North America festival calendar
Festival dates & puja times
Calculated for your city, because a festival can fall on a different day in Chicago than in Mumbai, and puja times follow local sunrise and sunset.
- Mar 5–6, 2027Maha ShivaratriThe great night of Shiva, kept with fasting, night-long worship and the chanting of Om Namah Shivaya.Date differs by city.
- Mar 21, 2027HoliThe festival of colours, beginning with the Holika Dahan bonfire that marks good overcoming evil.
- May 8, 2027Akshaya TritiyaA day of undiminishing merit, traditionally chosen for new beginnings, charity and buying gold.
- Aug 16, 2027Raksha BandhanSisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, celebrating the bond of protection and care.
- Aug 24, 2027JanmashtamiThe birth of Lord Krishna, celebrated at midnight with fasting, devotional songs and the swaying cradle.
- Sep 3, 2027Ganesh ChaturthiGanesha is welcomed home as the remover of obstacles, with modak, aarti and community celebrations.
- Sep 30, 2027NavratriNine nights honouring the Goddess in her many forms, with fasting, prayer and garba.
- Oct 9, 2027DussehraVijaya Dashami celebrates the victory of good over evil, closing the nine nights of Navratri.
- Oct 18, 2027Karwa ChauthA day-long fast kept for a spouse's wellbeing, broken after sighting the moon.
- Oct 26, 2027DhanterasThe first day of Diwali, honouring Dhanvantari and Lakshmi; a traditional day to buy gold or utensils.
- Oct 28, 2027DiwaliThe festival of lights. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening, as lamps are lit to welcome prosperity.
Looking for a daily auspicious time instead? Puja & Muhurat