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Festival calendar

Festival dates, 2026–2028

Some festivals are worth planning a honeymoon around: Diwali on Udaipur’s lakes, Loy Krathong’s candlelit baskets, Paro’s masked dances. Others change a trip: Bali shuts for Nyepi, and Ramadan changes how cafés open. These are the exact dates, and what each means where you’re going.

2026

  • 1 Feb

    Thaipusam

    February

    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Thaipusam: a vast procession to Batu Caves.

  • 14–17 Feb

    Goa Carnival

    February

    • GoaWorth timing for Goa Carnival: floats and street parties in Panaji and the coastal towns.

  • 17 Feb

    Lunar New Year

    February

    • Hoi An & Ha Long BayHeads-up Tết, the Lunar New Year: festive, but transport fills up and some shops close for days.
    • SingaporeWorth timing for Chinese New Year lights in Chinatown.
    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Chinese New Year: lanterns, lion dances and open houses.
    • Phu QuocHeads-up Tết, the Lunar New Year: prices peak and some places close.
    • Hong KongWorth timing for Lunar New Year: flower markets, a night parade and fireworks over the harbour.

  • about 18 Feb – 19 Mar

    Ramadan

    February

    • MaldivesHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • ZanzibarHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • MarrakechHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • DubaiHeads-up Ramadan: eating in public by day is discouraged; evenings come alive with iftars.
    • KashmirHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • LakshadweepHeads-up Ramadan: the islands are mostly Muslim, so food by day is limited outside resorts.
    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Ramadan: bazaars of street food open at dusk across the city.
    • EgyptHeads-up Ramadan: shorter opening hours at some sites and cafés closed by day; lively evenings.

  • 4 Mar

    Holi

    March

    • UdaipurWorth timing for Holi, the festival of colours, with a royal bonfire at the City Palace the night before.
    • JaipurWorth timing for Holi, the festival of colours, in the old city.

  • 19 Mar

    Nyepi

    March

    • BaliHeads-up Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence: the whole island, airport included, shuts for 24 hours.

  • about 20 Mar

    Eid al-Fitr

    March

    • DubaiHeads-up Eid al-Fitr holidays: hotel rates jump with visitors from across the Gulf.

  • 29 Mar – 2 Apr

    Paro Tshechu

    March

    • BhutanWorth timing for Paro Tshechu: five days of masked dances, ending with a giant thangka unrolled at dawn.

  • about 27 May

    Eid al-Adha

    May

    • CappadociaHeads-up Kurban Bayramı, a four-day national holiday: domestic travel and hotel prices peak.
    • DubaiHeads-up Eid al-Adha holidays: hotel rates jump with visitors from across the Gulf.
    • IstanbulHeads-up Kurban Bayramı, a four-day national holiday: domestic travel and hotel prices peak.

  • 26 Aug

    Onam

    August

    • KeralaWorth timing for Onam, Kerala’s harvest festival, with flower carpets and feasts; snake-boat races run around it.

  • 20–26 Oct

    Kullu Dussehra

    October

    • ManaliWorth timing for Kullu Dussehra: a week of processions as village deities gather in the valley.

  • 21 Oct

    Dashain

    October

    • PokharaWorth timing for Dashain, Nepal’s biggest festival: kites, swings and family feasts; some businesses close.

  • 8 Nov

    Diwali

    November

    • UdaipurWorth timing for Diwali lights on the lakes and palaces.
    • JaipurWorth timing for The old city lights up for Diwali.

  • 8 Nov

    Tihar

    November

    • PokharaWorth timing for Tihar, the festival of lights, with oil lamps on every house.

  • 25 Nov

    Loy Krathong

    November

    • Phuket & KrabiWorth timing for Loy Krathong: couples float candlelit baskets under the full moon.

2027

  • 22 Jan

    Thaipusam

    January

    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Thaipusam: a vast procession to Batu Caves.

  • 6 Feb

    Lunar New Year

    February

    • Hoi An & Ha Long BayHeads-up Tết, the Lunar New Year: festive, but transport fills up and some shops close for days.
    • SingaporeWorth timing for Chinese New Year lights in Chinatown.
    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Chinese New Year: lanterns, lion dances and open houses.
    • Phu QuocHeads-up Tết, the Lunar New Year: prices peak and some places close.
    • Hong KongWorth timing for Lunar New Year: flower markets, a night parade and fireworks over the harbour.

  • 6–9 Feb

    Goa Carnival

    February

    • GoaWorth timing for Goa Carnival: floats and street parties in Panaji and the coastal towns.

  • about 8 Feb – 9 Mar

    Ramadan

    February

    • MaldivesHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • ZanzibarHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • MarrakechHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • DubaiHeads-up Ramadan: eating in public by day is discouraged; evenings come alive with iftars.
    • KashmirHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • LakshadweepHeads-up Ramadan: the islands are mostly Muslim, so food by day is limited outside resorts.
    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Ramadan: bazaars of street food open at dusk across the city.
    • EgyptHeads-up Ramadan: shorter opening hours at some sites and cafés closed by day; lively evenings.

  • 8 Mar

    Nyepi

    March

    • BaliHeads-up Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence: the whole island, airport included, shuts for 24 hours.

  • about 10 Mar

    Eid al-Fitr

    March

    • DubaiHeads-up Eid al-Fitr holidays: hotel rates jump with visitors from across the Gulf.

  • 18–22 Mar

    Paro Tshechu

    March

    • BhutanWorth timing for Paro Tshechu: five days of masked dances, ending with a giant thangka unrolled at dawn.

  • 22 Mar

    Holi

    March

    • UdaipurWorth timing for Holi, the festival of colours, with a royal bonfire at the City Palace the night before.
    • JaipurWorth timing for Holi, the festival of colours, in the old city.

  • about 17 May

    Eid al-Adha

    May

    • CappadociaHeads-up Kurban Bayramı, a four-day national holiday: domestic travel and hotel prices peak.
    • DubaiHeads-up Eid al-Adha holidays: hotel rates jump with visitors from across the Gulf.
    • IstanbulHeads-up Kurban Bayramı, a four-day national holiday: domestic travel and hotel prices peak.

  • 12 Sep

    Onam

    September

    • KeralaWorth timing for Onam, Kerala’s harvest festival, with flower carpets and feasts; snake-boat races run around it.

  • 9–15 Oct

    Kullu Dussehra

    October

    • ManaliWorth timing for Kullu Dussehra: a week of processions as village deities gather in the valley.

  • about 9 Oct

    Dashain

    October

    • PokharaWorth timing for Dashain, Nepal’s biggest festival: kites, swings and family feasts; some businesses close.

  • 29 Oct

    Diwali

    October

    • UdaipurWorth timing for Diwali lights on the lakes and palaces.
    • JaipurWorth timing for The old city lights up for Diwali.

  • 29 Oct

    Tihar

    October

    • PokharaWorth timing for Tihar, the festival of lights, with oil lamps on every house.

  • 14 Nov

    Loy Krathong

    November

    • Phuket & KrabiWorth timing for Loy Krathong: couples float candlelit baskets under the full moon.

2028

  • 26 Jan

    Lunar New Year

    January

    • Hoi An & Ha Long BayHeads-up Tết, the Lunar New Year: festive, but transport fills up and some shops close for days.
    • SingaporeWorth timing for Chinese New Year lights in Chinatown.
    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Chinese New Year: lanterns, lion dances and open houses.
    • Phu QuocHeads-up Tết, the Lunar New Year: prices peak and some places close.
    • Hong KongWorth timing for Lunar New Year: flower markets, a night parade and fireworks over the harbour.

  • about 28 Jan – 26 Feb

    Ramadan

    January

    • MaldivesHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • ZanzibarHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • MarrakechHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • DubaiHeads-up Ramadan: eating in public by day is discouraged; evenings come alive with iftars.
    • KashmirHeads-up Ramadan: many local cafés close by day; hotels and resorts run as usual.
    • LakshadweepHeads-up Ramadan: the islands are mostly Muslim, so food by day is limited outside resorts.
    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Ramadan: bazaars of street food open at dusk across the city.
    • EgyptHeads-up Ramadan: shorter opening hours at some sites and cafés closed by day; lively evenings.

  • about 9 Feb

    Thaipusam

    February

    • Kuala LumpurWorth timing for Thaipusam: a vast procession to Batu Caves.

  • 26–29 Feb

    Goa Carnival

    February

    • GoaWorth timing for Goa Carnival: floats and street parties in Panaji and the coastal towns.

  • about 27 Feb

    Eid al-Fitr

    February

    • DubaiHeads-up Eid al-Fitr holidays: hotel rates jump with visitors from across the Gulf.

  • 11 Mar

    Holi

    March

    • UdaipurWorth timing for Holi, the festival of colours, with a royal bonfire at the City Palace the night before.
    • JaipurWorth timing for Holi, the festival of colours, in the old city.

  • about 26 Mar

    Nyepi

    March

    • BaliHeads-up Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence: the whole island, airport included, shuts for 24 hours.

  • about 5 May

    Eid al-Adha

    May

    • CappadociaHeads-up Kurban Bayramı, a four-day national holiday: domestic travel and hotel prices peak.
    • DubaiHeads-up Eid al-Adha holidays: hotel rates jump with visitors from across the Gulf.
    • IstanbulHeads-up Kurban Bayramı, a four-day national holiday: domestic travel and hotel prices peak.

  • 1 Sep

    Onam

    September

    • KeralaWorth timing for Onam, Kerala’s harvest festival, with flower carpets and feasts; snake-boat races run around it.

  • 27 Sep – 3 Oct

    Kullu Dussehra

    September

    • ManaliWorth timing for Kullu Dussehra: a week of processions as village deities gather in the valley.

  • about 27 Sep

    Dashain

    September

    • PokharaWorth timing for Dashain, Nepal’s biggest festival: kites, swings and family feasts; some businesses close.

  • 17 Oct

    Diwali

    October

    • UdaipurWorth timing for Diwali lights on the lakes and palaces.
    • JaipurWorth timing for The old city lights up for Diwali.

  • about 17 Oct

    Tihar

    October

    • PokharaWorth timing for Tihar, the festival of lights, with oil lamps on every house.

  • 2 Nov

    Loy Krathong

    November

    • Phuket & KrabiWorth timing for Loy Krathong: couples float candlelit baskets under the full moon.

Where the dates come from

  • Lunar New Year: Google public-holiday calendars.
  • Ramadan: Google public-holiday calendars (Islamic holidays); moon sighting can shift it a day.
  • Eid al-Fitr: Google public-holiday calendars (Islamic holidays).
  • Eid al-Adha: Google public-holiday calendars (Islamic holidays).
  • Holi: Google public-holiday calendars (India).
  • Diwali: Google public-holiday calendars (India).
  • Kullu Dussehra: Google public-holiday calendars (India); the fair runs a week from Vijayadashami.
  • Onam: Google public-holiday calendars (India).
  • Nyepi: Google public-holiday calendars (Indonesia); 2028 from the Balinese calendar, not yet gazetted.
  • Thaipusam: Google public-holiday calendars (Malaysia); 2028 from drikpanchang.com.
  • Loy Krathong: Thai lunar calendar (full moon of the 12th month), per umetravel.com and phuket101.net.
  • Paro Tshechu: Bhutanese lunar calendar, per tour operators’ published calendars; 2028 not yet announced.
  • Dashain: Nepal government holiday list (2026); later years follow the Indian Dussehra date until Nepal publishes.
  • Tihar: Nepal government holiday list (2026), officeholidays.com (2027); Laxmi Puja, the night of lights.
  • Goa Carnival: The Saturday to Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

“About” means approximate: Islamic dates follow the sighting of the new moon and can move by a day, and a few calendars (Nepal, Bhutan, Bali) aren’t published this far ahead. Confirm close to your trip.