Festivals & Holidays

January 2026

Jan. 23 – Vasant Panchami
Jan. 23 – Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
Jan. 24 – International Day of Education
Jan. 25 – Ratha Saptami / Bhishma Ashtami
Jan. 26 – Republic Day (India)
Jan. 28 – Jaya Ekadashi
Jan. 28 – Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Jan. 30 – Gandhi Punyatithi

February 2026

Feb. 1 – Magha Purnima (Full Moon)
Feb. 1 – Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Feb. 2 – Groundhog Day / Imbolc
Feb. 2 – Tu Bishvat
Feb. 3 – Lailat al Barat
Feb. 4 – World Cancer Day
Feb. 6 – National Wear Red Day
Feb. 12 – Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
Feb. 12 – Vijaya Ekadashi / Kumbha Sankranti
Feb. 14 – St. Valentine’s Day
Feb. 15 – Maha Shivaratri
Feb. 15 – Nirvana Day
Feb. 16 – Presidents Day
Feb. 17 – Darsh Amas (No Moon)
Feb. 17 – Mardi Gras
Feb. 17 – Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse)
Feb. 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day
Feb. 18 – Ash Wednesday
Feb. 18 – Ramadan Begins
Feb. 19 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
Feb. 19 – Ramakrishna Jayanti
Feb. 20 – National Leadership Day
Feb. 22 – World Yoga Day
Feb. 27 – Amalaki Ekadashi

March 2026

Mar. 2 – Read Across America Day
Mar. 2 – Phalguna Purnima (Full Moon)
Mar. 3 – Purim
Mar. 4 – Holi
Mar. 4 – Hola Mohalla Begins
Mar. 6 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
Mar. 8 – Daylight Saving Time Begins
Mar. 8 – International Women’s Day
Mar. 10 – Sheetala Ashtami
Mar. 14 – Meena Sankranti
Mar. 14 – Pāpmochini Ekadashi
Mar. 16 – Lailat al-Qadr
Mar. 17 – Saint Patrick’s Day
Mar. 18 – Darsha Amas (No Moon)
Mar. 19 – Ramadan Ends
Mar. 19 – Ugadi
Mar. 19 – Gudi Padwa
Mar. 20 – Spring Equinox / Ostara
Mar. 20 – Parsi New Year
Mar. 20 – Jhulelal Jayanti
Mar. 20 – Jamat Ul-Vida
Mar. 20 – Eid al-Fitr
Mar. 23 – Shaheed Diwas
Mar. 26 – Swaminarayan Jayanti
Mar. 27 – Rama Navami
Mar. 29 – Palm Sunday
Mar. 30 – National Doctors’ Day
Mar. 31 – Mahavir Swami Jayanti