March 2026 Festival Calendar: Check festival dates and fasting observances
The month of March is coming with the spring season and marks the end of winter season. This month is considered as the most significant month of the year because one of the most prominent Hindu festival, Holi is celebrated in the same month. This is the best time new beginnings and fresh starts. Ranga Panchami, Sheetala Saptami and Basoda will be celebrated with immense devotion. Chaitra Navratri, Ugadi and Gudi Padwa is going to start from the second last week of the March. In the last week of March, Ram Navami will be celebrated with great devotion and purity.
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Hindu Festivals in March 2026 Dates and Days
| Date | Day | Festivals |
| March 1, 2026 | Sunday | Ravi Pradosh |
| March 2, 2026 | Monday | Phalguna Chaumasi Chaudas |
| March 3, 2026 | Wednesday | Chhoti Holi Holika Dahan Vasanta Purnima Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti Dol Purnima Lakshmi Jayanti Masi Magam Attukal Pongal Chandra Grahan Phalguna Ashtahnika Ends Phalguna Purnima Vrat Phalguna Purnima Anvadhan Savarni Manvadi |
| March 4, 2026 | Thursday | Holi Ishti |
| March 5, 2026 | Thursday | Bhai Dooj Bhratri Dwitiya |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | Bhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi |
| March 8, 2026 | Sunday | Ranga Panchami |
| March 10, 2026 | Tuesday | Sheetala Saptami |
| March 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Sheetala Ashtami Basoda Varshitapa Arambha Kalashtami Masik Krishna Janmashtami |
| March 14, 2026 | Saturday | Karadaiyan Nombu |
| March 15, 2026 | Sunday | Krishna Narasimha Dwadashi Meen Sankranti Papmochani Ekadashi |
| March 16, 2026 | Monday | Som Pradosh Vrat |
| March 17, 2026 | Tuesday | Masik Shivratri |
| March 18, 2026 | Wednesday | Darsha Amavasya Anvadhan |
| March 19, 2026 | Thursday | Ugadi Gudi Padwa Chaitra Navratri Ishti |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Chaitra Begins Jhulelal Jayanti Vernal Equinox Chandra Darshan |
| March 21, 2026 | Saturday | Matsya Jayanti Gauri Puja Gangaur Swayambhuva Manvadi |
| March 22, 2026 | Sunday | Vasudeva Chaturthi |
| March 23, 2026 | Monday | Lakshmi Panchami |
| March 23, 2026 | Monday | Masik Karthigai |
| March 24, 2026 | Tuesday | Yamuna Chhath Rohini Vrat Skanda Sashti |
| March 25, 2026 | Wednesday | Chaitra Navapada Oli Begins |
| March 26, 2026 | Thursday | Ram Navami (Smarta) Tara Jayanti Ashoka Ashtami Vrat Masik Durgashtami |
| March 27, 2026 | Friday | Ram Navami (ISKCON) |
| March 29, 2026 | Sunday | Vamana Dwadashi Kamada Ekadashi |
| March 30, 2026 | Monday | Soma Pradosh Vrat |
| March 31, 2026 | Tuesday | Mahavir Swami Jayanti |
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