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Festival calendar 2027: every date, month by month

60 festivals across 22 countries in 2027, including 20 Indian festivals. Each date was checked against a cited source; the 23 marked “expected” follow the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day.

2026 calendar

January 2027 · 6 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
5 January – 28 February 2027TueHarbin Ice & Snow Festival Harbin, ChinaExpected
13 January 2027WedLohri Amritsar, IndiaExpected
14 January 2027ThuMakar Sankranti Ahmedabad, IndiaExpected
14 – 17 January 2027ThuPongal Madurai, IndiaExpected
19 – 20 January 2027TueTimkat Gondar, EthiopiaConfirmed
26 January 2027TueUp Helly Aa Lerwick, United KingdomConfirmed

February 2027 · 7 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
4 – 9 February 2027ThuVenice Carnival Venice, ItalyExpected
4 – 11 February 2027ThuSapporo Snow Festival Sapporo, JapanConfirmed
5 – 9 February 2027FriRio Carnival Rio de Janeiro, BrazilConfirmed
6 – 20 February 2027SatChinese New Year Beijing, ChinaConfirmed
8 February – 9 March 2027MonRamadan Istanbul, TürkiyeExpected
9 February 2027TueMardi Gras New Orleans, United StatesConfirmed
20 February 2027SatLantern Festival Pingxi, TaiwanConfirmed

March 2027 · 7 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
6 March 2027SatMaha Shivratri Varanasi, IndiaConfirmed
9 – 11 March 2027TueEid al-Fitr Istanbul, TürkiyeExpected
13 – 17 March 2027SatSt Patrick's Day Dublin, IrelandConfirmed
15 – 19 March 2027MonLas Fallas Valencia, SpainConfirmed
21 – 22 March 2027SunHoli Mathura, IndiaConfirmed
21 – 24 March 2027SunNowruz Isfahan, IranConfirmed
21 – 28 March 2027SunEaster Seville, SpainConfirmed

April 2027 · 5 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
13 – 15 April 2027TueSongkran Chiang Mai, ThailandConfirmed
14 April 2027WedVaisakhi Anandpur Sahib, IndiaConfirmed
15 April 2027ThuRam Navami Ayodhya, IndiaConfirmed
21 – 28 April 2027WedPassover Jerusalem, IsraelConfirmed
30 April – 1 May 2027FriBeltane Fire Festival Edinburgh, United KingdomExpected

May 2027 · 2 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
16 – 19 May 2027SunEid al-Adha Mecca, Saudi ArabiaExpected
19 May 2027WedVesak Colombo, Sri LankaConfirmed

June 2027 · 2 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
24 June 2027ThuInti Raymi Cusco, PeruConfirmed
25 – 26 June 2027FriMidsummer Dalarna, SwedenConfirmed

July 2027 · 3 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
5 July 2027MonJagannath Rath Yatra Puri, IndiaConfirmed
6 – 14 July 2027TueSan Fermín Pamplona, SpainConfirmed
17 – 24 July 2027SatGion Matsuri Kyoto, JapanConfirmed

August 2027 · 7 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
6 – 30 August 2027FriEdinburgh Festival Fringe Edinburgh, United KingdomExpected
13 – 16 August 2027FriObon Kyoto, JapanConfirmed
17 August 2027TueRaksha Bandhan New Delhi, IndiaConfirmed
25 August 2027WedLa Tomatina Buñol, SpainExpected
25 August 2027WedKrishna Janmashtami Mathura, IndiaExpected
29 August – 6 September 2027SunBurning Man Black Rock Desert, United StatesConfirmed
29 – 30 August 2027SunNotting Hill Carnival London, United KingdomExpected

September 2027 · 6 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
4 – 14 September 2027SatGanesh Chaturthi Mumbai, IndiaConfirmed
11 – 14 September 2027SatOnam Thrissur, IndiaExpected
15 September 2027WedMid-Autumn Festival Hong Kong, Hong KongConfirmed
18 September – 3 October 2027SatOktoberfest Munich, GermanyConfirmed
30 September – 9 October 2027ThuNavratri Vadodara, IndiaConfirmed
30 September – 9 October 2027ThuDussehra Mysuru, IndiaConfirmed

October 2027 · 6 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
2 – 10 October 2027SatAlbuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, United StatesExpected
5 – 10 October 2027TueDurga Puja Kolkata, IndiaExpected
18 October 2027MonKarwa Chauth Jaipur, IndiaConfirmed
27 – 31 October 2027WedDiwali Jaipur, IndiaExpected
31 October – 2 November 2027SunDía de los Muertos Mexico City, MexicoConfirmed
31 October 2027SunHalloween Derry~Londonderry, United KingdomExpected

November 2027 · 6 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
2 – 5 November 2027TueChhath Puja Patna, IndiaConfirmed
13 – 14 November 2027SatLoi Krathong & Yi Peng Chiang Mai, ThailandExpected
13 – 14 November 2027SatYi Peng Chiang Mai, ThailandExpected
14 November 2027SunGuru Nanak Jayanti Amritsar, IndiaConfirmed
25 November 2027ThuThanksgiving New York, United StatesConfirmed
26 November – 26 December 2027FriChristmas Nuremberg, GermanyExpected

December 2027 · 3 festivals

DateFestivalWhereStatus
1 – 10 December 2027WedHornbill Festival Kisama, IndiaExpected
25 December 2027 – 1 January 2028SatHanukkah Jerusalem, IsraelConfirmed
29 December 2027 – 1 January 2028WedHogmanay Edinburgh, United KingdomExpected

Indian festivals 2027: 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 2027WedLohri Amritsar, IndiaExpected
14 January 2027ThuMakar Sankranti Ahmedabad, IndiaExpected
14 – 17 January 2027ThuPongal Madurai, IndiaExpected
6 March 2027SatMaha Shivratri Varanasi, IndiaConfirmed
21 – 22 March 2027SunHoli Mathura, IndiaConfirmed
14 April 2027WedVaisakhi Anandpur Sahib, IndiaConfirmed
15 April 2027ThuRam Navami Ayodhya, IndiaConfirmed
5 July 2027MonJagannath Rath Yatra Puri, IndiaConfirmed
17 August 2027TueRaksha Bandhan New Delhi, IndiaConfirmed
25 August 2027WedKrishna Janmashtami Mathura, IndiaExpected
4 – 14 September 2027SatGanesh Chaturthi Mumbai, IndiaConfirmed
11 – 14 September 2027SatOnam Thrissur, IndiaExpected
30 September – 9 October 2027ThuNavratri Vadodara, IndiaConfirmed
30 September – 9 October 2027ThuDussehra Mysuru, IndiaConfirmed
5 – 10 October 2027TueDurga Puja Kolkata, IndiaExpected
18 October 2027MonKarwa Chauth Jaipur, IndiaConfirmed
27 – 31 October 2027WedDiwali Jaipur, IndiaExpected
2 – 5 November 2027TueChhath Puja Patna, IndiaConfirmed
14 November 2027SunGuru Nanak Jayanti Amritsar, IndiaConfirmed
1 – 10 December 2027WedHornbill Festival Kisama, IndiaExpected