Hindu festivals 2026

The major Hindu festivals for 2026, with the day's full Panchang one click away.

Year lists

These are the full-year lists of repeating observances.

• Ekadashi dates 2026 - 24 dates (two each lunar month)
• Amavasya dates 2026 - new Moon dates
• Purnima dates 2026 - full Moon dates including Buddha Purnima, Guru Purnima, Sharad Purnima

Single-festival pages

• Holi 2026 - 4 March (Wednesday)
• Chaitra Navratri and Sharada Navratri 2026 - 19-27 March and 11-20 October
• Raksha Bandhan 2026 - 28 August (Friday)
• Krishna Janmashtami 2026 - 4 September (Friday)
• Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 - 14 September (Monday)
• Dussehra 2026 - 20 October (Tuesday)
• Karva Chauth 2026 - 29 October (Thursday)
• Dhanteras 2026 - 6 November (Friday)
• Diwali 2026 - 8 November (Sunday)
• Bhai Dooj 2026 - 11 November (Wednesday)
• Chhath Puja 2026 - 13 to 16 November, main day Sunday 15 November
• Guru Nanak Jayanti 2026 - 24 November (Tuesday)

About these dates

Each festival page lists the day's tithi, paksha and lunar month, and links to the full Panchang for the day in your city. The date convention is the one most North Indian Panchang publishers use; the precise calls behind it are documented on the About page.

A few notes worth knowing:

• Festival dates depend on sunrise, which means they can shift by a day between widely separated locations. The Diwali page, for example, is based on New Delhi's sunrise; in cities far east (Singapore) or far west (New York), the same Amavasya can land on a different calendar date.
• Different sampradayas observe on different days for some festivals. ISKCON Ekadashi, Vaishnava Janmashtami and the Tamil / Bengali / Malayalam regional Panchang versions can land a day apart. For your community's specific dates, check your community's own calendar.

If your trusted Panchang shows a different date and you're not in one of the cases above, report the difference.