Explore dates of all indian festivals and holidays celebrated by various religions in India.
Indian Festival Calendar 2022
Indian Festivals in 2022 - India can be described as an extremely vibrant country, and each Indian enjoys a variety of festivals all through the entire year. Every festival is celebrated uniquely by different religions, communities, states, but with the same enthusiasm. In celebration of them, paying for an excursion to India can be a wonderful opportunity to discover the wealth of Indian traditions and culture.
It is stated that festivals reveal the depth and richness of the culture of a country is. And it's is it true! Every state in India is unique in its culture as well as traditions and beliefs, which are reflected in the festivals that they celebrate. In other words, every one of them is a mirror that shows reflections of the place and its inhabitants clear and distinctly. Explore a list of Indian festivals and holidays to be celebrated with calendar dates, and months.
Indian Festival & Holidays Calendar 2022 |
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| January 2022 | ||
| 01 | Saturday | New Year |
| 09 | Sunday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
| 12 | Wednesday | National Youth Day |
| 12 | Wednesday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
| 13 | Thursday | Lohri |
| 14 | Friday | Makar Sankranti |
| 14 | Friday - Monday, 17 Jan | Pongal |
| 16 | Sunday - Monday, 17 Jan | Tu B'Shevat |
| 23 | Sunday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 26 | Wednesday | Republic Day |
| 30 | Sunday | Shaheed Diwas (Death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi) |
| 31 | Friday | Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
| February 2022 | ||
| 01 | Tuesday | Mauni Amavasya |
| 01 | Tuesday | Losar |
| 02 | Wednesday - Thursday, 10 Feb | Magha Gupta Navratri |
| 05 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami |
| 07 | Monday ~ Monday, 14 | Valentine's Week |
| 13 | Sunday | Indian National Women's Day |
| 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day |
| 15 | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| 16 | Wednesday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
| 19 | Saturday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti |
| March 2022 | ||
| 01 | Tuesday | Mahashivratri |
| 08 | Tuesday | International Women's Day |
| 16 | Wednesday - Thursday, 17 March | Purim |
| 18 | Friday - Sunday, 20 March | Hola Mohalla |
| 17 | Thursday | Chhoti Holi , Holika Dahan |
| 18 | Friday | Holi |
| 21 | Monday | Navroz |
| 27 | Sunday | Mothering Sunday |
| 23 | Wednesday | Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) |
| More March Festivals | ||
| April 2022 | ||
| 01 | Friday | Bank's Holiday |
| 02 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Telugu New Year |
| 02 | Saturday - Monday, April 11 | Chaitra Navratri Begins |
| 02 | Saturday | Ramadan Begins |
| 10 | Sunday | Ram Navami |
| 10 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| 15 | Friday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 16 | Saturday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 15 | Friday - Friday, 22 April | Passover |
| 15 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14 | Thursday | Baisakhi |
| 14 | Thursday | BR Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 14 | Thursday - Saturday, April 16 | Rongali Bihu |
| 15 | Friday | Pohela Boishakh |
| 18 | Saturday | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 18 | Saturday | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 22 | Wednesday | Earth Day |
| May 2022 | ||
| 02 | Monday | Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 02 | Monday - Tuesday, 03 May | Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends |
| 03 | Tuesday | Akshay Tritiya |
| 08 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| 14 | Saturday - Sunday, 15 May | Second Passover |
| 16 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 18 | Wednesday - Thursday, 19 May | Lag B'Omer |
| 23 | Saturday | Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 31 | Tuesday | World No Tobacco Day |
| June 2022 | ||
| 02 | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
| 04 | Saturday - Monday, 06 June | Shavuot |
| 09 | Thursday | Ganga Dussehra |
| 14 | Tuesday | Sant Kabirdas Jayanti |
| 16 | Thursday | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
| 19 | Sunday | Father's Day |
| 21 | Tuesday | International Yoga Day |
| 30 | Thursday - Friday, 8 July | Ashadha Gupta Navratri |
| July 2022 | ||
| 01 | Friday | Rath Yatra |
| 05 | Tuesday | Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 08 | Friday - Saturday, July 09 | Hemis Gompa |
| 13 | Wednesday | Guru Purnima |
| 09 | Saturday - Sunday, 10 July | Eid ul-Adha |
| 23 | Saturday | Birthday of Guru Har Krishan (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 24 | Sunday | Parents Day |
| 29 | Friday - Saturday, 30 July | Al-Hijira, Muharram Begins |
| 31 | Sunday | Hariyali Teej (Shravan Teej or Choti Teej) |
| August 2022 | ||
| 02 | Tuesday | Nag Panchami |
| 04 | Thursday | Tulsidas Jayanti |
| 07 | Sunday | Friendship Day |
| 11 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 12 | Friday | Ullambana |
| 15 | Mondays | Independence Day |
| 19 | Friday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 19 | Friday | Dahi Handi |
| 19 | Friday | Parkash Guru Granth Sahib Ji |
| 30 | Tuesday | Hartalika Teej |
| 31 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| September 2022 | ||
| 05 | Monday | Teachers Day |
| 08 | Thursday | Onam |
| 09 | Friday | Ganesh Visarjan |
| 11 | Sunday | Grandparents Day |
| 17 | Saturday | Vishwakarma Puja |
| 25 | Sunday - Tuesday, 27 Sep | Rosh Hashanah |
| 26 | Monday | Sharad Navratri Begins |
| 28 | Wednesday | Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji |
| October 2022 | ||
| 01 | Saturday | Durga Puja Begins |
| 02 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 03 | Monday | Mahashtami |
| 04 | Tuesday - Wednesday, 05 Oct | Yom Kippur |
| 05 | Wednesday | Dussehra, Durga Visarjan |
| 09 | Sunday | Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 09 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday) |
| 09 | Sunday | Sharad Purnima |
| 09 | Sunday - Sunday, 16 Oct | Sukkot |
| 09 | Sunday | Milad un-Nabi |
| 13 | Thursday | Karva Chauth |
| 16 | Sunday | Boss Day |
| 17 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah |
| 23 | Sunday | Dhanteras |
| 24 | Monday | Diwali |
| 24 | Monday | Kali Puja |
| 26 | Wednesday | Govardhan Puja |
| 26 | Wednesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 28 | Friday | Chhath Puja Begins (Nahai Khai) |
| 29 | Saturday | Labh Panchami |
| 31 | Monday | Chhath Puja Ends (Suryodaya Argh) |
| 31 | Monday | Halloween |
| November 2022 | ||
| 8 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 14 | Monday | Children's Day |
| 24 | Thursday | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| 30 | Wednesday | St Andrew's Day |
| December 2022 | ||
| 08 | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 18 | Sunday - Monday, 26 Dec | Hanukkah |
| 25 | Sunday | Christmas |