list of indian festivals 2018

list of indian festivals 2018

Here is a quick list of the most famous festivals of India. Check out these types of festival before you visit the best places of Indian cultural heritage to attend the grand celebrations of these festivals

To give you a fair idea about all the festivals of India in 2018 and their dates, before you begin, here is a piece of information that would prove essential for you!

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Rakshabandhan – 26th August (Sunday)

Raksha Bandhan is an ancient festival of the Indian subcontinent, and its history dates back thousands of years.

Janmashtmi – 3rd September (Sunday)

Janmashtami is again a beautiful one among the most important religious festivals of India. Janmashtami celebrations in Mathura and Vrindavan are very popular. 

Ganesh Chaturthi – 13th September (Thursday)

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi is the Hindu festival that reveres god Ganesha. 


Navratri – Begins on 10th October (10th Oct Wednesday to 18th Oct Thursday)

Navaratri, also spelled Navratri or Navarathri, is a nine nights Hindu festival, celebrated in the autumn every year. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent

Dussehra – 19th October (Friday)

Vijayadashami also known as Dasara, Dusshera or Dussehra is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navratri every year.
 Durga pooja  – 19th October (Friday)

Durga Puja Dates 2018 all over India. Durga Puja is celebrated all over India but its most popular and widely celebrated festival in West  ...

Diwali – 7th November (Wednesday)

Diwali or Dipavali is a Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere

Gurupurab – 23rd November (Friday)

Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhi. The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus.

Christmas – 25th December (Tuesday)

Christmas: Christmas, Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. December 25 has become widely accepted as the date of Jesus' ...