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Important Days, Weeks & Observances in India and International – 2026 Calendar

2026 India & Global Calendar | Full Comprehensive List of Important Days

2026 India & Global Calendar

The Definitive Chronological List of National, International, and UN Observances

Date Observance / Designation
JANUARY 2026
01 JanNew Year’s Day; Global Family Day; World Peace Day National
02 JanWorld Introvert Day
03 JanInternational Mind‑Body Wellness Day; Magh Mela begins
04 JanWorld Braille Day UN
05 JanNational Bird Day
06 JanWorld Day of War Orphans; Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Festival
09 JanNRI Day (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) National
10 JanWorld Hindi Day
11 JanDeath Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri; National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
12 JanNational Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda Jayanti) National
13 JanLohri Festival
14 JanMakar Sankranti; Pongal; Shattila Ekadashi Festival
15 JanIndian Army Day National
16 JanNational Startup Day National
23 JanNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti (Parakram Diwas); Vasant Panchami National
24 JanNational Girl Child Day; International Day of Education UN
25 JanNational Voters’ Day; National Tourism Day National
26 JanRepublic Day Gazetted; International Customs Day UN
27 JanInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day UN
29 JanIndian Newspaper Day; Jaya Ekadashi
30 JanMartyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas); World Leprosy Day National
FEBRUARY 2026
01 FebIndian Coast Guard Day; Guru Ravidas Jayanti
02 FebWorld Wetlands Day UN
04 FebWorld Cancer Day; International Day of Human Fraternity UN
06 FebInternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation UN
10 FebWorld Pulses Day UN; National Deworming Day
11 FebInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science UN
12 FebNational Productivity Day; Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
13 FebWorld Radio Day UN; National Women's Day (Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary)
15 FebMaha Shivaratri Festival
20 FebWorld Day of Social Justice UN; Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram Foundation Day
21 FebInternational Mother Language Day UN
24 FebCentral Excise Day
28 FebNational Science Day National
MARCH 2026
01 MarZero Discrimination Day; World Seagrass Day UN
03 MarWorld Wildlife Day UN; World Hearing Day
04 MarHoli Gazetted; National Safety Day
08 MarInternational Women’s Day UN
10 MarCISF Raising Day; International Day of Women Judges UN
14 MarInternational Day of Mathematics (Pi Day) UN
15 MarWorld Consumer Rights Day; Papamochani Ekadashi
16 MarNational Vaccination Day
19 MarUgadi; Gudi Padwa; Eid-al-Fitr (Tentative) Festival
20 MarInternational Day of Happiness; World Sparrow Day
21 MarInternational Day of Forests; World Poetry Day; World Down Syndrome Day UN
22 MarWorld Water Day UN; Bihar Day
23 MarShaheed Diwas (Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru); World Meteorological Day UN
24 MarWorld Tuberculosis (TB) Day UN
26 MarRam Navami Gazetted
31 MarMahavir Jayanti Gazetted
APRIL 2026
01 AprOdisha Day (Utkala Dibasa); RBI Foundation Day
02 AprWorld Autism Awareness Day UN
03 AprGood Friday Gazetted
05 AprNational Maritime Day; Easter Sunday
07 AprWorld Health Day UN
11 AprNational Safe Motherhood Day
13 AprJallianwala Bagh Massacre Day; Varuthini Ekadashi
14 AprDr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti; Vaisakhi National
15 AprBohag Bihu; Himachal Day
18 AprWorld Heritage Day
21 AprNational Civil Services Day
22 AprEarth Day UN
23 AprWorld Book and Copyright Day UN
24 AprNational Panchayati Raj Day
25 AprWorld Malaria Day
26 AprAkshaya Tritiya; World Intellectual Property Day
MAY 2026
01 MayInternational Labour Day; Maharashtra Day; Gujarat Day; Buddha Purnima Gazetted
03 MayWorld Press Freedom Day UN; World Laughter Day
07 MayRabindranath Tagore Jayanti; World Athletics Day
08 MayWorld Red Cross Day
11 MayNational Technology Day National
12 MayInternational Nurses Day
15 MayInternational Day of Families UN
17 MayWorld Telecommunication and Information Society Day UN
21 MayNational Anti-Terrorism Day
22 MayInternational Day for Biological Diversity UN
27 MayId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tentative) Gazetted; Padmini Ekadashi
31 MayWorld No Tobacco Day UN
JUNE 2026
01 JunGlobal Day of Parents UN; World Milk Day
05 JunWorld Environment Day UN
07 JunWorld Food Safety Day UN
08 JunWorld Oceans Day UN
12 JunWorld Day Against Child Labour
14 JunWorld Blood Donor Day UN
17 JunWorld Day to Combat Desertification and Drought UN
21 JunInternational Day of Yoga UN; World Music Day; Father's Day
23 JunUnited Nations Public Service Day UN
26 JunMuharram (Tentative) Gazetted; International Day against Drug Abuse UN
29 JunNational Statistics Day
JULY 2026
01 JulNational Doctor’s Day; GST Day (India); Chartered Accountants Day
11 JulWorld Population Day UN
12 JulWorld Malala Day
15 JulWorld Youth Skills Day UN
16 JulRath Yatra Festival
18 JulNelson Mandela International Day UN
26 JulKargil Vijay Diwas National
28 JulWorld Nature Conservation Day; World Hepatitis Day
29 JulInternational Tiger Day; Guru Purnima
30 JulWorld Day Against Trafficking in Persons UN
AUGUST 2026
01-07 AugWorld Breastfeeding Week
07 AugNational Handloom Day; Javelin Throw Day
09 AugQuit India Movement Day; International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples UN
12 AugInternational Youth Day UN; World Elephant Day
15 AugIndependence Day Gazetted
19 AugWorld Humanitarian Day UN; World Photography Day
20 AugSadbhavana Diwas
23 AugNational Space Day National
26 AugMilad-un-Nabi (Tentative) Gazetted; Onam; Women's Equality Day
28 AugRaksha Bandhan Festival
29 AugNational Sports Day National
SEPTEMBER 2026
04 SepJanmashtami Gazetted
05 SepTeachers’ Day (India); International Day of Charity UN
08 SepInternational Literacy Day UN
14 SepHindi Diwas (National); Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
15 SepEngineers’ Day (India); International Day of Democracy UN
16 SepWorld Ozone Day UN
21 SepInternational Day of Peace UN; World Alzheimer’s Day
22 SepWorld Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients); Parsva Ekadashi
27 SepWorld Tourism Day UN
29 SepWorld Heart Day
OCTOBER 2026
01 OctInternational Day of Older Persons UN; World Vegetarian Day
02 OctMahatma Gandhi’s Birthday Gazetted; International Day of Non-Violence UN
05 OctWorld Teachers’ Day UN; World Habitat Day
08 OctIndian Air Force Day
09 OctWorld Post Day UN
10 OctWorld Mental Health Day UN; National Post Day
11 OctInternational Day of the Girl Child UN
15 OctInternational Day of Rural Women UN; World Students’ Day
16 OctWorld Food Day UN
17 OctInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty UN
20 OctDussehra Gazetted; World Statistics Day
24 OctUnited Nations Day UN; World Polio Day
31 OctNational Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) National
NOVEMBER 2026
01 NovWorld Vegan Day; Kerala Piravi; Karnataka Rajyotsava
05 NovWorld Tsunami Awareness Day UN; Rama Ekadashi
07 NovNational Cancer Awareness Day; Infant Protection Day
08 NovDiwali (Deepavali) Gazetted; World Radiography Day
09 NovLegal Services Day; Uttarakhand Foundation Day
11 NovNational Education Day; Bhai Dooj
14 NovChildren’s Day (India); World Diabetes Day
15 NovChhath Puja; Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
19 NovWorld Toilet Day UN; International Men’s Day
20 NovWorld Children’s Day UN; Devutthana Ekadashi
21 NovWorld Television Day UN; World Fisheries Day
24 NovGuru Nanak’s Birthday Gazetted
26 NovConstitution Day (Samvidhan Divas); National Milk Day
DECEMBER 2026
01 DecWorld AIDS Day UN; Nagaland Statehood Day
02 DecNational Pollution Control Day; International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 DecInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities UN; World Conservation Day
04 DecIndian Navy Day; Utpanna Ekadashi
05 DecWorld Soil Day UN; International Volunteer Day
07 DecArmed Forces Flag Day; International Civil Aviation Day
09 DecInternational Anti‑Corruption Day UN
10 DecHuman Rights Day UN
11 DecUNICEF Day; International Mountain Day
14 DecNational Energy Conservation Day
16 DecVijay Diwas (Victory Day)
18 DecInternational Migrants Day UN; Minorities Rights Day (India)
20 DecInternational Human Solidarity Day UN; Mokshada Ekadashi
22 DecNational Mathematics Day
23 DecKisan Diwas (Farmers’ Day)
24 DecNational Consumer Day
25 DecChristmas Day Gazetted; Good Governance Day

Traditional Lunar Cycle Information

While specific Ekadashi dates have been integrated into the chronological list above, the following lunar events occur monthly in 2026. Their Gregorian dates are determined by the Panchang and shift annually:

  • Ekadashi (24 occurrences): Significant fasting days on the 11th lunar day. Notable dates include Shattila (14 Jan), Nirjala (25 Jun), and Devutthana (20 Nov).
  • Poornima (12 occurrences): Full moon days, often marking major festivals like Buddha Purnima (1 May) and Guru Nanak Jayanti (24 Nov).
  • Pradosh Vrat: Observed twice a month on the 13th day of each lunar fortnight, dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Official Year Designation: The United Nations has officially proclaimed 2026 as the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development.

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