Below is the complete list of important (Hare Krishna) Vaishnav festival dates in Vrindavan for 2025. The dates and timings would be more or less similar in all parts of India but for out-of-India devotees, it is advised to please check with your local temples for exact timings. Hare Krishna!
January 2025
02 | Thursday | Disappearance Day of Sri Jiva Goswami and Sri Jagadisa Pandita
10 | Friday | Putrada Ekadashi
11 | Saturday | Appearance Day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita
13 | Monday | Sri Krishna Pushya Abhishek
15 | Wednesday | Makara Sankranti, Ganga Sagar Mela
18 | Saturday | Appearance Day of Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Disappearance Day of Sri Ramachandra Kaviraja
20 | Monday | Disappearance Day of Sri Jayadev Goswami
21 | Tuesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura
25 | Saturday | Sat-tila Ekadashi
February 2025
03 | Monday | Vasanta Panchami, Appearance Day of Srimati Vishnupriya Devi, Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Sri Raghunandana Thakura, and Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, Disappearance Day of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
04 | Tuesday | Appearance Day of Sri Advaita Acharya
05 | Wednesday | Bhishmashtami
06 | Thursday | Disappearance Day of Sri Madhvacharya
07 | Friday | Disappearance Day of Sri Ramanujacharya
08 | Saturday | Bhaimi Ekadashi
09 | Sunday | Varaha Dvadasi
10 | Monday | Nityananda Trayodashi – Appearance Day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu
12 | Wednesday | Sri Krishna Madhura Utsava, Appearance Day of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
17 | Monday | Appearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Disappearance Day of Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura
24 | Monday | Vijaya Ekadashi
25 | Tuesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Isvara Puri
27 | Thursday | Shiva Ratri
28 | Friday | Disappearance Day of Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji, Disappearance Day of Sri Rasikananda
March 2025
11 | Tuesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Madhavendra Puri
14 | Friday | Gaura Purnima – Appearance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu
15 | Saturday | Festival of Jagannatha Misra
22 | Saturday | Appearance Day of Sri Srivasa Pandita
26 | Wednesday | Papamochani Ekadashi, Disappearance Day of Sri Govinda Ghosh
April 2025
08 | Tuesday | Kamada Ekadashi
09 | Wednesday | Damanaka Ropana Dvadasi
12 | Saturday | Sri Balarama Rasayatra; Sri Krishna Vasanta Rasa; Appearance Day of Sri Vamsivadananda Thakura; Appearance Day of Sri Syamananda Prabhu
14 | Monday | Beginning of Salagrama and Tulasi Jala Dana
20 | Sunday | Disappearance Day of Sri Abhirama Thakura
23 | Wednesday | Disappearance Day of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura
24 | Thursday | Varuthini Ekadashi
27 | Sunday | Appearance Day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita
30 | Wednesday | Akshaya Tritya – Candana Yatra Starts
May 2025
06 | Tuesday | Appearance Day of Srimati Sita Devi; Disappearance Day of Sri Madhu Pandita; Appearance Day of Srimati Jahnava Devi
08 | Thursday | Mohini Ekadashi
09 | Friday | Rukmini Dvadasi
10 | Saturday | Disappearance Day of Sri Jayananda Prabhu
11 | Sunday | Narasimha Caturdasi – Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva
12 | Monday | Krishna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara; Appearance Day of Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devji; Buddha Purnima – Appearance Day of Lord Buddha; Appearance Day of Sri Madhavendra Puri; Appearance Day of Sri Srinivasa Acharya; Disappearance Day of Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura
14 | Wednesday | End of Jala Dana
17 | Saturday | Disappearance Day of Sri Ramananda Raya
23 | Friday | Apara Ekadashi
24 | Saturday | Appearance Day of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura
June 2025
07 | Saturday | Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi
09 | Monday | Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava
11 | Wednesday | Snana Yatra; Disappearance Day of Sri Mukunda Datta; Disappearance Day of Sri Sridhara Pandita
12 | Thursday | Disappearance Day of Sri Syamananda Prabhu
16 | Monday | Appearance Day of Sri Vakresvara Pandita
21 | Saturday | Disappearance Day of Sri Srivasa Pandita
22 | Sunday | Yogini Ekadashi
25 | Wednesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita; Disappearance Day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
26 | Thursday | Gundica Marjana
27 | Friday | Ratha Yatra Starts; Disappearance Day of Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; Disappearance Day of Sri Sivananda Sena
30 | Monday | Hera Pancami
July 2025
05 | Saturday | Return Ratha Yatra
06 | Sunday | Sayana Ekadashi
10 | Thursday | Guru (Vyasa) Purnima; Disappearance Day of Srila Sanatana Goswami; First Month of Caturmasya Begins (fasting from green leafy vegetables)
15 | Tuesday | Disappearance Day of Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami
18 | Friday | Disappearance Day of Srila Lokanatha Goswami
19 | Saturday | Incorporation Day of ISKCON in New York
21 | Monday | Kamika Ekadashi
28 | Monday | Disappearance Day of Sri Raghunandana Thakura; Disappearance Day of Sri Vamsidasa Babaji
August 2025
06 | Wednesday | Disappearance Day of Srila Rupa Goswami; Disappearance Day of Sri Gauridasa Pandita
09 | Saturday | Jhulan Yatra Ends; Appearance Day of Lord Balarama
10 | Sunday | Second Month of Caturmasya Begins (fasting from yogurt); Srila Prabhupada’s Departure for the USA
16 | Saturday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami
17 | Sunday | Nandotsava; Appearance Day of Srila Prabhupada
19 | Tuesday | Annada Ekadashi
28 | Thursday | Appearance Day of Srimati Sita Thakurani
31 | Sunday | Radhastami – Appearance of Srimati Radharani
September 2025
04 | Thursday | Sri Vamana Dwadashi – Appearance of Sri Vamana Deva; Appearance Day of Sri Jiva Goswami
05 | Friday | Appearance Day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
06 | Saturday | Ananta Caturdasi Vrata – Appearance Day of Padmanabha; Disappearance Day of Srila Haridasa Thakura
07 | Sunday | Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava; Acceptance of Sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada
17 | Wednesday | Indira Ekadashi
October 2025
03 | Friday | Pasankusa Ekadashi
04 | Saturday | Disappearance Day of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami; Disappearance Day of Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami; Disappearance Day of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
07 | Tuesday | Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra; Laksmi Puja; Disappearance Day of Sri Murari Gupta
13 | Monday | Rama Ekadashi
17 | Friday | Fourth Month of Caturmasya Begins (fasting from urad dal)
20 | Monday | Dipavali; (Kali Puja)
21 | Tuesday | Govardhana Puja; Go Puja; Go Krda
22 | Wednesday | Disappearance Day of Srila Prabhupada
27 | Monday | Gopastami; Gosthastami
28 | Tuesday | Bahulastami; Appearance Day of Radha Kunda
November 2025
05 | Wednesday | Sri Krishna Rasayatra; Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha; Appearance Day of Sri Nimbarkacharya; Last Day of Caturmasya
06 | Thursday | Katyayani Vrata begins
December 2025
04 | Thursday | Purnima; Katyayani Vrata ends
08 | Monday | Disappearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
15 | Monday | Disappearance Day of Sri Devananda Pandita
16 | Tuesday | Saphala Ekadashi
17 | Wednesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Mahesa Pandita; Disappearance Day of Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura
21 | Sunday | Appearance Day of Sri Lochana Dasa Thakura
23 | Tuesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Jiva Goswami; Disappearance Day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita
31 | Wednesday | Putrada Ekadashi; Appearance Day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita
Everyday is a festival in Vrindavan!
Sripad Aindra Prabhu