2026 · standard dates, with your US date in the app
Telugu festivals in 2026
The major Telugu festivals of 2026, including Ugadi, Sankranti, Sri Rama Navami, Vinayaka Chaviti, Dussehra, and Deepavali, with the Telugu masa each falls in. Plan your year, and your calls home.
NRI note: the dates below use standard (India) reckoning. Because a festival’s date is set by the tithi at local sunrise, it can land a day off in the US, for Telugu families in Dallas, the Bay Area, New Jersey, Atlanta, Chicago or Seattle. Here’s why that happens. The Sampangi app computes each date for your city.
The 2026 calendar
| Festival | 2026 date | Telugu masa |
|---|---|---|
| Makara Sankranti (Pongal) Harvest festival and the sun’s turn north (Uttarayana). | Pushya | |
| Maha Shivaratri Night-long vigil and fast devoted to Lord Shiva. | Magha | |
| Holi / Kamadahanam Festival of colors on the Phalguna full moon. | Phalguna | |
| Ugadi (Telugu New Year) Telugu New Year. Plavanga samvatsara begins, with ugadi pachadi. | Chaitra | |
| Sri Rama Navami Birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. | Chaitra | |
| Hanuman Jayanti Celebrates the birth of Hanuman. | Chaitra | |
| Varalakshmi Vratam Vratam to Goddess Lakshmi, kept by married women. | Shravana | |
| Sri Krishna Janmashtami Birth of Lord Krishna on Krishna paksha Ashtami. | Shravana | |
| Vinayaka Chaviti Ganesha’s festival, with clay idols, undrallu, and visarjan. | Bhadrapada | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Victory of good over evil, after nine nights of Navaratri. | Ashvayuja | |
| Deepavali (Diwali) Festival of lights on Amavasya, with diyas, sweets, and crackers. | Ashvayuja | |
| Karthika Pournami Sacred full moon of Karthika masa, for lamps and Shiva worship. | Karthika | |
| Vaikunta Ekadasi (Mukkoti) The auspicious Mukkoti Ekadasi, when the gates of Vaikunta open. | Margashira |
Dates follow widely published 2026 panchangams using standard reckoning. A few festivals (e.g. Sri Rama Navami) are listed a day apart by different panchangams; always confirm your own observance date in the app for your location.
New to the calendar? Learn what a tithi is or how to find your Telugu birthday.
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