednesday |
Guru Purnima |
| August 2026 |
Festivals |
| 15 Saturday |
Hariyali Teej, Independence Day |
| 17 Monday |
Nag Panchami |
| 26 Wednesday |
Onam/Thiruvonam |
| 28 Friday |
Raksha Bandhan |
| 31 Monday |
Kajari Teej |
| September 2026 |
Festivals |
| 04 Friday |
Janmashtami |
| 14 Monday |
Ganesh Chaturthi, Hartalika Teej |
| 25 Friday |
Anant Chaturdashi |
| October 2026 |
Festivals |
| 02 Friday |
Gandhi Jayanti |
| 11 Sunday |
Sharad Navratri |
| 20 Tuesday |
Sharad Navratri Parana |
| November 2026 |
Festivals |
| 06 Friday |
Dhanteras |
| 11 Wednesday |
Bhai Dooj |
| 14 Saturday |
Children’s Day |
| 15 Sunday |
Chhath Puja |
| December 2026 |
Festivals |
| 25 Friday |
Merry Christmas |