Hindu, Nepali and Buddhist Festival Dates 2026 and 2027 by Festival — Sydney, Kathmandu, New York and 18 More Cities

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2026

Festival	Sydney	Kathmandu	New York
Makar Sankranti · Maghe Sankranti (Nepal) · Pongal	Wed, 14 Jan	Wed, 14 Jan	Wed, 14 Jan
Vasant Panchami · Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami)	Sat, 24 Jan	Fri, 23 Jan	Fri, 23 Jan
Maha Shivaratri	Sun, 15 Feb	Sun, 15 Feb	Sun, 15 Feb
Holika Dahan (Holi eve)	Tue, 3 Mar	Mon, 2 Mar	Mon, 2 Mar
Holi (colours) · Fagu Purnima	Wed, 4 Mar	Tue, 3 Mar	Tue, 3 Mar
Ram Navami	Fri, 27 Mar	Fri, 27 Mar	Thu, 26 Mar
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) · Mesha Sankranti · Vaisakhi	Tue, 14 Apr	Tue, 14 Apr	Mon, 13 Apr
Buddha Purnima · Vesak · Buddha Jayanti	Fri, 1 May	Fri, 1 May	Fri, 1 May
Guru Purnima	Wed, 29 July	Wed, 29 July	Wed, 29 July
Janai Purnima · Raksha Bandhan · Shravana Purnima	Fri, 28 Aug	Fri, 28 Aug	Thu, 27 Aug
Krishna Janmashtami	Fri, 4 Sept	Fri, 4 Sept	Thu, 3 Sept
Haritalika Teej	Mon, 14 Sept	Mon, 14 Sept	Sun, 13 Sept
Ganesh Chaturthi	Tue, 15 Sept	Tue, 15 Sept	Mon, 14 Sept
Ghatasthapana · Navratri begins · Dashain begins	Sun, 11 Oct	Sun, 11 Oct	Sun, 11 Oct
Maha Ashtami (Durga Ashtami)	Mon, 19 Oct	Mon, 19 Oct	Sun, 18 Oct
Maha Navami	Tue, 20 Oct	Tue, 20 Oct	Mon, 19 Oct
Vijaya Dashami · Dussehra · Dashain (Tika)	Wed, 21 Oct	Wed, 21 Oct	Tue, 20 Oct
Kojagrat Purnima · Sharad Purnima	Mon, 26 Oct	Mon, 26 Oct	Sun, 25 Oct
Dhanteras · Kag Tihar (Nepal)	Sat, 7 Nov	Sat, 7 Nov	Fri, 6 Nov
Naraka Chaturdashi · Kukur Tihar (Nepal) · Choti Diwali	Sun, 8 Nov	Sun, 8 Nov	Sat, 7 Nov
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja · Gai Tihar (Nepal)	Sun, 8 Nov	Sun, 8 Nov	Sun, 8 Nov
Govardhan Puja · Mha Puja (Newar) · Nepal Sambat New Year	Tue, 10 Nov	Tue, 10 Nov	Mon, 9 Nov
Bhai Tika (Nepal) · Bhai Dooj	Wed, 11 Nov	Wed, 11 Nov	Tue, 10 Nov
Chhath (Surya Shashthi)	Sun, 15 Nov	Sun, 15 Nov	Sun, 15 Nov
Devutthana / Prabodhini Ekadashi · Tulsi Vivaha begins	Sat, 21 Nov	Sat, 21 Nov	Fri, 20 Nov
Kartika Purnima · Dev Deepawali · Guru Nanak Jayanti	Tue, 24 Nov	Tue, 24 Nov	Tue, 24 Nov

2027

Festival	Sydney	Kathmandu	New York
Makar Sankranti · Maghe Sankranti (Nepal) · Pongal	Fri, 15 Jan	Thu, 14 Jan	Thu, 14 Jan
Vasant Panchami · Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami)	Fri, 12 Feb	Thu, 11 Feb	Thu, 11 Feb
Maha Shivaratri	Sat, 6 Mar	Sat, 6 Mar	Sat, 6 Mar
Holika Dahan (Holi eve)	Mon, 22 Mar	Sun, 21 Mar	Sun, 21 Mar
Holi (colours) · Fagu Purnima	Tue, 23 Mar	Mon, 22 Mar	Mon, 22 Mar
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) · Mesha Sankranti · Vaisakhi	Wed, 14 Apr	Wed, 14 Apr	Wed, 14 Apr
Ram Navami	Thu, 15 Apr	Thu, 15 Apr	Wed, 14 Apr
Buddha Purnima · Vesak · Buddha Jayanti	Thu, 20 May	Thu, 20 May	Thu, 20 May
Guru Purnima	Sun, 18 July	Sun, 18 July	Sun, 18 July
Janai Purnima · Raksha Bandhan · Shravana Purnima	Tue, 17 Aug	Tue, 17 Aug	Mon, 16 Aug
Krishna Janmashtami	Wed, 25 Aug	Tue, 24 Aug	Tue, 24 Aug
Haritalika Teej	Fri, 3 Sept	Fri, 3 Sept	Thu, 2 Sept
Ganesh Chaturthi	Sat, 4 Sept	Sat, 4 Sept	Fri, 3 Sept
Ghatasthapana · Navratri begins · Dashain begins	Fri, 1 Oct	Thu, 30 Sept	Thu, 30 Sept
Maha Ashtami (Durga Ashtami)	Fri, 8 Oct	Thu, 7 Oct	Thu, 7 Oct
Maha Navami	Sat, 9 Oct	Sat, 9 Oct	Fri, 8 Oct
Vijaya Dashami · Dussehra · Dashain (Tika)	Sun, 10 Oct	Sun, 10 Oct	Sat, 9 Oct
Kojagrat Purnima · Sharad Purnima	Fri, 15 Oct	Fri, 15 Oct	Fri, 15 Oct
Dhanteras · Kag Tihar (Nepal)	Wed, 27 Oct	Wed, 27 Oct	Wed, 27 Oct
Naraka Chaturdashi · Kukur Tihar (Nepal) · Choti Diwali	Thu, 28 Oct	Thu, 28 Oct	Thu, 28 Oct
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja · Gai Tihar (Nepal)	Fri, 29 Oct	Fri, 29 Oct	Thu, 28 Oct
Govardhan Puja · Mha Puja (Newar) · Nepal Sambat New Year	Sat, 30 Oct	Sat, 30 Oct	Sat, 30 Oct
Bhai Tika (Nepal) · Bhai Dooj	Sun, 31 Oct	Sun, 31 Oct	Sun, 31 Oct
Chhath (Surya Shashthi)	Thu, 4 Nov	Thu, 4 Nov	Thu, 4 Nov
Devutthana / Prabodhini Ekadashi · Tulsi Vivaha begins	Wed, 10 Nov	Wed, 10 Nov	Tue, 9 Nov
Kartika Purnima · Dev Deepawali · Guru Nanak Jayanti	Sun, 14 Nov	Sun, 14 Nov	Sat, 13 Nov

Method: Sun and Moon from Meeus’ algorithms, Lahiri ayanamsa, amanta months, udaya tithi unless the festival’s own rule applies (pradosh for Diwali and Holika Dahan, nishita for Shivaratri and Janmashtami, the Sun’s ingress for the sankrantis). See method and accuracy and why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia.

Festival dates, by festival

2026

2027