Vaishnava Calendar 2026
Ekadashi fasting days, major festivals, and acharya days, following the Gaurabda (Gaudiya Vaishnava) calendar.
Dates are sourced from the ISKCON GBC Vaishnava Calendar Committee's Gaurabda calendar for the India time zone and are updated once a year. Exact tithi timings can shift by a day depending on your location — please confirm with the temple for local observance times.
January 2026
- Wed, 14 JanEkadashiShat Tila Ekadashi
- Thu, 29 JanEkadashiBhaimi (Jaya) Ekadashi
- Sat, 31 JanFestivalNityananda TrayodashiAppearance day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
February 2026
- Fri, 13 FebEkadashiVijaya Ekadashi
- Fri, 27 FebEkadashiAmalaki Ekadashi
March 2026
- Tue, 3 MarFestivalGaura PurnimaAppearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu — full-day kirtan and celebration.
- Sun, 15 MarEkadashiPapamochani Ekadashi
- Fri, 27 MarFestivalRama NavamiAppearance day of Lord Sri Ramachandra.
- Sun, 29 MarEkadashiKamada Ekadashi
April 2026
- Mon, 13 AprEkadashiVaruthini Ekadashi
- Mon, 27 AprEkadashiMohini Ekadashi
- Thu, 30 AprFestivalNarasimha ChaturdashiAppearance day of Lord Nrisimhadeva.
May 2026
- Wed, 13 MayEkadashiApara Ekadashi
- Wed, 27 MayEkadashiPadmini Ekadashi
June 2026
- Thu, 11 JunEkadashiParama Ekadashi
- Thu, 25 JunEkadashiPandava Nirjala Ekadashi
July 2026
- Sat, 11 JulEkadashiYogini Ekadashi
- Thu, 16 JulFestivalRatha YatraThe chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra.
- Sat, 25 JulEkadashiSayana (Devshayani) Ekadashi
August 2026
- Sun, 9 AugEkadashiKamika Ekadashi
- Sun, 23 AugFestivalJhulan Yatra BeginsThe swing festival of Radha and Krishna, observed over several days.
- Mon, 24 AugEkadashiPavitropana Ekadashi
- Fri, 28 AugFestivalBalarama Purnima (Appearance of Lord Balarama)
September 2026
- Fri, 4 SeptFestivalSri Krishna JanmashtamiAppearance day of Lord Sri Krishna — the year's biggest festival, with a midnight abhisheka.
- Sat, 5 SeptAcharya DaySrila Prabhupada's Appearance Day (Vyasa-puja)Appearance day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acharya of ISKCON.
- Mon, 7 SeptEkadashiAnnada Ekadashi
- Sat, 19 SeptFestivalSri RadhashtamiAppearance day of Srimati Radharani.
- Tue, 22 SeptEkadashiParshva (Parsva) Ekadashi
October 2026
- Tue, 6 OctEkadashiIndira Ekadashi
- Thu, 22 OctEkadashiPashankusha Ekadashi
November 2026
- Thu, 5 NovEkadashiRama Ekadashi
- Mon, 9 NovFestivalDiwali / Dipavali
- Tue, 10 NovFestivalGovardhan PujaWorship of Govardhan Hill, commemorating Lord Krishna lifting it to protect Vraja.
- Fri, 13 NovAcharya DaySrila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day
- Sat, 21 NovEkadashiUtthana Ekadashi
December 2026
- Fri, 4 DecEkadashiUtpanna Ekadashi
- Sun, 20 DecEkadashiMokshada Ekadashi