Festival Calendar 2025: India is a country of rich traditions, and people from different states and communities celebrate festivals with great excitement. The Festival Calendar 2025 includes many significant Hindu festivals, vrats (Fasting days), and public holidays that reflect India’s rich culture and history. Each day holds special meaning, whether it’s Diwali, Holi, Navratri, Raksha Bandhan, Eid, Christmas, or other regional celebrations. This article will help you easily find auspicious dates, fasting days, and public holidays throughout the year.
List of Festivals and Holidays in 2025
Here’s a list of the major festivals and public holidays in India in 2025, along with their dates:
January 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| English New Year | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
| Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Monday, January 6, 2025 |
| Tailang Swami Jayanti | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Monday, January 13, 2025 |
| Lohri | Monday, January 13, 2025 |
| Makara Sankranti | Tuesday, January 14, 2025 |
| Pongal | Tuesday, January 14, 2025 |
| Vivekananda Jayanti *Samvat | Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
| Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
| Republic Day | Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
| Gandhi Punyatithi | Thursday, January 30, 2025 |
February 2025
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| Event | Day & Date |
| Vasant Panchami | Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
| World Cancer Day | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 |
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Wednesday, February 19, 2025 |
| Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Sunday, February 23, 2025 |
| Maha Shivaratri | Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
Festival Calendar 2025: March 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Ramakrishna Jayanti | Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
| Chhoti Holi | Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
| Holika Dahan | Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
| Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti | Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
| Holi | Friday, March 14, 2025 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Friday, March 14, 2025 |
| Vernal Equinox | Monday, March 17, 2025 |
| Parsi New Year | Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
| Shaheed Diwas | Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
| Jamat Ul-Vida | Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
| Ugadi | Friday, March 28, 2025 |
| Gudi Padwa | Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
| Jhulelal Jayanti | Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
| Eid al-Fitr | Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
| Ramadan | Monday, March 31, 2025 |
April 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Bank’s Holiday | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
| Rama Navami | Sunday, April 6, 2025 |
| Mahavir Swami Jayanti | Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
| Solar New Year | Monday, April 14, 2025 |
| Ambedkar Jayanti | Monday, April 14, 2025 |
| Baisakhi | Monday, April 14, 2025 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 18, 2025 |
| Easter | Sunday, April 20, 2025 |
| Earth Day | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Vallabhacharya Jayanti | Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
May 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| International Workers’ Day | Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
| Shankaracharya Jayanti | Friday, May 2, 2025 |
| Surdas Jayanti | Friday, May 2, 2025 |
| World Laughter Day | Friday, May 2, 2025 |
| Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | Sunday, May 4, 2025 |
| Mother’s Day | Wednesday, May 7, 2025 |
| Buddha Purnima | Sunday, May 12, 2025 |
| Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Monday, May 12, 2025 |
June 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Eid al-Adha | Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
| Bakrid | Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
| Kabirdas Jayanti | Wednesday, June 11, 2025 |
| Jagannath Rathyatra | Friday, June 27, 2025 |
| Al-Hijra | Friday, June 27, 2025 |
| Islamic New Year | Friday, June 27, 2025 |
July 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Day of Ashura | Sunday, July 6, 2025 |
| Muharram | Sunday, July 6, 2025 |
| Guru Purnima | Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| Tulsidas Jayanti | Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
August 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Raksha Bandhan | Saturday, August 9, 2025 |
| Rakhi | Saturday, August 9, 2025 |
| Janmashtami *Smarta | Friday, August 15, 2025 |
| Independence Day | Friday, August 15, 2025 |
| Janmashtami *ISKCON | Saturday, August 16, 2025 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Wednesday, August 27, 2025 |
September 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Onam | Friday, September 5, 2025 |
| Milad un-Nabi | Friday, September 5, 2025 |
| Eid-e-Milad | Friday, September 5, 2025 |
| Teachers’ Day | Friday, September 5, 2025 |
| Visvesvaraya Jayanti | Monday, September 15, 2025 |
| Engineer’s Day | Monday, September 15, 2025 |
| Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Monday, September 22, 2025 |
| Durga Ashtami | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
October 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Maha Navami | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 |
| Dussehra | Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| Madhvacharya Jayanti | Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| Gandhi Jayanti | Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| Valmiki Jayanti | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
| Meerabai Jayanti | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
| Karwa Chauth | Friday, October 10, 2025 |
| Lakshmi Puja | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Narak Chaturdashi | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Diwali | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Govardhan Puja | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
| Bhaiya Dooj | Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| Chhath Puja | Monday, October 27, 2025 |
November 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti | Wednesday, November 5, 2025 |
| Nehru Jayanti | Friday, November 14, 2025 |
| Children’s Day | Friday, November 14, 2025 |
December 2025
| Event | Day & Date |
| Shortest Day of Year | Sunday, December 21, 2025 |
| Merry Christmas | Thursday, December 25, 2025 |
| Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Saturday, December 27, 2025 |
| Tailang Swami Jayanti | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 |
With multiple Hindu festivals and holidays occurring every month this year is full of spiritual growth and cultural diversity. This festival calendar ensures you don’t miss important days whether you’re planning family gatherings, temple visits, or trips around long weekends and holidays. To stay updated and celebrate India’s timeless traditions with devotion, be sure to bookmark this page for future reference.
