This is a list of very important festival dates in Hinduism in 2026 based on various regional Hindu calendars. The same festival might be rarely celebrated a day earlier or later in different parts of India. Please note that Hindu religion is so vast that hundreds of festivals take place a year – this list only contains the very important ones.
Hindu Festivals 2026 based on Hindu traditional calendar - India Standard Time.
January 2026 Hindu Festivals List
Lohri - January 13
Makar Sankranti – 14th January, 2026 (most rituals will be held on morning of January 15)
Pongal – 15th January
Sankranti – 15th January
Magh Bihu - January 15
Vasant Panchami – January 23
Ratha Saptami - January 25
Bhishma Ashtami - January 26
February 2026
Thaipusam – February 1
Maha Shivratri - February 15
March 2026
Holika Dahan – March 2
Dhulandi Holi - March 3, 2025 (It is marked on March 4 in certain North Indian calendars)
Basoda / Sheetla Ashtami – March 11
Ugadi (New Year in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) – March 19
Gudi Padva – March 19
Chaitra Navratri Begins – March 19
Hindi New Year – March 19 - Vikram Samvat 2083 begins in North India Calendar
Cheti Chand – March 20
Gangaur - Gauri Teej – March 21
Ram Navami – March 27
April 2026
Hanuman Jayanti - April 2
Chithirai 1 (Tamil New Year) – April 14
Vishu (Kerala) – April 14
New Year in Bengal and Assam – April 14
Akshaya Tritiya – April 19 (April 20 in some regional calendars in South)
Ganga Saptami – April 23
Sita Navami - April 25
Narasimha Jayanti - April 30
May 2026
Telugu Hanuman Jayanti - May 12
Shani Jayanti - May 16
June 2026
Ganga Dussehra - June 24
Nirjala Ekadasi - June 25
Vat Purnima Vrat - June 29
July 2026
Puri Rath Yatra – July 16
Vyasa Purnima, Guru Purnima – July 29
August 2026
Hariyali Teej – August 15
Nag Panchami – August 17
Varalakshmi Puja – August 28
Onam – August 26
Raksha Bandhan – August 28
September 2026
Sri Krishna Janmashtami – September 4
Hartalika Teej – September 14
Ganesh Chaturthi – September 14
Rishi Panchami – September 15
Vishwakarma Puja - September 17
Radha Ashtami – September 19
Ganesh Visarjan/Anant Chaturdashi - September 25
Pitru Paksha Shradh begins September 27
October 2026
Pitru Paksha Shradh ends on October 10
Mahalaya – October 10
Navratri Begins – October 11
Durga Ashtami – October 19
Maha Navami – October 20
Vijaya Dashami – Dussehra – October 20 (Navratri ends)
Kojagiri Purnima/Sharad Purnima – October 25
Karva Chauth – October 29
November 2026
Ahoi Ashtami – November 1
Dhanteras – November 6
Narak Chaturdashi – November 8
Deepavali in South India - November 8
Diwali - November 8
Lakshmi Puja - November 8
Gujarati New Year - November 10
Bali Pratipada - November 11
Bhau Beej - November 11
Yama Dwitiya - November 11
Chhath Puja - November 15
Soorasamharam - Skanda Sashti - November 15
Sabarimala Mandala Kalam begins – November 17, 2026
Tulsi Puja and Vivah - November 21
December 2026
Kalbhairav Jayanti / Kal Bhairav Ashtami – December 1
Vivah Panchami - December 14
Gita Jayanti - December 20
Sri Dattatreya Jayanti - December 23