Hindu Festivals in October 2026

There are 6 Hindu festivals in October 2026, including Gandhi Jayanti on Friday, October 2, Navaratri on Sunday, October 11, and Durga Puja on Friday, October 16. 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 October 2026

Times for Ujjain

Date	Festival
Fri, Oct 2	Gandhi Jayanti Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation
Sun, Oct 11	Navaratri Nine nights dedicated to the nine forms of Goddess Durga
Fri, Oct 16	Durga Puja Nine-day festival honoring Goddess Durga
Tue, Oct 20	Dussehra Celebrates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana
Thu, Oct 29	Karva Chauth Festival where married women fast for the well-being of their husbands
Sat, Oct 31	Rashtriya Ekta Diwas National Unity Day on birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Vrats and fasting days in October 2026

Date	Vrat
Tue, Oct 6	Indira Ekadashi
Thu, Oct 8	Guru Pradosh Vrat
Thu, Oct 8	Masik Shivaratri
Sat, Oct 10	Ashwina Amavasya
Wed, Oct 14	Kapardisha Chaturthi
Thu, Oct 22	Papankusha Ekadashi
Fri, Oct 23	Shukra Pradosh Vrat
Mon, Oct 26	Ashwina Purnima
Thu, Oct 29	Vakratunda Sankashti