Hindu Festival Calendar
Browse festivals by month or deity, see what is coming next, and star the ones you want to remember.
Dates follow the lunisolar calendar and can differ by a day between regions and panchang methods. Confirm important dates with your temple.
Star any festival from the list to save it here. Click the star again to remove.
Guidance only. For rituals and observance, ask your temple or priest.
About the Festival Calendar tool
Hindu festivals follow a lunisolar calendar, so a festival that falls on a fixed lunar day moves around on the Gregorian calendar from one year to the next. This page lists the main festivals of 2025 and 2026 with the date, the deity or theme, the region where it is most widely kept, and a short note on its meaning.
You can read the full list, filter it by month or by deity, search by name, or switch to a month grid to see which days have a festival. A banner counts down to the next one, and any festival you star is saved in your own browser so you can find it again under the Reminders tab.
Dates are shown for the common panchang reckoning. Regions and traditions sometimes keep a festival a day earlier or later, depending on when the lunar day begins at sunrise or at night. Treat the dates here as a guide and confirm the exact day with your temple or priest.
How to use it
Choose a year. Pick 2025 or 2026 in the Year box. The list, the month grid and the counts all follow that choice.
Narrow the list. Tap a month or a deity, or type a festival name or region into the search box.
Open a festival. Tap a festival to read its meaning and how it is usually observed.
Star what you want to keep. Tap the star on a festival. It appears under Reminders, and you can copy or share the list.
Finding Navratri
Shardiya Navratri begins on 11 October 2026 Dussehra (Vijayadashami) is on 20 October 2026
Tips for good results
- Use the Calendar tab when you want to see which days of a month carry a festival.
- Filter by deity if your family keeps a particular devotion, such as Shiva, Krishna or Durga.
- Starred festivals are stored only in this browser. Clearing site data removes them.
- Check the date with your temple a week before a major festival, because local practice can differ by a day.
Common mistakes
- Treating the date as final when your region or temple keeps a different day.
- Forgetting the year box and reading a 2025 date as a 2026 date.
- Expecting reminders to arrive by message. Stars are saved on the page only; they do not send alerts.
- Mixing up the eve and the main day, for example Holika Dahan and Holi.
Common questions
Why do festival dates change every year?
Most Hindu festivals are tied to lunar days, and the lunar year is shorter than the solar year. A festival therefore shifts on the Gregorian calendar, with an extra month added from time to time to keep the seasons in line.
Are these dates the same in every part of India and abroad?
Not always. A lunar day can start in the evening and end the next afternoon, so places and traditions may choose different days. Panchang makers also use different methods. Your local temple can tell you the day it will keep.
Can the page send me a reminder?
No. When you star a festival it is saved in your browser and listed under Reminders, with a count of days to go. It does not send messages or notifications.
Where does the festival information come from?
The dates and notes are a fixed list inside the page, not a live feed. The main dates for 2026 were checked against published calendars, but they can still differ by a day depending on the method used.
Why is there no 2027 list?
Only years with checked dates are shown. Other years may be added later once the dates have been confirmed.
