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Festivals & occasions 2026

India has 223 festivals, observances and special days in 2026 on Kehdoo’s calendar, including 74 religious, regional and cultural festivals. Dates marked “may vary” follow lunar calendars or moon sighting, so confirm them locally.

January 202625 occasions

  1. New Year’s DayFestival
  2. World Braille DayAccessibility
  3. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiReligious · date may vary
  4. Pravasi Bharatiya DivasCivic
  5. National Houseplant Appreciation DayLifestyle
  6. World Hindi DayLanguage
  7. National Youth DayCivic
  8. LohriFestival
  9. Magh BihuFestival
  10. Makar SankrantiFestival
  11. PongalFestival · until 17 Jan
  12. Army DayCivic
  13. Indian Army DayCivic
  14. National Popcorn DayFood
  15. Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura Statehood DayRegional
  16. Parakram DiwasMemorial
  17. Vasant PanchamiReligious · date may vary
  18. International Day of EducationEducation
  19. National Girl Child DayCivic
  20. Himachal Pradesh Statehood DayRegional
  21. National Voters’ DayCivic
  22. International Customs DayProfessional
  23. Republic DayNational
  24. International Holocaust Remembrance DayMemorial
  25. Martyrs’ DayMemorial

February 202614 occasions

  1. World Wetlands DayEnvironment
  2. World Cancer DayHealth
  3. International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGMHuman rights
  4. World Pulses DayFood
  5. International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceEducation
  6. World Radio DayMedia
  7. Valentine’s DayRelationship
  8. Maha ShivaratriReligious
  9. RamadanReligious · until 19 Mar · date may vary
  10. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram Statehood DayRegional
  11. World Day of Social JusticeHuman rights
  12. International Mother Language DayLanguage
  13. World Thinking DayYouth
  14. National Science DayCivic

March 202623 occasions

  1. Zero Discrimination DayHuman rights
  2. Holika DahanFestival
  3. World Wildlife DayEnvironment
  4. Hola MohallaFestival · until 6 Mar · date may vary
  5. HoliFestival
  6. International Women’s DayAppreciation
  7. World Consumer Rights DayCivic
  8. Gudi PadwaFestival · date may vary
  9. UgadiFestival · date may vary
  10. Cheti ChandFestival · date may vary
  11. Eid al-FitrReligious · date may vary
  12. International Day of HappinessWellness
  13. NowruzFestival
  14. International Day of ForestsEnvironment
  15. World Poetry DayArts
  16. Bihar DayRegional
  17. World Water DayEnvironment
  18. Shaheed DiwasMemorial
  19. World Tuberculosis DayHealth
  20. Ram NavamiReligious · date may vary
  21. World Theatre DayArts
  22. Rajasthan DayRegional
  23. Mahavir JayantiReligious

April 202622 occasions

  1. Odisha DayRegional
  2. Hanuman JayantiReligious · date may vary
  3. World Autism Awareness DayAccessibility
  4. Good FridayReligious
  5. Easter SundayReligious
  6. National Maritime DayProfessional
  7. World Health DayHealth
  8. Ambedkar JayantiCivic
  9. Bohag BihuFestival
  10. Pohela BoishakhFestival
  11. PuthanduFestival
  12. VaisakhiFestival
  13. VishuFestival
  14. Himachal DayRegional
  15. World Heritage DayCulture
  16. Civil Services DayProfessional
  17. World Creativity and Innovation DayProfessional
  18. Earth DayEnvironment
  19. World Book and Copyright DayEducation
  20. World Malaria DayHealth
  21. World Intellectual Property DayProfessional
  22. International Dance DayArts

May 202617 occasions

  1. Buddha PurnimaReligious · date may vary
  2. Labour DayCivic
  3. World Press Freedom DayMedia
  4. World Red Cross and Red Crescent DayHumanitarian
  5. National Technology DayProfessional
  6. International Nurses DayProfessional
  7. International Day of FamiliesFamily
  8. Sikkim State DayRegional
  9. World Telecommunication and Information Society DayTechnology
  10. International Museum DayCulture
  11. World Bee DayEnvironment
  12. Anti-Terrorism DayMemorial
  13. International Tea DayFood
  14. International Day for Biological DiversityEnvironment
  15. Eid al-AdhaReligious · date may vary
  16. Goa Statehood DayRegional
  17. World No Tobacco DayHealth

June 202612 occasions

  1. Telangana Formation DayRegional
  2. World Environment DayEnvironment
  3. World Oceans DayEnvironment
  4. World Day Against Child LabourHuman rights
  5. World Blood Donor DayHealth
  6. World Refugee DayHumanitarian
  7. International Day of YogaWellness
  8. World Music DayArts
  9. International Widows’ DayHuman rights
  10. MuharramReligious · date may vary
  11. MSME DayProfessional
  12. National Statistics DayProfessional

July 202611 occasions

  1. Chartered Accountants DayProfessional
  2. GST DayProfessional
  3. National Doctors’ DayProfessional
  4. World Population DayCivic
  5. World Youth Skills DayEducation
  6. Rath YatraFestival · date may vary
  7. Nelson Mandela International DayCivic
  8. International Chess DaySports
  9. Kargil Vijay DiwasMemorial
  10. World Hepatitis DayHealth
  11. International Day of FriendshipRelationship

August 202612 occasions

  1. National Handloom DayCulture
  2. International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesCulture
  3. International Youth DayYouth
  4. Independence DayNational
  5. World Humanitarian DayHumanitarian
  6. World Photography DayArts
  7. Indian Akshay Urja DayRegional
  8. Sadbhavana DiwasCivic
  9. Kolkata Birthday / Foundation observanceRegional
  10. OnamFestival
  11. Raksha BandhanFamily
  12. National Sports DaySports

September 202621 occasions

  1. Krishna JanmashtamiReligious · date may vary
  2. International Day of CharityHumanitarian
  3. Teachers’ DayProfessional
  4. International Literacy DayEducation
  5. ParyushanReligious · until 15 Sept
  6. World Suicide Prevention DayHealth
  7. Ganesh ChaturthiFestival
  8. Hartalika TeejReligious
  9. Hindi DiwasLanguage
  10. Engineers’ DayProfessional
  11. International Day of DemocracyCivic
  12. SamvatsariReligious
  13. World Ozone DayEnvironment
  14. Hyderabad Liberation Day / National Integration Day (regional)Regional
  15. Vishwakarma JayantiReligious
  16. International Day of PeaceCivic
  17. International Day of Sign LanguagesAccessibility
  18. Anant ChaturdashiFestival
  19. World Tourism DayTravel
  20. World Heart DayHealth
  21. International Translation DayLanguage

October 202622 occasions

  1. International Day of Older PersonsFamily
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
  3. International Day of Non-ViolenceCivic
  4. World Animal DayAnimals
  5. World Teachers’ DayProfessional
  6. Indian Air Force DayCivic
  7. World Post DayProfessional
  8. World Mental Health DayHealth
  9. International Day of the Girl ChildYouth
  10. Sharad NavratriFestival · until 20 Oct · date may vary
  11. International Day for Disaster Risk ReductionSafety
  12. International Day of Rural WomenAppreciation
  13. World Students’ DayEducation
  14. Durga PujaFestival · until 21 Oct
  15. World Food DayFood
  16. International Day for the Eradication of PovertyHuman rights
  17. DussehraFestival · date may vary
  18. United Nations DayCivic
  19. Sharad PurnimaReligious
  20. Karwa ChauthRelationship · date may vary
  21. HalloweenFestival
  22. National Unity DayCivic

November 202625 occasions

  1. Chhattisgarh RajyotsavaRegional
  2. Haryana DayRegional
  3. Karnataka RajyotsavaRegional
  4. Kerala PiraviRegional
  5. Parumala PerunnalRegional
  6. DhanterasFestival
  7. Bandi Chhor DivasReligious
  8. DiwaliFestival
  9. Uttarakhand Foundation DayRegional
  10. Govardhan PujaFestival
  11. Gujarati New YearFestival
  12. Bhai DoojFamily
  13. National Education DayEducation
  14. Children’s DayFamily
  15. World Diabetes DayHealth
  16. Jharkhand Foundation DayRegional
  17. International Day for ToleranceCivic
  18. International Men’s DayAppreciation
  19. National Integration DayCivic
  20. World Toilet DayHealth
  21. World Children’s DayYouth
  22. World Television DayMedia
  23. Guru Nanak GurpurabReligious
  24. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenHuman rights
  25. Constitution DayCivic

December 202619 occasions

  1. Indigenous Faith DayRegional
  2. Nagaland Statehood DayRegional
  3. World AIDS DayHealth
  4. Assam DayRegional
  5. International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesAccessibility
  6. Indian Navy DayCivic
  7. International Volunteer DayHumanitarian
  8. World Soil DayEnvironment
  9. Armed Forces Flag DayCivic
  10. International Anti-Corruption DayCivic
  11. Human Rights DayHuman rights
  12. International Mountain DayEnvironment
  13. Vijay DiwasMemorial
  14. International Migrants DayHumanitarian
  15. International Human Solidarity DayHumanitarian
  16. National Mathematics DayEducation
  17. National Farmers’ DayProfessional
  18. National Consumer DayCivic
  19. ChristmasReligious