List of Indian festivals and holidays to be celebrated in all months in calendar year 2023 with dates, and day is presented here.
2023 Indian Festivals and Holidays Calendar
The immense pleasure of celebrating festivals with vibrant colors and traditions can be experience in India all throughout the year. The nation is deep rooted in cultural celebrations belonging to different religions, gods, age old traditions and belief. A vast majority of these festivals are celebrated in the honor of Hindu Goddess. Prayers to Almighty, free food to the needy and serving the poor is the essence of observing these festival and holidays in all seasons and months.
Indian Festival Calendar 2023 |
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| January 2023 | ||
| 01 | Sunday | English New Year |
| 12 | Thursday | National Youth Day |
| 12 | Thursday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
| 13 | Friday | Lohri |
| 14 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti |
| 14 | Saturday - Monday, 16 Jan | Pongal |
| 15 | Sunday | Army Day |
| 20 | Friday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 21 | Saturday | Mauni Amavasya |
| 23 | Monday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| 26 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami |
| 30 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi |
| February 2023 | ||
| 03 | Friday | Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
| 04 | Saturday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| 04 | Saturday | World Cancer Day |
| 05 | Sunday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
| 05 | Sunday | Magha Purnima |
| 05 | Sunday - Monday, 06 Feb | Tu B'Shevat |
| 07 | Tuesday | Rose Day |
| 10 | Friday | Teddy Day |
| 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day |
| 18 | Saturday | Mahashivratri |
| 28 | Wednesday | National Science Day |
| March 2023 | ||
| 06 | Monday - Tuesday, 07 March | Purim |
| 07 | Tuesday | Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan |
| 08 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 08 | Wednesday | International Women's Day |
| 08 | Wednesday - Friday, 10 March | Hola Mohalla |
| 10 | Friday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti (19th February as per English Calendar) |
| 13 | Saturday | Losar |
| 15 | Wednesday | Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda Date) |
| 19 | Sunday | Mothering Sunday |
| 20 | Monday | Navroz |
| 22 | Wednesday - Friday, 31 March | Chaitra Navratri Begins |
| 22 | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Telugu New Year, Hindu New Year |
| 22 | Wednesday | Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti) |
| 22 | Wednesday - Friday, 21 April | Ramadan Begins |
| 23 | Thursday | Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) |
| 28 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| 29 | Wednesday | Second Passover |
| 29 | Wednesday | World Piano Day |
| 30 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| More March Festivals | ||
| April 2023 | ||
| 01 | Saturday | Bank's Holiday |
| 01 | Saturday | Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) |
| 04 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 05 | Wednesday - Thursday, 13 April | Passover |
| 06 | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 07 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 09 | Sunday | Easter |
| 11 | Tuesday | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 13 | Thursday - Wednesday, April 19 | Bohag Bihu / Rongali Bihu / Magh Bihu (Xaat Bihu) |
| 14 | Friday | Baisakhi |
| 14 | Friday | BR Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 15 | Saturday | Pohela Boishakh |
| 21 | Saturday | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 22 | Saturday | Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends in the evening of Friday, 21 April |
| 22 | Saturday | Earth Day |
| 22 | Saturday | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 22 | Saturday | Parshuram Jayanti |
| 30 | Friday | Lag B'Omer |
| More April Festivals | ||
| May 2023 | ||
| 01 | Monday | Thrissur Pooram |
| 04 | Thursday | Prakash Sri Guru Amar Das Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 05 | Friday | Buddha Purnima |
| 07 | Sunday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
| 14 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| 14 | Sunday | Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi |
| 16 | Sunday - Tuesday, 30 May | Shavuot |
| 22 | Monday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
| 23 | Tuesday | Shaheedi Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji - aa |
| 30 | Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra |
| 31 | Wednesday | World No Tobacco Day |
| More May Festivals | ||
| June 2023 | ||
| 04 | Sunday | Sant Kabirdas Jayanti |
| 05 | Monday | World Environment Day |
| 05 | Monday | Prakash Purab Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 08 | Thursday | World Brain Tumor Day |
| 08 | Thursday | National Best Friends Day |
| 18 | Sunday | Father's Day |
| 20 | Tuesday | Rath Yatra |
| 21 | Wednesday | International Yoga Day |
| 28 | Wednesday - Thursday, 29 June | Hemis Gompa |
| 28 | Wednesday - Thursday, 29 June | Eid ul-Adha (Public Holiday - Thursday, 29 June) |
| 28 | Wednesday | National Logistics Day |
| July 2023 | ||
| 01 | Saturday | National Doctors Day |
| 03 | Monday | Guru Purnima |
| 08 | Thursday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 11 | Tuesday | Prakash Sri Guru HarKrishan Sahib Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 11 | Tuesday | World Population Day |
| 18 | Tuesday - Wednesday, 19 July | Al-Hijira, Islamic New Year |
| 22 | Saturday | World Brain Day |
| 23 | Sunday | Parents Day |
| 26 | Wednesday | Kargil Vijay Diwas |
| 29 | Saturday | Muharram Begins (Tentative Date) |
| August 2023 | ||
| 06 | Sunday | Friendship Day |
| 07 | Monday | National Handloom Day |
| 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 19 | Saturday | Hariyali Teej |
| 20 | Sunday - Thursday, 31 August | Onam |
| 21 | Monday | Nag Panchami |
| 23 | Wednesday | Tulsidas Jayanti |
| 29 | Tuesday | National Sports Day |
| 30 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 30 | Wednesday | Ullambana |
| 31 | Thursday | World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas) |
| September 2023 | ||
| 02 | Saturday | World Coconut Day |
| 02 | Saturday | Kajari Teej |
| 05 | Tuesday | Teachers Day |
| 06 & 07 | Wednesday & Thursday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 07 | Thursday | Dahi Handi |
| 10 | Sunday | Grandparents Day |
| 14 | Thursday | Hindi Diwas |
| 15 | Friday - Sunday, 17 Sep | Rosh Hashanah |
| 17 | Sunday | Vishwakarma Puja |
| 18 | Monday | Hartalika Teej |
| 19 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 24 | Sunday - Monday, 25 Sep | Yom Kippur |
| 27 | Wednesday - Thursday, 28 | Milad un-Nabi (Public Holiday date - Thursday, 28 September) |
| 28 | Thursday | Ganesh Visarjan |
| 28 | Thursday | Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji |
| 29 | Friday - Friday, 06 Oct | Sukkot |
| 30 | Saturday | Kshamavani (Forgiveness Day) |
| October 2023 | ||
| 02 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 07 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah) |
| 08 | Sunday | Indian Air Force Day |
| 15 | Sunday | Sharad Navratri Begins |
| 16 | Monday | Boss Day |
| 20 | Friday - Tuesday, 24 October | Durga Puja Begins |
| 22 | Sunday | Mahashtami |
| 23 | Monday | Maha Navami |
| 24 | Tuesday | Dussehra, Durga Visarjan |
| 28 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday) |
| 28 | Saturday | Sharad Purnima |
| 30 | Monday | Prakash Sri Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 31 | Tuesday | Halloween |
| 31 | Tuesday | National Unity Day |
| November 2023 | ||
| 01 | Wednesday | Karva Chauth |
| 10 | Friday | Dhanteras |
| 12 | Sunday | Diwali |
| 12 | Sunday | Kali Puja |
| 13 | Monday | Gujarati New Year |
| 14 | Tuesday | Govardhan Puja |
| 14 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 14 | Tuesday | Children's Day |
| 17 | Friday | Chhath Puja Begins (Nahai Khai) |
| 18 | Saturday | Labh Panchami |
| 19 | Sunday | Chhath Puja Ends (Suryodaya Argh) |
| 23 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| 24 | Friday | Tulsi Vivah |
| 27 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 27 | Monday | Kartika Purnima |
| 30 | Thursday | St Andrew's Day |
| December 2023 | ||
| 07 | Thursday - Friday, 15 Dec | Hanukkah |
| 08 | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 17 | Sunday | Shaheedi Sri Guru Tegh Bahdur Sahib Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 25 | Monday | Christmas |
| 26 | Tuesday | Veer Baal Diwas |