Hindu Festival Calendar Dates Vrat and Holidays 2024

Hindu Festival Calendar 2024, Dates, Vrat, and Holidays

Get ready for a vibrant year in 2024 if you follow Hinduism! This year’s Hindu Festival Calendar is filled with exciting celebrations, special days for fasting (known as vrats), and important dates. 

These festivals are all about joy, spirituality, and honoring traditions. This year offers a chance to connect with rich cultural heritage and spirituality through these festivities.

Hindu Festival and Holiday in January 2024

OccasionDate & Day
LohriJanuary 13 (Saturday)
Makar Sankranti and PongalJanuary 15 (Monday)
Magh BihuJanuary 15 (Monday)
Guru Govind Singh JayantiJanuary 17 (Wednesday)
ThaipusamJanuary 26 (Friday)
Republic DayJanuary 26 (Friday)

Hindu Festivals and Vrats in February 2024

OccasionDate & Day
Shatilla EkadashiFebruary 6 (Tuesday)
Vasant PanchamiFebruary 14 (Wednesday)
Ratha Sapatami Narmada JayantiFebruary 16 (Friday)
Bhishma AshtamiFebruary 16 (Friday)
Jaya Ekadashi VratFebruary 20 (Tuesday)

Hindu Festivals and Vrat in March 2024

Occasion/HolidayDate & Day
Mahashivratri VratMarch 8 (Friday)
Amalaki EkadashiEvening of March 19 (Tuesday) – March 20 (Wednesday)
Holika DahanMarch 24 (Sunday)
Holi (Holiday), Phalguna Purnima VratMarch 25 (Monday)
Rang PanchamiMarch 30 (Saturday)

Hindu Festivals in April 2024

OccasionDate & Day
Sheetal AshtamiApril 2 (Tuesday)
Papmochani EkadashiApril 5 (Friday)
Somavati Amavasya Vrat, Surya Grahan SankaritaApril 8 (Monday) 
Chaitra NavratriApril 9 (Tuesday) – April 17 (Wednesday)
Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Hindi New YearApril 9 (Tuesday)
Cheti ChandApril 10 (Wednesday)
Gauri TeejApril 11 (Thursday)
Mesha Sankranti/Solar New YearApril 13 (Saturday)
Chithirai 1 (Tamil New Year), Vishu (Kerala), New Year in Bengal and Assam  April 14 (Sunday)
Ram Navami/Chaitra Navratri Parana (Holiday)April 17 (Wednesday)
Kamada EkadashiApril 19 (Friday)
Mahavir Jayanti (Holiday)April 21 (Sunday)
Hanuman JayantiApril 23 (Tuesday)

Hindu Festivals and Vrat in May 2024

OccasionDate & Day
Varuthini EkadashiMay 1 (Wednesday)
Akshaya Tritiya May 10 (Friday)
Ganga Saptami, Vrishabha SankrantiMay 14 (Tuesday)
Sita Navami May 16 (Thursday)
Mohini EkadashiMay 19 (Sunday)
Narasimha Jayanti May 21 (Tuesday)
Vaishakha Purnima Vrat May 22 (Wednesday)

Hindu Festivals/Vrats in June 2024

OccasionDate & Day
Apara EkadashiJune 2 (Sunday)
Jyeshtha AmavasyaJune 5 (Wednesday)
Shani JayantiJune 6 (Tuesday)
Ganga DussehraJune 16 (Sunday)
Nirjala EkadashiJune 18 (Tuesday)
Vat Purnima VratJune 22 (Saturday)
Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat / Kabirdas Jayanti June 22 (Saturday)
Krishnapingala Sankashti ChaturthiJune 24 (Monday)
KalashtamiJune 28 (Friday)

Hindu Festivals/Vrats in July 2024

Occasion/VratDate & Day
Yogini EkadashiJuly 2 (Tuesday)
Ashadha Amavasya July 5 (Friday)
Ashadha Navratri July 6 (Saturday)
Jagannath Rath YatraJuly 7 (Sunday)
Karka Sankranti July 16 (Tuesday)
Devshayani Ekadashi/Ashadi EkadashiJuly 17 (Wednesday)
Guru Purnima/Ashadha Purnima nextJuly 21 (Sunday)
Savan Month BeginsJuly 22 (Monday)
Kamika Ekadashi, Rohini Vrat July 31 (Wednesday)

Hindu Festivals/Vrats in August 2024

Occasion/Vrat/HolidayDate & Day
Sawan Shivaratri, Aadi PerukkuAugust 2 (Friday)
Somavati Amavasya/Hariyali Amavasya, Aadi Amavasai/August 4 (Sunday)
Hariyali TeejAugust 7 (Wednesday)
Nag PanchamiAugust 9 (Friday)
Kalki JayantiAugust 10 (Saturday)
Tulsidas JayantiAugust 11 (Sunday)
Independence Day (Holiday)August 15 (Thursday)
Simha Sankranti, Varlakshmi Vrat, Shravana Putrada EkadashiAugust 16 (Friday)
Raksha Bandhan (Holiday), Sanskrit Diwas, Shravana PurnimaAugust 19 (Monday)
Kajari TeejAugust 22 (Thursday)
JanmashtamiAugust 26 (Monday)
Aja EkadashiAugust 29 (Thursday)

Hindu Festivals/Vrat in September 2024

Occasion/VratDate & Day
Bhadrapada AmavasyaSeptember 2 (Monday)
Onam/ThiruvonamSeptember 5 (Thursday)
Hartalika TeejSeptember 6 (Friday)
Ganesh Chaturthi, Rishi PanchamiSeptember 7 (Saturday)
Radha AshtamiSeptember 11 (Wednesday)
Parsva Ekadashi, Gauna Parsva Ekadashi/Vamana JayantiSeptember 14 (Saturday)
OnamSeptember 15 (Sunday)
Vishwakarma Puja/Kanya SankrantiSeptember 16 (Monday)
Ganesha Visarjan/Anant ChaturdashiSeptember 17 (Tuesday)
Pitrupaksha Begins/Pratipada Shraddha/Bhadrapada PurnimaSeptember 18 (Wednesday)

Hindu Festivals/Holidays in October 2024

Occasion/Vrat/HolidayDate & Day
Indira Ekadashi/Gandhi Jayanti (Holiday)October 2, (Wednesday)
MahalayaOctober 2, (Wednesday)
Navratri Begins, GhatasthapanaOctober 3 (Thursday)
Saraswati Avahan/Kalparambha/ Durga Puja BeginsOctober 9 (Wednesday)
Saraswati Pooja/Navpatrika PoojaOctober 10 (Thursday)
Durga Pooja Ashtami/ Maha NavamiOctober 11 (Friday)
Dussehra/Vijayadashami (Holiday)October 12 (Saturday)
Papankusha EkadashiOctober 13 (Sunday)
Kojagiri Purnima/Sharad PurnimaOctober 16 (Wednesday)
Tula SankrantiOctober 17 (Thursday)
Sankashti Chaturthi/Karva ChauthOctober 20 (Sunday)
Ahoi AshtamiOctober 24 (Thursday)
Kojagara Pooja/Sharad Purnima/Ashwina Purnima, Rama EkadashiOctober 28 (Monday)
DhanterasOctober 29 (Tuesday)
Diwali/Lakshmi Pooja/Narak Chaturdashi (Holiday), Kartik AmavasyaOctober 31 (Thursday)

Hindu Festivals/Holidays in November 2024

Occasion/Vrat/HolidayDate & Day
Govardhan Puja, Bali PratipadaNovember 2 (Saturday)
Bhai Dooj, Yama DwitiyaNovember 3 (Sunday)
Chhath Puja, Soorasamharam – Skanda Sashti November 7 (Thursday)
Devutthana EkadashiNovember 12 (Tuesday)
Tulsi Pooja and VivaahNovember 13 (Wednesday)
Kartik Purnima VratNovember 15 (Friday)
Vrischika SankrantiNovember 16 (Saturday)
Kalabhairav JayantiNovember 22 (Friday)
Utpanna EkadashiNovember 26 (Tuesday)
Margashirsha AmavasyaNovember 30 (Saturday)

Hindu Festivals/Holidays in December 2024

Occasion/Vrat/HolidayDate & Day
Vivah PanchamiDecember 6 (Friday) 
Gita JayantiDecember 11 (Wednesday)
Dattatreya Jayanti/Margashirsha Purnima VratDecember 14 (Saturday)
Dhanu SankrantiDecember 15 (Sunday)

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