2021 Festivals and Events Calendar
January 2021 Calendar With Festivals, Events, Fasts & Events
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. New Year’s Day January 1 Friday 2. Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi January 2 Saturday 3. Saphala Ekadashi Vrat January 9 Saturday 4. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian January 9 Saturday Day or NRI Day) 5. National Human Trafficking Awareness Day January 11 Monday 6. National Youth Day (India) and Swami January 12 Tuesday Vivekananda’s Birth Anniversary 7. Lohri January 13 Wednesday 8. Hanuman Jayanti *Tamil January 13 Wednesday 9. Bhogi Pandigai January 13 Wednesday 10. Thai Pongal January 14- Thursday to 17 Sunday 11. Makaravilakku January 14 Thursday 12. Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan January 14 Thursday 13. Mattu Pongal January 15 Friday 14. Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu January 15 Friday 15. Indian Army Day January 15 Friday 16. Vinayaka Chaturthi 17. Guru Govind Singh Jayanti January 20 Wednesday 18. Banada Ashtami January 21 Thursday 19. Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya State January 21 Thursday Foundation Days 20. Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti January 23 Saturday 21. National Girl Child Day January 24 Sunday 22. Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat January 24 Sunday 23. Uttar Pradesh Diwas or UP Foundation Day January 24 Sunday 24. National Voters' Day (India) January 25 Monday 25. Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day January 25 Monday 26. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu January 26 Tuesday Foundation Day 27. Republic Day of India January 26 Tuesday 28. Paush Purnima January 28 Thursday 29. Shakambhari Purnima January 28 Thursday 30. Thaipusam January 28 Thursday 31. Martyr’s Day and Mahatma Gandhi Death January 30 Saturday Anniversary 32. Sakat Chauth January 31 Sunday 33. Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi January 31 Sunday
FEBRUARY 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. World Cancer Day February 4 Thursday 2. Shattila Ekadashi Vrat February 7, 8 Sunday, Monday 3. Mauni Amavasya February 11 Thursday 4. Thai Amavasai February 11 Thursday 5. Magha Gupta Navratri Begins February 12 Friday 6. Kumbha Sankranti February 12 Friday 7. Chinese New Year February 12 Friday 8. World Radio Day February 13 Saturday 9. Valentine’s Day February 14 Sunday 10. Singles Awareness Day February 15 Monday 11. Ganesha Jayanti February 15 Monday 12. Vasant Panchami February 16 Tuesday 13. Shivaji Jayanti February 19 Friday 14. Narmada Jayanti February 19 Friday 15. Ratha Saptami February 19 Friday 16. Bhishma Ashtami or Magha Shukla Ashtami February 19 Friday 17. Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day February 20 Saturday 18. Mizoram Foundation Day February 20 Saturday 19. International Mother Language Day February 21 Sunday 20. Jaya Ekadashi Vrat February 23 Tuesday 21. Hazarat Ali's Birthday February 26* Friday 22. Magha Purnima February 27 Saturday 23. Guru Ravidas Jayanti February 27 Saturday 24. Lalita Jayanti February 27 Saturday 25. Masi Magam February 27 Saturday 26. Attukal Pongala February 27* Saturday 27. World NGO Day February 27 Saturday
MARCH 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. Dwijapriya Sankashti March 2 Tuesday 2. World Wildlife Day March 3 Wednesday 3. Yashoda Jayanti March 4 Thursday 4. Shabari Jayanti March 5 Friday 5. Janaki Jayanti or Sita Ashtami March 6 Saturday 6. Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti March 8 Monday 7. International Women’s Day March 8 Monday 8. Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat March 9 Tuesday 9. Maha Shivratri March 11 Thursday 10. Karadaiyan Nombu March 14 Sunday 11. Meena Sankranti March 14 Sunday 12. Phulera Dooj March 15 Monday 13. Ramakrishna Jayanti March 15 Monday 14. March Equinox or Vernal Equinox March 20 Saturday 15. International Day of Happiness March 20 Saturday 16. Nowruz/Iranian New Year/Persian New Year March 21 Sunday 17. Bihar Day March 22 Monday 18. Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs' Day (in India) March 23 Tuesday 19. Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat March 25 Thursday 20. Narasimha Dwadashi March 25 Thursday 21. Passover March 27 to Saturday to April 4 Sunday 22. Vasanta Purnima and Phalguna Purnima March 28 Sunday 23. Holika Dahan March 28 Sunday 24. Maha Lakshmi Jayanti March 28 Sunday 25. Palm Sunday March 28 Sunday 26. Holy Monday March 29 Monday 27. Holi March 29 Monday 28. Holi Bhai Dooj / Bhratri Dwitiya March 30 Tuesday 29. Holy Tuesday March 30 Tuesday 30. Rajasthan Day or Rajasthan Diwas March 30 Tuesday 31. Shivaji Jayanti March 31 Wednesday 32. Bhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi March 31 Wednesday 33. Holy Wednesday March 31 Wednesday
APRIL 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. Maundy Thursday April 1 Thursday 2. Odisha Day or Utkala Dibasa or Utkal Divas April 1 Thursday 3. April Fools' Day April 1 Thursday 4. Bank’s Holiday April 1 Thursday 5. Good Friday April 2 Friday 6. Rang Panchami April 2 Friday 7. Holy Saturday April 3 Saturday 8. Sheetala Saptami April 3 Saturday 9. Swaminarayan Jayanti (As per Gregorian April 3 Saturday Calendar) 10. Easter Sunday April 4 Sunday 11. Basoda / Sheetala Ashtami April 4 Sunday 12. Papmochani Ekadashi Vrat April 7 Wednesday 13. World Homeopathy Day April 10 Saturday 14. Chaitra Navratri 2021 Begins April 13 to 22 Tuesday to Thursday 15. Navreh or Kashmiri New Year April 13 Tuesday 16. Gudi Padwa or Maharashtra New Year April 13 Tuesday 17. Ugadi / Chaitra Sukhladi or Telugu New Year April 13 Tuesday 18. Cheti Chand/Jhulelal Jayanti/Sindhi New April 13 Tuesday Year 19. Mesha Sankranti April 14 Wednesday 20. Mesadi / Vaisakhadi April 14 Wednesday 21. Vaisakhi or Punjabi New Year or Sikh New April 14 Wednesday Year 22. Puthandu or Tamil New Year April 14 Wednesday 23. Vishu or Malayalam New Year April 14 Wednesday 24. Jur Sital or Maithili New Year April 14 Wednesday 25. Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu or Assamese April 14 Wednesday New Year 26. BR Ambedkar Jayanti April 14 Wednesday 27. Gangaur April 15 Thursday 28. Matsya Jayanti April 15 Thursday 29. Pohela Boishakh or Bengali New Year April 15 Thursday 30. Sri Lakshmi Panchami April 17 Saturday 31. International Day For Monuments and Sites April 18 Sunday 32. Yamuna Chhath April 18 Sunday 33. Ramanujacharya Jayanti April 18 Sunday 34. National Tea Day April 21 Wednesday 35. Rama Navami April 21 Wednesday 36. Swaminarayan Jayanti (As per Hindu April 21 Wednesday Calendar) 37. Tara Jayanti April 21 Wednesday 38. Earth Day April 22 Thursday 39. Kamada Ekadashi Vrat April 23 Friday 40. Thrissur Pooram April 23 Friday 41. Vamana Dwadashi April 24 Saturday 42. Mahavir Jayanti April 25 Sunday 43. World Malaria Day April 25 Sunday 44. Hanuman Jayanti April 27 Tuesday 45. Chaitra Purnima April 27 Tuesday 46. Chitra Pournami April 27 Tuesday 47. International Dance Day April 29 Thursday 48. Vikata Sankashti Chaturthi April 30 Friday
MAY 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. International Worker’s Day May 1 Saturday 2. Maharashtra Day May 1 Saturday 3. Gujarat Formation Day May 1 Saturday 4. World Laughter Day May 2 Sunday 5. World Asthma Day May 4 Tuesday 6. Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat May 7 Friday 7. Vallabhacharya Jayanti (As Per Hindu May 7 Friday Calendar) 8. Rabindranath Tagore Birth Anniversary (As May 7 Friday Per Gregorian Calendar) 9. Jamat ul-vida / Jumu'atul-Wida May 7 Friday 10. Rabindra Jayanti (As Per Bengali Calendar) May 9 Sunday 11. Mother's Day May 9 Sunday 12. Maharana Pratap Jayanti (As Per Gregorian Calendar) 13. Eid al-Fitr May 12-13* Wednesday- Thursday 14. Parashurama Jayanti May 14 Friday 15. Akshaya Tritiya May 14 Friday 16. Shri Matangi Jayanti May 14 Friday 17. Vrishabha Sankranti May 14 Friday 18. Shankaracharya Jayanti May 17 Monday 19. Surdas Jayanti May 17 Monday 20. Ganga Jayanti / Ganga Saptami May 18 Tuesday 21. Sita Navami May 21 Friday 22. International Tea Day May 21 Friday 23. Mohini Ekadashi Vrat, Gauna Mohini May 23 Sunday Ekadashi, Vaishnava Mohini Ekadashi 24. Parashurama Dwadashi May 23 Sunday 25. Maa Chinnamasta Jayant May 25 Tuesday 26. Vaikasi Visakam May 25 Tuesday 27. Vaishakha Purnima May 26 Wednesday 28. Kurma Jayanti May 26 Wednesday 29. Buddha Purnima/Vesak May 26 Wednesday 30. Narada Jayanti May 27 Thursday 31. Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi May 29 Saturday 32. World No Tobacco Day May 31 Monday
JUNE 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. World Milk Day June 1 Tuesday 2. Telangana Formation Day June 2 Wednesday 3. Hanuman Jayanthi June 4 Friday 4. World Environment Day June 5 Saturday 5. Apara Ekadashi Vrat June 6 Sunday 6. Shani Jayanti June 10 Thursday 7. Vat Savitri Vrat June 10 Thursday 8. Solar Eclipse of June 10, 2021 June 10 Thursday 9. Maharana Pratap Jayanti (As Per Hindu June 13 Sunday Calendar) 10. Mithuna Sankranti June 15 Tuesday 11. Dhumavati Jayanti June 18 Friday 12. Mahesh Navami June 19 Saturday 13. Ganga Dussehra June 20 Sunday 14. Father's Day June 20 Sunday 15. Gayatri Jayanti June 21 Monday 16. Ramalakshmana Dwadashi June 21 Monday 17. Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat June 21 Monday 18. Summer Solstice / Longest Day of The Year June 21 Monday 19. International Day of Yoga June 21 Monday 20. Vat Purnima Vrat June 24 Thursday 21. Kabirdas Jayanti June 24 Thursday 22. Krishnapingala Sankashti Chaturthi June 27 Sunday
JULY 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. National Doctors' Day (India) July 1 Thursday 2. Chartered Accountants' Day (India) July 1 Thursday 3. Independence Day (United States) July 4 Sunday 4. Yogini Ekadashi Vrat July 5 Monday 5. World Chocolate Day July 7 Wednesday 6. Ashadha Gupt Navratri Begins July 11 Sunday 7. World Population Day July 11 Sunday 8. Ratha Yatra July 12 Monday 9. Karka Sankranti July 16 Friday 10. Devshayani Ekadashi Vrat July 20 Tuesday 11. Gauri Vrat or Morakat Vrat July 20 Tuesday 12. Bakrid /Eid al-Adha July 20* Tuesday 13. Vasudeva Dwadashi July 21 Wednesday 14. Jayaparvati Vrat July 22 Thursday 15. Kokila Vrat July 23 Friday 16. Vyasa Puja July 23 Friday 17. Guru Purnima July 24 Saturday 18. Shravana Begins* North July 25 Sunday 19. Kargil Vijay Diwas July 26 Monday 20. First Shravana Somvar Vrat July 26 Monday 21. First Mangala Gauri Vrat July 27 Tuesday 22. Gajanana Sankashti Chaturthi July 27 Tuesday 23. World Hepatitis Day July 28 Wednesday 24. International Tiger Day July 29 Thursday 25. International Day of Friendship July 30 Friday
AUGUST 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. Friendship Day August 1 Sunday 2. Second Shravan Somwar Vrat August 2 Monday 3. Aadi Perukku August 2 Monday 4. Second Mangala Gauri Vrat August 3 Tuesday 5. Kamika Ekadashi Vrat August 4 Wednesday 6. International Beer Day August 6 Friday 7. Sawan Shivratri August 6 Friday 8. Hariyali Amavasya August 8 Sunday 9. Aadi Amavasai August 8 Sunday 10. International Cat Day August 8 Sunday 11. Third Shravan Somwar Vrat August 9 Monday 12. Third Mangala Gauri Vrat August 10 Tuesday 13. Islamic New Year / Al-Hijra August 10 Tuesday 14. Hariyali Teej August 11 Wednesday 15. Andal Jayanthi August 11 Wednesday 16. Nag Panchami August 13 Friday 17. Kalki Jayanti August 13 Friday 18. Bhanu Saptami August 15 Sunday 19. Tulsidas Jayanti August 15 Sunday 20. Independence Day August 15 Sunday 21. Parsi New Year August 16 Monday 22. Fourth Shravan Somwar Vrat August 16 Monday 23. Fourth Mangala Gauri Vrat August 17 Tuesday 24. Simha Sankranti August 17 Tuesday 25. First Day of Chingam Month / Malayalam August 17 Tuesday New Year 26. Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat August 18 Wednesday 27. Damodara Dwadashi August 19 Thursday 28. Ashura Day / Muharram August 19 Thursday 29. Varalakshmi Vratam August 20 Friday 30. Indian Akshay Urja Day August 20 Friday 31. Rigveda Upakarma August 21 Saturday 32. Onam, Thiruvonam August 21 Saturday 33. World Senior Citizen's Day August 21 Saturday 34. Raksha Bandhan August 22 Sunday 35. Gayatri Jayanti August 22 Sunday 36. Narali Purnima August 22 Sunday 37. Yajurveda Upakarma August 22 Sunday 38. Hayagriva Jayanti August 22 Sunday 39. World Sanskrit Day August 22 Sunday 40. Gayatri Japam August 23 Monday 41. Kajari Teej August 25 Wednesday 42. Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi August 25 Wednesday 43. Bol Choth / Bahula Chaturthi August 25 Wednesday 44. Women's Equality Day August 26 Thursday 45. Randhan Chhath August 28 Saturday 46. Balarama Jayanti August 28 Saturday 47. Indian National Sports Day August 29 Sunday 48. Bhanu Saptami August 29 Sunday 49. Shitala Satam August 29 Sunday 50. Krishna Janmashtami August 30 Monday 51. Ashtami Rohini August 30 Monday 52. Gopalakala / Dahi Handi August 31 Tuesday
SEPTEMBER 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. Aja Ekadashi Vrat September 3 Friday 2. Paryushana Parvarambha September 4 Saturday 3. Teachers' Day (India) September 5 Sunday 4. International Day of Charity September 5 Sunday 5. Pithori Vrat September 6 Monday 6. Pola September 6 Monday 7. Samaveda Upakarma September 9 Thursday 8. Varaha Jayanti September 9 Thursday 9. Hartalika Teej September 9 Thursday 10. Swarna Gowri Vratha September 9 Thursday 11. Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi September 10 Friday 12. Rishi Panchami September 11 Saturday 13. Samvatsari Parva September 11 Saturday 14. Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana September 12 Sunday 15. Jyeshtha Gauri Puja September 13 Monday 16. Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins September 13 Monday 17. Durva Ashtami Puja September 13 Monday 18. Radha Ashtami September 13 Monday 19. Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjan September 14 Tuesday 20. Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day September 14 Tuesday 21. Engineer's Day in India September 15 Wednesday 22. Vishveshvarya Jayanti September 15 Wednesday 23. Parivartini Ekadashi Vrat / Parsva Ekadashi September 17 Friday 24. Kalki Dwadashi September 17 Friday 25. Vamana Jayanti September 17 Friday 26. Kanya Sankranti September 17 Friday 27. Vishwakarma Puja September 17 Friday 28. Bhuvneshvari Jayanti September 17 Friday 29. Anant Chaturdashi September 19 Sunday 30. Ganesh Visarjan September 19 Sunday 31. Pitri Paksha Begins September 20 Monday 32. International Day of Peace September 21 Tuesday 33. Autumnal Equinox September 23 Thursday 34. Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi September 24 Friday 35. World Tourism Day September 27 Monday 36. Jivitputrika Vrat September 29 Wednesday 37. World Heart Day September 29 Wednesday
OCTOBER 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. World Vegetarian Day October 1 Friday 2. International Coffee Day October 1 Friday 3. Indira Ekadashi Vrat October 2 Saturday 4. Gandhi Jayanti and International Day of Non- October 2 Saturday Violence 5. Pitri Paksha Ends October 6 Wednesday 6. Ashwina Navratri / Sharad Navratri Begins October 7 Thursday 7. Ashwina Navratri / Sharad Navratri Ends October 14 Thursday 8. Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti October 7 Thursday 9. Lalita Panchami / Upang Lalita Vrat October 10 Sunday 10. World Mental Health Day October 10 Sunday 11. International Day of the Girl Child October 11 Monday 12. Saraswati Avahan, Bilva Nimantran, October 11 Monday Kalparambha, Akal Bodhon, Subho Sashti 13. Saraswati Puja, Navpatrika Puja, Maha October 12 Tuesday Saptami 14. Saraswati Balidan, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi October 13 Wednesday Puja 15. Maha Navami, Durga Balidan, Saraswati October 14 Thursday Visarjan, South Saraswati Puja, Ayudh Puja 16. Durga Visarjan October 15 Friday 17. Dussehra October 15 Friday 18. Bengal Vijayadashami October 15 Friday 19. Mysore Dasara October 15 Friday 20. Vidyarambham October 15 Friday 21. Buddha Jayanti October 15 Friday 22. Madhvacharya Jayanti October 15 Friday 23. Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat October 16 Saturday 24. World Food Day October 16 Saturday 25. Padmanabha Dwadashi October 17 Sunday 26. Tula Sankranti October 17 Sunday 27. Kojagara Puja October 19 Tuesday 28. Sharad Purnima October 19 Tuesday 29. Milad un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad October 19 Tuesday 30. Valmiki Jayanti October 20 Wednesday 31. Mirabai Jayanti October 20 Wednesday 32. Atla Tadde October 23 Saturday 33. Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi October 24 Sunday 34. Karwa Chauth October 24 Sunday 35. Ahoi Ashtami October 28 Thursday 36. Radha Kunda Snan October 28 Thursday 37. Halloween October 31 Sunday 38. Ladakh Day October 31 Sunday
NOVEMBER 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. Karnataka Rajyotsava November 1 Monday 2. Kerala Piravi November 1 Monday 3. Chandigarh Formation Day, Delhi Statehood November 1 Monday Day, Puducherry Formation Day, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Formation Day, Lakshadweep Formation Day, Puducherry Formation Day, Punjab Day, Uttarakhand Day, Tamil Nadu Day, Madhya Pradesh Day, Jharkhand Day, Haryana Day, Chhattisgarh Day, Andhra Pradesh Day 4. World Vegan Day November 1 Monday 5. Rama Ekadashi Vrat November 1 Monday 6. Govatsa Dwadashi, Vasu Baras, Vagh Baras November 1 Monday 7. Dhanteras, Dhantrayodashi, Dhanvantri November 2 Tuesday Jayanti 8. Yama Deepam, Kali Chaudas, Hanuman Puja, November 3 Wednesday 9. Abhyang Snan, Tamil Deepavali, Narak November 4 Thursday Chaturdashi, Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Kedar Gauri Vrat, Chopda Puja, Sharda Puja, Kali Puja, Kamala Jayanti, 10. Govardhan Puja, Bali Pratipada, Dyuta Krida, November 5 Friday Gujarati New Year 11. Yama Dwitiya, Bhai Dooj November 6 Saturday 12. Nagula Chavithi November 8 Monday 13. Labh Panchami, Soorasamharam November 9 Tuesday 14. Chhath Puja November 10 Wednesday 15. Gopashtami November 11 Thursday 16. Akshaya Navami, Jagaddhatri Puja November 12 Friday 17. World Pneumonia Day November 12 Friday 18. Kansa Vadh November 13 Saturday 19. World Kindness Day November 13 Saturday 20. Prabodhini Ekadashi Vrat November 14- Sunday- 15 Monday 21. Children's Day, Nehru Jayanti November 14 Sunday 22. World Diabetes Day November 14 Sunday 23. Tulasi Vivah November 15 Monday 24. Vrishchika Sankranti November 16 Tuesday 25. Mandalakala Begins November 16 Tuesday 26. Vaikuntha Chaturdashi November 17 Wednesday 27. Dev Deepawali November 18 Thursday 28. International Men's Day November 19 Friday 29. Kartik Purnima November 19 Friday 30. Guru Nanak Jayanti November 19 Friday 31. Ganadhipa Sankashti Chaturthi November 23 Tuesday 32. Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day November 24 Wednesday 33. Law Day, Constitution Day November 26 Friday 34. National Milk Day (India) November 26 Friday 35. Kalabhairav Jayanti November 27 Saturday 36. First Day of Hanukkah November 29 Monday 37. Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat November 30 Tuesday
DECEMBER 2021
Sr. No. Festival/Events Date Day 1. World AIDS Day December 1 Wednesday 2. Nagaland Day December 1 Wednesday 3. Assam Day December 2 Thursday 4. Solar Eclipse December 4 Saturday 5. Last day of Hanukkah December 6 Monday 6. Vivah Panchami December 8 Wednesday 7. Subrahmanya Sashti December 9 Thursday 8. Champa Shashti December 9 Thursday 9. Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat December 14 Tuesday 10. Gita Jayanti December 14 Tuesday 11. Guruvayur Ekadashi Vrat December 14 Tuesday 12. International Tea Day December 15 Wednesday 13. Kannada Hanuman Jayanti December 16 Thursday 14. Dhanu Sankranti December 16 Thursday 15. Dattatreya Jayanti / Datta Jayanti December 18 Saturday 16. Annapurna Jayanti December 19 Sunday 17. Bhairavi Jayanti December 19 Sunday 18. Arudra Darshan December 20 Monday 19. Winter Solstice December 21 Tuesday 20. Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi December 22 Wednesday 21. National Mathematics Day (India) December 22 Wednesday 22. Christmas December 25 Saturday 23. Good Governance Day (India) December 25 Saturday 24. Mandala Pooja December 26 Sunday 25. Boxing Day December 26 Sunday 26. Saphala Ekadashi Vrat December 30 Thursday 27. New Year’s Eve December 31 Friday