When is Diwali in 2026?

Diwali falls on November 8, 2026, the Kartika amavasya, with the Lakshmi puja in the pradosh window that evening. The five-day sequence runs Dhanteras on November 7, Choti Diwali and Diwali on November 8, Govardhan Puja on November 9 and Bhai Dooj on November 11.

When is Holi in 2026?

Holi is played on March 4, 2026. Holika Dahan is lit the night before, on March 3, on the Phalguna full moon, and the colours follow the next morning.

Does 2026 have an adhik maas, and does it move any festivals?

Yes. 2026 carries an adhik Jyeshtha maas from about May 17 to June 15, an extra lunar month inserted to keep the lunar and solar calendars aligned. Purushottam maas hosts no major festivals, so the summer and autumn festivals sit roughly a lunar month later than a common year. That is why Guru Purnima is on July 29 and Raksha Bandhan on August 28 rather than a month earlier. Calendars that skip the adhik maas mis-date these festivals.

Where do these dates come from?

Each date is computed by our own panchang engine, run for the Ujjain reference meridian for every day of 2026, and then checked against the mainstream all-India almanac. The engine also detects the 2026 adhik maas. Where our sunrise reckoning and the classical day-selection rule for a festival differ by a day, we show the mainstream all-India date, since that is the one readers cross-check against.

Why do some sources list a festival one day apart from this calendar?

A Hindu festival is tied to a tithi, a lunar day that begins and ends at a fixed astronomical moment rather than at midnight. Whether that tithi is current at the ritual time, which can be sunrise, midday, evening or midnight depending on the festival, shifts with your longitude, so Chennai and Delhi can observe the same festival a day apart. This calendar uses the mainstream all-India reckoning; your local panchang is the authority for your own city.

How do I find an auspicious muhurat for a wedding or house-warming in 2026?

A festival date and a muhurat are not the same thing. A muhurat is a specific window scored on the five panchang limbs (tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana) for your event and your location, and the good window inside a day can be a couple of hours long. Use the muhurat calculators linked on this page; they compute the top windows for your city and, with a free account, factor your chart.

Festival countdown · 2026

Upcoming Hindu Festivals 2026

The next Hindu festivals still ahead in 2026, counted from today. Every date is computed from our own panchang engine, run for the Ujjain reference meridian, and checked against the mainstream all-India almanac. For the full year, see the complete 2026 festival calendar.

Next up: Rath Yatra (Puri) on July 16 (tomorrow). 23 festivals left in 2026.

Upcoming festivals

Jul 16
Thursday
Tomorrow
Rath Yatra (Puri)
Jagannath leaves the Puri temple on the great chariot with Balabhadra and Subhadra. Odisha empties into the streets to pull the ropes.
Jul 29
Wednesday
In 14 days
Guru Purnima
Vyasa's day, when the teacher is honoured. Bow to the one whose words still shape your decisions; if the teacher is gone, light a lamp before their photograph.
Aug 17
Monday
In 33 days
Naga Panchami
The serpent gods are offered milk on the Shravana fifth. A day of protection from snakebite and of the old bond between the household and the naga.
Aug 26
Wednesday
In 42 days
Onam (Thiruvonam)
Kerala's harvest festival, the day King Mahabali returns to his people. The pookalam is laid and the sadya is served on a banana leaf.
Aug 28
Friday
In 44 days
Raksha Bandhan
The sister ties a thread on the brother's wrist and the brother promises protection for the year. Old bond, simple gesture, no substitute.
Sep 4
Friday
In 51 days
Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna was born at midnight on the eighth of Bhadrapada's dark fortnight. The fast is broken after the moon rises and the midnight abhishekam is done.
Sep 13
Sunday
In 60 days
Hartalika Teej
Parvati's vrat to win Shiva, kept by married women without food or water. A sand lingam is made and the night is spent in worship.
Sep 14
Monday
In 61 days
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesha arrives in the home. The murti is installed with modak and durva grass, and stays until the visarjan.
Sep 17
Thursday
In 64 days
Vishwakarma Puja
The divine architect is worshipped at Kanya sankranti. Workshops and craftsmen clean and garland their tools, and no work is done on them until the puja is over.
Sep 25
Friday
In 72 days
Anant Chaturdashi
The Vishnu vrat that also closes the ten-day Ganesha festival with the visarjan. A fourteen-knot thread is tied on the right wrist and endurance is asked of Ananta.
Oct 11
Sunday
In 88 days
Sharad Navaratri (Day 1)
The nine nights of Durga begin. The ghat is installed and the akhand jyoti is lit; the vrat runs to Vijayadashami.
Oct 20
Tuesday
In 97 days
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Rama killed Ravana and Durga killed Mahishasura on the same day. Work begun on Vijayadashami is said to carry the victory of both.
Oct 29
Thursday
In 106 days
Karva Chauth
Married women fast without water from sunrise until they see the moon at night, then look at the husband through a sieve.
Nov 7
Saturday
In 115 days
Dhanteras
Dhanvantari rose from the ocean with the pot of amrita. A small metal vessel and a few coins are bought; what enters the home now is said to stay.
Nov 8
Sunday
In 116 days
Diwali (Deepavali)
The festival of lights and the Lakshmi puja. Lakshmi visits homes that are clean, lit and welcoming; the puja is done in the pradosh window after sunset.
Nov 8
Sunday
In 116 days
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
Krishna killed Narakasura before dawn. An oil bath is taken at sunrise and a single diya is lit at the doorway before nightfall.
Nov 9
Monday
In 117 days
Govardhan Puja (Annakut)
Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill to shelter Vrindavan. The annakut is made, a small mountain of cooked food offered and then shared with the whole house.
Nov 11
Wednesday
In 119 days
Bhai Dooj
Yamuna fed her brother Yama. The sister applies tilak on the brother's forehead and the meal she serves is remembered through the year.
Nov 15
Sunday
In 123 days
Chhath Puja
The four-day Surya vrat of the Bhojpuri belt, peaking with the sunset and sunrise arghya to the Sun standing in the river. One of the hardest vrats kept.
Nov 21
Saturday
In 129 days
Tulsi Vivah
The ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu that opens the wedding season. The courtyard tulsi is dressed as a bride at dusk.
Nov 24
Tuesday
In 132 days
Kartik Purnima
The full moon that closes the Kartik vrat month. Varanasi lights the ghats for Dev Deepawali; it is also Guru Nanak Jayanti.
Also known as: Dev Deepawali (Varanasi), Guru Nanak Jayanti
Dec 20
Sunday
In 158 days
Gita Jayanti
The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. A chapter is read and the text is honoured on the home altar.
Dec 23
Wednesday
In 161 days
Dattatreya Jayanti
The birth of Dattatreya, the union of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The Margashira full-moon evening is given to his worship and the reading of his charitra.

Browse the full 2026 calendar

This hub shows only what is still ahead. For every major festival of 2026, arranged month by month with the reckoning behind each date, open the full calendar. For anything time-of-day sensitive, a wedding, a house-warming, the start of a venture, a date alone is not enough; those need a muhurat computed for your city.

FAQ

When is Diwali in 2026?: Diwali falls on November 8, 2026, the Kartika amavasya, with the Lakshmi puja in the pradosh window that evening. The five-day sequence runs Dhanteras on November 7, Choti Diwali and Diwali on November 8, Govardhan Puja on November 9 and Bhai Dooj on November 11.
When is Holi in 2026?: Holi is played on March 4, 2026. Holika Dahan is lit the night before, on March 3, on the Phalguna full moon, and the colours follow the next morning.
Does 2026 have an adhik maas, and does it move any festivals?: Yes. 2026 carries an adhik Jyeshtha maas from about May 17 to June 15, an extra lunar month inserted to keep the lunar and solar calendars aligned. Purushottam maas hosts no major festivals, so the summer and autumn festivals sit roughly a lunar month later than a common year. That is why Guru Purnima is on July 29 and Raksha Bandhan on August 28 rather than a month earlier. Calendars that skip the adhik maas mis-date these festivals.
Where do these dates come from?: Each date is computed by our own panchang engine, run for the Ujjain reference meridian for every day of 2026, and then checked against the mainstream all-India almanac. The engine also detects the 2026 adhik maas. Where our sunrise reckoning and the classical day-selection rule for a festival differ by a day, we show the mainstream all-India date, since that is the one readers cross-check against.
Why do some sources list a festival one day apart from this calendar?: A Hindu festival is tied to a tithi, a lunar day that begins and ends at a fixed astronomical moment rather than at midnight. Whether that tithi is current at the ritual time, which can be sunrise, midday, evening or midnight depending on the festival, shifts with your longitude, so Chennai and Delhi can observe the same festival a day apart. This calendar uses the mainstream all-India reckoning; your local panchang is the authority for your own city.
How do I find an auspicious muhurat for a wedding or house-warming in 2026?: A festival date and a muhurat are not the same thing. A muhurat is a specific window scored on the five panchang limbs (tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana) for your event and your location, and the good window inside a day can be a couple of hours long. Use the muhurat calculators linked on this page; they compute the top windows for your city and, with a free account, factor your chart.

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Upcoming Hindu Festivals 2026

Upcoming festivals

Rath Yatra (Puri)

Guru Purnima

Naga Panchami

Onam (Thiruvonam)

Raksha Bandhan

Krishna Janmashtami

Hartalika Teej

Ganesh Chaturthi

Vishwakarma Puja

Anant Chaturdashi

Sharad Navaratri (Day 1)

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

Karva Chauth

Dhanteras

Diwali (Deepavali)

Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)

Govardhan Puja (Annakut)

Bhai Dooj

Chhath Puja

Tulsi Vivah

Kartik Purnima

Gita Jayanti

Dattatreya Jayanti

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