Vedic Lunar Calendar & Festivals
Here is the consolidated Vaishnava Calendar for the year 2026 listing all festivals, appearance/disappearance days of acharyas, and fasting days for Ekadashis.
January 2026
04 Jan (Sun)
festival
Sri Krishna Pushya Abhisheka
14 Jan (Wed)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
23 Jan (Fri)
festival
Vasanta Panchami
25 Jan (Sun)
appearance
Sri Advaita Acharya -- Appearance
29 Jan (Thu)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
30 Jan (Fri)
appearance
Varaha Dwadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva
31 Jan (Sat)
appearance
Nityananda Trayodasi -- Appearance of Nityananda Prabhu
February 2026
06 Feb (Fri)
appearance
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura -- Appearance
13 Feb (Fri)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
27 Feb (Fri)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
March 2026
03 Mar (Tue)
festival
Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
11 Mar (Wed)
appearance
Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance
15 Mar (Sun)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
27 Mar (Fri)
appearance
Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramachandra
29 Mar (Sun)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
April 2026
13 Apr (Mon)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
17 Apr (Fri)
appearance
Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Appearance
20 Apr (Mon)
festival
Akshaya Trtiya (Chandan Yatra starts)
27 Apr (Mon)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
30 Apr (Thu)
appearance
Narasimha Caturdasi: Appearance of Lord Narasimhadev
May 2026
13 May (Wed)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
27 May (Wed)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
June 2026
11 Jun (Thu)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
25 Jun (Thu)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
28 Jun (Sun)
festival
Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava
July 2026
04 Jul (Sat)
festival
Snana Yatra
11 Jul (Sat)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
14 Jul (Tue)
disappearance
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Disappearance
18 Jul (Sat)
festival
Ratha Yatra
25 Jul (Sat)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
29 Jul (Wed)
festival
First month of Caturmasya begins
August 2026
09 Aug (Sun)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
23 Aug (Sun)
festival
Jhulana Yatra begins
24 Aug (Mon)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
27 Aug (Thu)
festival
Last day of the first Caturmasya month
28 Aug (Fri)
appearance
Lord Balarama Appearance Day - Second month of Caturmasya begins
September 2026
04 Sep (Fri)
festival
Sri Krishna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna
05 Sep (Sat)
appearance
Nandotsava & Srila Prabhupada -- Appearance
07 Sep (Mon)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
19 Sep (Sat)
appearance
Radhashtami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani
22 Sep (Tue)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
23 Sep (Wed)
appearance
Sri Vamana Dwadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva
24 Sep (Thu)
appearance
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance
26 Sep (Sat)
festival
Bhadra Purnima - Third month of Caturmasya begins
October 2026
06 Oct (Tue)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
21 Oct (Wed)
festival
Ramachandra Vijayotsava
22 Oct (Thu)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
25 Oct (Sun)
festival
Last day of the third Caturmasya month
26 Oct (Mon)
festival
Fourth month of Caturmasya begins
November 2026
02 Nov (Mon)
festival
Bahulashtami
05 Nov (Thu)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
09 Nov (Mon)
festival
Deepavali
10 Nov (Tue)
festival
Go Puja, Govardhana Puja
13 Nov (Fri)
disappearance
Srila Prabhupada -- Disappearance
17 Nov (Tue)
disappearance
Gopastami, Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance
21 Nov (Sat)
ekadashi
Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi - First day of Bhisma Panchaka
23 Nov (Mon)
festival
Last day of the fourth Caturmasya month
24 Nov (Tue)
festival
Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha, Last day of Bhisma Pancaka
December 2026
04 Dec (Fri)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
20 Dec (Sun)
ekadashi
Ekadashi (Fasting)
27 Dec (Sun)
disappearance
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura -- Disappearance
Official Calendar Posters
You can view and save the official ISKCON Seshadripuram 2026 calendar posters containing the full monthly grid and contacts.
