Note these dates in your diary, complete information about all the major fasts and festivals of 2026 in just one place.

News India Live, Digital Desk: As soon as the New Year arrives, we all have a curiosity in our minds – on which date are our favorite festivals falling this time? Whether planning for holidays or preparing for any puja at home, it is very important to know the dates of festivals in advance. So if you are also waiting for the festivals of the year 2026, then your wait is over.

Here we have brought for you the complete list of all the major Hindu fasts and festivals coming in the year 2026, so that you can start your preparations right now.

January: Beginning of the year, with Makar Sankranti

• Makar Sankranti/Pongal: Wednesday, January 14
• Basant Panchami/Saraswati Puja: Friday, January 23

February: Month immersed in devotion to Shiva

• Mahashivratri: Saturday, February 15

March: Festival of colors and beginning of Chaitra Navratri

• Holika Dahan: Tuesday, March 3
• Holi (Rangwali): Wednesday, March 4
• Chaitra Navratri/Gudi Padwa/Ugadi: Starting Thursday, March 19
• Ram Navami: Thursday, March 26

April: Hanuman Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya

• Hanuman Jayanti: Saturday, April 2
• Third day of Akshaya: Sunday, April 19

May-June: Ganga Dussehra and Vat Savitri

• Vat Savitri Vrat: Thursday, May 28
• Ganga Dussehra: Friday, June 12
• Nirjala Ekadashi: Sunday, June 25

July-August: Guru Purnima, Hariyali Teej and Rakshabandhan

• Guru Purnima: Wednesday, July 29
• Hariyali Teej: Sunday, August 2
• Nag Panchami: Tuesday, August 4
• Raksha Bandhan: Monday, August 17

September: Celebration of Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi

• Krishna Janmashtami: Monday, September 7
• Hartalika Teej: Saturday, September 12
• Ganesh Chaturthi: Monday, September 14
• Anant Chaturdashi: Thursday, September 24

October-November: Festival of festivals, from Navratri to Diwali

• Shardiya Navratri: Starting Wednesday, October 14th
• Durga Ashtami: Wednesday, October 21
• Dussehra (Vijayadashami): Thursday, October 22
• Karva Chauth: Saturday, October 31
• Dhanteras: Thursday, November 5
• Diwali/Lakshmi Puja: Saturday, November 7
• Govardhan Puja: Sunday, November 8
• Bhai Dooj: Monday, November 9
• Chhath Puja: Thursday, November 12

The year 2026 is going to be very special in terms of festivals, in which some big festival will be celebrated every month. So now you can mark these dates in your calendar and start preparing for the celebrations of the coming year.