Hindu Festivals in April 2026

There are 6 Hindu festivals in April 2026, including Hanuman Jayanti on Thursday, April 2, Vaisakhi on Monday, April 13, and Ambedkar Jayanti on Tuesday, April 14. Dates are worked out for Ujjain from the tithi at the right time of day, so a festival can fall a day apart in other places.

Festivals in April 2026

Times for Ujjain

Date	Festival
Thu, Apr 2	Hanuman Jayanti Celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman
Mon, Apr 13	Vaisakhi Punjabi New Year and Sikh festival commemorating the formation of Khalsa
Tue, Apr 14	Ambedkar Jayanti Birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Indian Constitution
Tue, Apr 14	Baisakhi Harvest festival celebrated in Punjab, and parts of Noth India
Sun, Apr 19	Akshaya Tritiya Auspicious day for beginning new ventures and buying gold
Thu, Apr 30	Narasimha Jayanti Celebrates the birth of Lord Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu

Vrats and fasting days in April 2026

Date	Vrat
Thu, Apr 2	Chaitra Purnima
Sun, Apr 5	Vikata Sankashti
Mon, Apr 13	Varuthini Ekadashi
Wed, Apr 15	Budha Pradosh Vrat
Wed, Apr 15	Masik Shivaratri
Fri, Apr 17	Vaishakha Amavasya
Mon, Apr 20	Sankarshana Chaturthi
Mon, Apr 27	Mohini Ekadashi
Tue, Apr 28	Bhauma Pradosh Vrat