Bengali Festivals & Holidays
Complete schedule of major Bengali festivals, religious tithi and public holidays for the next two Bengali years. Every entry shows both the Bengali (BS) and English (AD) dates.
Bengali Year 1433 BS Festivals
| Festival / Holiday | Bengali Date | English Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) First day of Bengali year 1433 — Nababarsha celebrations across Bengal. | 1 Boishakh | April 15, 2026 | national |
Akshaya Tritiya Auspicious day for new beginnings and purchasing gold. | 5 Boishakh | April 19, 2026 | religious |
Mohini Ekadashi | 13 Boishakh | April 27, 2026 | religious |
Buddha Purnima Birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. | 17 Boishakh | May 1, 2026 | religious |
Rabindra Jayanti Birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore — celebrated across Bengal. | 25 Boishakh | May 9, 2026 | cultural |
Apara Ekadashi | 29 Boishakh | May 13, 2026 | religious |
Nirjala Ekadashi | 13 Joishtho | May 28, 2026 | religious |
Jamai Shashthi Sons-in-law are welcomed and feasted by their in-laws. | 18 Joishtho | June 2, 2026 | cultural |
Rath Yatra of Puri Lord Jagannath's chariot festival. | 1 Asadh | June 16, 2026 | religious |
Ulto Rath | 9 Asadh | June 24, 2026 | religious |
Janmashtami Birth of Lord Krishna celebrated with fasting and devotional songs. | 8 Srabon | July 25, 2026 | religious |
Vishwakarma Puja Worship of the divine engineer in workshops and factories. | 1 Bhadro | August 18, 2026 | religious |
Mahalaya Beginning of Devi Paksha — Mahishasuramardini broadcast at dawn. | 30 Bhadro | September 16, 2026 | religious |
Maha Shashthi (Durga Puja) Beginning of the grand Durga Puja festival in Bengal. | 9 Ashshin | September 26, 2026 | religious |
Maha Saptami | 10 Ashshin | September 27, 2026 | religious |
Maha Ashtami Sandhi Puja and Kumari Puja are observed. | 11 Ashshin | September 28, 2026 | religious |
Maha Nabami | 12 Ashshin | September 29, 2026 | religious |
Bijoya Dashami Goddess Durga returns to Kailash; idol immersion. | 13 Ashshin | September 30, 2026 | religious |
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja Worship of goddess Lakshmi on the full-moon night. | 18 Ashshin | October 5, 2026 | religious |
Kali Puja & Diwali Festival of lights and worship of goddess Kali. | 24 Kartik | November 11, 2026 | religious |
Bhai Phonta Bengali brother-sister festival. | 26 Kartik | November 13, 2026 | cultural |
Jagaddhatri Puja Worship of goddess Jagaddhatri, especially grand in Chandannagar. | 11 Ogrohaeon | November 28, 2026 | religious |
Poush Sankranti Harvest festival; Pithe-puli is prepared in every Bengali home. | 16 Poush | January 1, 2027 | religious |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) Worship of the goddess of learning, music and arts. | 22 Magh | February 5, 2027 | religious |
Maha Shivratri | 14 Falgun | February 27, 2027 | religious |
Dol Yatra / Holi Festival of colours, celebrated as Dol in Bengal. | 30 Falgun | March 15, 2027 | religious |
Choitro Sankranti / Charak Puja Last day of the Bengali year 1433. | 30 Choitro | April 14, 2027 | religious |
Bengali Year 1434 BS Festivals
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About Bengali Festivals
Bengali culture has a rich calendar of festivals — religious, cultural and seasonal — that span the entire Bengali year. The most significant include Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year), the five-day Durga Puja celebrated across West Bengal in Ashshin, Kali Puja and Diwali in Kartik, and Saraswati Puja in Magh.
Festival dates in the West Bengal Hindu Bengali calendar are set by tithi (lunar phases) calculated according to the traditional panjika, so they vary slightly from year to year in the Gregorian calendar. The dates listed above are based on standard panjika references.