Indian Festival Calendar 2027
Verified dates for every major celebration — and a ready-to-send personalized card for each. 2027 has no Adhik Maas, so post-monsoon festivals return to their usual slots, about eleven days earlier than in 2026: Diwali lands on 29 October.
Lunar dates can vary by a day across regions and moon sightings — confirm locally for observances.
Pongal
Friday, 15 January – Sunday, 17 JanuaryTamil harvest festival — Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and Kaanum Pongal across four days.
Makar Sankranti
Friday, 15 JanuaryThe sun enters Makara (the evening of 14 January) — kites, til-gud, and harvest gratitude across India on the 15th.
Republic Day
Tuesday, 26 JanuaryIndia adopted its Constitution in 1950 — parades, the tricolour, and national pride.
Eid ul-Fitr
Wednesday, 10 MarchThe festival ending Ramadan — sheer khurma, new clothes, and Eidi. Subject to moon sighting.
Holika Dahan
Sunday, 21 MarchThe bonfire night before Holi — good over evil, Prahlad over Holika.
Holi
Monday, 22 MarchThe festival of colours — gulal, pichkaris, and gujiya.
Good Friday
Friday, 26 MarchThe crucifixion remembered — a day of fasting and the Three Hours service.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, 28 MarchThe Resurrection — sunrise services, church, and the family lunch after Lent.
Chaitra Navratri
Wednesday, 7 April – Thursday, 15 AprilNine spring nights of the Devi, ending with Ram Navami.
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
Wednesday, 7 AprilTelugu-Kannada and Marathi new year — neem-jaggery pachadi and the gudi flag.
Baisakhi
Wednesday, 14 AprilHarvest festival of Punjab and the founding of the Khalsa (1699).
Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Wednesday, 14 AprilTamil new year — mango pachadi and fresh beginnings.
Ram Navami
Thursday, 15 AprilThe birth of Shri Ram, closing Chaitra Navratri.
Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)
Monday, 17 MayThe festival of sacrifice concluding Hajj. Subject to moon sighting.
Islamic New Year (Muharram)
Sunday, 6 JuneHijri year 1449 begins; Ashura follows on 15 June. Subject to moon sighting (some calendars list 7 June).
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Monday, 5 JulyThe grand chariot festival of Puri — Nandighosha rolls to Gundicha temple.
Devshayani / Ashadhi Ekadashi
Wednesday, 14 JulyVishnu begins his cosmic rest; the Pandharpur Wari culminates. Chaturmas begins.
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Guru Purnima
Sunday, 18 JulyHonouring gurus and teachers on Vyasa Purnima’s full moon.
Independence Day
Sunday, 15 August1947 — the tricolour over Red Fort, kites in the sky.
Milad un-Nabi
Sunday, 15 AugustThe Prophet’s birthday (12 Rabi al-Awwal). Subject to moon sighting.
Raksha Bandhan
Tuesday, 17 AugustThe rakhi thread between sisters and brothers — Shravan Purnima.
Krishna Janmashtami
Wednesday, 25 AugustKrishna’s midnight birth — dahi handi and jhulan.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Saturday, 4 SeptemberGanpati arrives — ten days of modak and aarti to visarjan.
Onam (Thiruvonam)
Sunday, 12 SeptemberKerala’s harvest festival — pookalam, sadya, and King Mahabali’s visit. Celebrations span Atham (Sep 3) to Thiruvonam.
Sharad Navratri
Thursday, 30 September – Friday, 8 OctoberNine autumn nights — garba, golu, and Durga Puja’s pandals.
Durga Puja
Tuesday, 5 October – Saturday, 9 OctoberBengal’s grandest days — Shashthi to Vijaya Dashami.
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Saturday, 9 OctoberRavana falls; good prevails. Ramlila effigies burn at dusk.
Karva Chauth
Monday, 18 OctoberA day’s fast broken by moonlight through a sieve.
Dhanteras
Wednesday, 27 OctoberDiwali begins — gold, new utensils, and Dhanvantari’s blessings.
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Friday, 29 OctoberThe festival of lights — diyas, rangoli, and Lakshmi’s welcome. (No Adhik Maas in 2027, so Diwali returns to late October.)
Govardhan Puja
Saturday, 30 OctoberAnnakut — the mountain of food for Krishna’s Govardhan.
Bhai Dooj
Sunday, 31 OctoberSisters mark brothers’ foreheads — Diwali’s sibling finale.
Chhath Puja
Thursday, 4 NovemberBihar, Jharkhand and eastern UP’s sun festival — the evening and dawn arghya at the ghat, six days after Diwali.
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Sunday, 14 NovemberGurpurab — Kartik Purnima’s prabhat pheris and langar.
Christmas
Saturday, 25 DecemberThe Nativity — carols, stars, and midnight mass.
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