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 - Monday, 06 Feb | Tu B'Shevat |
| 07 | Tuesday | Rose Day |
| 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day |
| 18 | Saturday | Mahashivratri |
| 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 |
| 22 | Wednesday | Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti) |
| 22 | Wednesday - Friday, 21 April | Ramadan Begins |
| 23 | Thursday | Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) |
| 28 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| 29 | Monday | Second Passover |
| 30 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| More March Festivals | ||
| April 2023 | ||
| 01 | Saturday | Bank's Holiday |
| 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 |
| 01 | Saturday | Prakash of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji |
| 03 | Monday | Birth Sri Guru Arjan Dev 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 |
| 25 | Tuesday | Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 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 |
| 08 | Thursday | World Brain Tumor Day |
| 08 | Thursday | National Best Friends Day |
| 14 | Monday | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
| 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) |
| July 2023 | ||
| 03 | Monday | Guru Purnima |
| 05 | Sunday | Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 08 | Thursday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 11 | Tuesday | Parkash Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji |
| 18 | Tuesday - Wednesday, 19 July | Al-Hijira, Islamic New Year |
| 23 | Sunday | Parents Day |
| 29 | Saturday | Muharram Begins (Tentative Date) |
| August 2023 | ||
| 06 | Sunday | Friendship Day |
| 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 19 | Saturday | Hariyali Teej |
| 20 | Sunday - Thursday, 31 August | Onam |
| 21 | Monday | Nag Panchami |
| 23 | Wednesday | Tulsidas Jayanti |
| 30 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 30 | Wednesday | Ullambana |
| 31 | Thursday | World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas) |
| September 2023 | ||
| 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 |
| October 2023 | ||
| 02 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 07 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah) |
| 09 | Monday | Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 15 | Sunday | Sharad Navratri Begins |
| 16 | Monday | Boss Day |
| 20 | Friday - Tuesday, 24 October | Durga Puja Begins |
| 22 | Sunday | Mahashtami |
| 24 | Tuesday | Dussehra, Durga Visarjan |
| 28 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday) |
| 31 | Tuesday | Halloween |
| November 2023 | ||
| 01 | Wednesday | Karva Chauth |
| 10 | Friday | Dhanteras |
| 12 | Sunday | Diwali |
| 12 | Sunday | Kali Puja |
| 14 | Tuesday | Govardhan Puja |
| 14 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 14 | Tuesday | Children's Day |
| 17 | Friday | Chhath Puja Begins (Nahai Khai) |
| 19 | Sunday | Chhath Puja Ends (Suryodaya Argh) |
| 23 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| 24 | Friday | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 27 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 30 | Thursday | St Andrew's Day |
| December 2023 | ||
| 07 | Thursday - Friday, 15 Dec | Hanukkah |
| 08 | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 25 | Monday | Christmas |
| 26 | Tuesday | Veer Baal Diwas |