Hindu Festival Calendar

Diwali 2026 falls on October 19, 2026. It is a five-day festival of lights celebrating the victory of light over darkness. The main day (Lakshmi Puja) is on Amavasya of the Hindu month Kartik.

Holi 2026 falls on March 3, 2026 (Dhuleti / Rangwali Holi), with Holika Dahan on the evening of March 2, 2026. It is the festival of colors celebrating the victory of good over evil and arrival of spring.

Shardiya Navratri 2026 (autumn) begins September 22 and ends October 1. Chaitra Navratri 2026 (spring) begins March 21, 2026. Both are nine-night festivals dedicated to Goddess Durga.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 falls on August 23, 2026. The 10-day festival celebrates Lord Ganesha's birth and ends with Anant Chaturdashi (Ganesh Visarjan) on September 1, 2026.