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Festival calendar 2026: every date, month by month

61 festivals across 22 countries in 2026, including 20 Indian festivals. Each date was checked against a cited source; the 6 marked “expected” follow the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day.

2027 calendar

January 2026 · 7 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
5 January – 28 February 2026MonHarbin Ice & Snow Festival Harbin, ChinaConfirmed
13 January 2026TueLohri Amritsar, IndiaConfirmed
14 January 2026WedMakar Sankranti Ahmedabad, IndiaConfirmed
14 – 17 January 2026WedPongal Madurai, IndiaExpected
19 – 20 January 2026MonTimkat Gondar, EthiopiaConfirmed
27 January 2026TueUp Helly Aa Lerwick, United KingdomConfirmed
31 January – 17 February 2026SatVenice Carnival Venice, ItalyConfirmed

February 2026 · 6 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
4 – 11 February 2026WedSapporo Snow Festival Sapporo, JapanConfirmed
13 – 17 February 2026FriRio Carnival Rio de Janeiro, BrazilConfirmed
15 February 2026SunMaha Shivratri Varanasi, IndiaConfirmed
17 February – 3 March 2026TueChinese New Year Beijing, ChinaConfirmed
17 February 2026TueMardi Gras New Orleans, United StatesConfirmed
19 February – 19 March 2026ThuRamadan Istanbul, TürkiyeConfirmed

March 2026 · 9 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
3 – 4 March 2026TueHoli Mathura, IndiaConfirmed
3 March 2026TueLantern Festival Pingxi, TaiwanConfirmed
14 – 17 March 2026SatSt Patrick's Day Dublin, IrelandConfirmed
15 – 19 March 2026SunLas Fallas Valencia, SpainConfirmed
20 – 22 March 2026FriEid al-Fitr Istanbul, TürkiyeConfirmed
21 – 24 March 2026SatNowruz Isfahan, IranConfirmed
25 March – 12 April 2026WedHanami Kyoto, JapanExpected
26 March 2026ThuRam Navami Ayodhya, IndiaConfirmed
29 March – 5 April 2026SunEaster Seville, SpainConfirmed

April 2026 · 4 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
1 – 8 April 2026WedPassover Jerusalem, IsraelConfirmed
13 – 15 April 2026MonSongkran Chiang Mai, ThailandConfirmed
14 April 2026TueVaisakhi Anandpur Sahib, IndiaConfirmed
30 April – 1 May 2026ThuBeltane Fire Festival Edinburgh, United KingdomConfirmed

May 2026 · 2 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
27 – 30 May 2026WedEid al-Adha Mecca, Saudi ArabiaConfirmed
30 May 2026SatVesak Colombo, Sri LankaConfirmed

June 2026 · 2 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
19 – 20 June 2026FriMidsummer Dalarna, SwedenConfirmed
24 June 2026WedInti Raymi Cusco, PeruConfirmed

July 2026 · 3 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
6 – 14 July 2026MonSan Fermín Pamplona, SpainConfirmed
16 July 2026ThuJagannath Rath Yatra Puri, IndiaConfirmed
17 – 24 July 2026FriGion Matsuri Kyoto, JapanConfirmed

August 2026 · 7 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
7 – 31 August 2026FriEdinburgh Festival Fringe Edinburgh, United KingdomConfirmed
13 – 16 August 2026ThuObon Kyoto, JapanConfirmed
25 – 28 August 2026TueOnam Thrissur, IndiaConfirmed
26 August 2026WedLa Tomatina Buñol, SpainConfirmed
28 August 2026FriRaksha Bandhan New Delhi, IndiaConfirmed
30 August – 7 September 2026SunBurning Man Black Rock Desert, United StatesConfirmed
30 – 31 August 2026SunNotting Hill Carnival London, United KingdomConfirmed

September 2026 · 4 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
4 September 2026FriKrishna Janmashtami Mathura, IndiaConfirmed
14 – 25 September 2026MonGanesh Chaturthi Mumbai, IndiaConfirmed
19 September – 4 October 2026SatOktoberfest Munich, GermanyConfirmed
25 September 2026FriMid-Autumn Festival Hong Kong, Hong KongConfirmed

October 2026 · 7 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
3 – 11 October 2026SatAlbuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, United StatesConfirmed
11 – 20 October 2026SunNavratri Vadodara, IndiaConfirmed
11 – 20 October 2026SunDussehra Mysuru, IndiaConfirmed
16 – 20 October 2026FriDurga Puja Kolkata, IndiaConfirmed
28 October – 1 November 2026WedHalloween Derry~Londonderry, United KingdomConfirmed
29 October 2026ThuKarwa Chauth Jaipur, IndiaExpected
31 October – 2 November 2026SatDía de los Muertos Mexico City, MexicoConfirmed

November 2026 · 7 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
6 – 11 November 2026FriDiwali Jaipur, IndiaConfirmed
13 – 16 November 2026FriChhath Puja Patna, IndiaConfirmed
23 – 25 November 2026MonYi Peng Chiang Mai, ThailandExpected
24 – 25 November 2026TueLoi Krathong & Yi Peng Chiang Mai, ThailandExpected
24 November 2026TueGuru Nanak Jayanti Amritsar, IndiaConfirmed
26 November 2026ThuThanksgiving New York, United StatesConfirmed
27 November – 26 December 2026FriChristmas Nuremberg, GermanyConfirmed

December 2026 · 3 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
1 – 10 December 2026TueHornbill Festival Kisama, IndiaExpected
5 – 12 December 2026SatHanukkah Jerusalem, IsraelConfirmed
29 December 2026 – 1 January 2027TueHogmanay Edinburgh, United KingdomConfirmed

Indian festivals 2026: full list with dates

Hindu, Sikh and regional festivals by date. Many follow the lunar calendar, so the same festival can fall a day apart in different states.

DateFestivalWhereStatus
13 January 2026TueLohri Amritsar, IndiaConfirmed
14 January 2026WedMakar Sankranti Ahmedabad, IndiaConfirmed
14 – 17 January 2026WedPongal Madurai, IndiaExpected
15 February 2026SunMaha Shivratri Varanasi, IndiaConfirmed
3 – 4 March 2026TueHoli Mathura, IndiaConfirmed
26 March 2026ThuRam Navami Ayodhya, IndiaConfirmed
14 April 2026TueVaisakhi Anandpur Sahib, IndiaConfirmed
16 July 2026ThuJagannath Rath Yatra Puri, IndiaConfirmed
25 – 28 August 2026TueOnam Thrissur, IndiaConfirmed
28 August 2026FriRaksha Bandhan New Delhi, IndiaConfirmed
4 September 2026FriKrishna Janmashtami Mathura, IndiaConfirmed
14 – 25 September 2026MonGanesh Chaturthi Mumbai, IndiaConfirmed
11 – 20 October 2026SunNavratri Vadodara, IndiaConfirmed
11 – 20 October 2026SunDussehra Mysuru, IndiaConfirmed
16 – 20 October 2026FriDurga Puja Kolkata, IndiaConfirmed
29 October 2026ThuKarwa Chauth Jaipur, IndiaExpected
6 – 11 November 2026FriDiwali Jaipur, IndiaConfirmed
13 – 16 November 2026FriChhath Puja Patna, IndiaConfirmed
24 November 2026TueGuru Nanak Jayanti Amritsar, IndiaConfirmed
1 – 10 December 2026TueHornbill Festival Kisama, IndiaExpected