Every major Hindu, Sikh and Indian festival for 2026 and 2027, with the date and day of the week. Dates follow the Indian panchang, calculated for New Delhi, and cross-checked against the Government of India holiday lists.
31 festivals from January to December 2026, with the date and day for each.
Bonfire festival of Punjab, the night before Makar Sankranti.
The sun enters Capricorn. Til and jaggery sweets are shared.
Tamil harvest festival. Some Tamil Nadu calendars mark it on 15 January.
Saraswati puja and the start of spring. Yellow clothes and sweets.
Night-long worship of Lord Shiva, with fasting.
Bonfire on the eve of Holi.
Festival of colours.
Spring Navratri, nine days of Durga worship and fasting, ending on Ram Navami.
New year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.
End of Ramadan (date follows moon sighting).
Birth of Lord Rama. Some calendars mark 27 March.
Birth of Lord Hanuman.
Punjabi harvest festival and Sikh new year.
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold.
Festival of sacrifice (date follows moon sighting).
Day to honour teachers and gurus.
Kerala harvest festival, with the Onam sadya feast.
Sisters tie rakhi on their brothers' wrists.
Birth of Lord Krishna, with a midnight puja.
Ten-day festival for Lord Ganesha begins.
Nine nights of Durga worship, garba and dandiya.
Main day of Durga Puja kanya pujan. In Bengal, Durga Puja runs 18 to 21 October.
Victory of good over evil.
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise.
First day of Diwali. Buying utensils and gold.
Festival of lights.
Annakut offering to Lord Krishna. Some calendars mark 9 November.
Sisters pray for their brothers' wellbeing.
Offerings to the Sun. Main evening arghya on Sunday 15 November.
Gurpurab, birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Christmas Day.
31 festivals from January to December 2027, with the date and day for each.
Bonfire festival of Punjab.
The sun enters Capricorn after sunset on the 14th, so the festival is kept on the 15th.
Tamil harvest festival.
Saraswati puja and the start of spring.
Night-long worship of Lord Shiva.
Tentative, depends on moon sighting.
Bonfire on the eve of Holi. Some calendars mark 22 March.
Festival of colours. India's gazetted holiday list shows 23 March.
Spring Navratri, ending on Ram Navami.
New year in the Deccan states.
Punjabi harvest festival and Sikh new year.
Birth of Lord Rama.
Birth of Lord Hanuman.
Some calendars mark 8 May.
Tentative, depends on moon sighting.
Day to honour teachers and gurus.
Sisters tie rakhi on their brothers' wrists.
Smarta tradition observes it on 24 August.
Ten-day festival for Lord Ganesha begins.
Kerala harvest festival.
Nine nights of Durga worship, garba and dandiya.
In Bengal, Ashtami falls on 8 October.
Victory of good over evil.
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise.
First day of Diwali.
Festival of lights.
Annakut offering to Lord Krishna.
Sisters pray for their brothers' wellbeing.
Main evening arghya on Thursday 4 November.
Gurpurab, birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Christmas Day.
Most Hindu festivals follow the lunar calendar (panchang), so the date moves every year. A festival is kept on the day its tithi (lunar day) is present at the right moment, such as sunrise, midday or moonrise. That is why two calendars can sometimes differ by a day, and where they do we have noted it beside the festival.
The dates here are for India. Because Australia is 4.5 to 5.5 hours ahead of India, most festivals fall on the same date in Newcastle, but a few can shift by a day. Your local temple or community group will confirm the exact puja time. Eid dates depend on the moon sighting and are confirmed a day or two before.
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