Below is the complete list of important (Hare Krishna) Vaishnav festival dates in Vrindavan for 2026. 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 2026
03 | Saturday | Sri Krishna Pushya Abhishek
07 | Wednesday | Appearance Day of Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Disappearance Day of Sri Ramachandra Kaviraja
08 | Thursday | Disappearance Day of Sri Jayadev Goswami
09 | Friday | Disappearance Day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura
14 | Wednesday | Sat-Tila Ekadashi
15 | Thursday | Ganga Sagar Mela, Makara Sankranti
23 | Friday | Vasanta Panchami, Sarasvati Puja, Appearance Day of Srimati Vishnupriya Devi, Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Sri Raghunandana Thakura, Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, Disappearance Day of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
25 | Sunday | Appearance Day of Sri Advaita Acharya
26 | Monday | Bhishmashtami
27 | Tuesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Madhvacharya
28 | Wednesday | Disappearance Day of Sri Ramanujacharya
29 | Thursday | Bhaimi Ekadashi
30 | Friday | Varaha Dvadasi
31 | Saturday | Nityananda Trayodashi (Appearance Day of most merciful Sri Nityananda Prabhu!)
February 2026
01 | Sunday | Appearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
06 | Friday | Appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Disappearance of Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura
13 | Thursday | Vijaya Ekadashi
14 | Saturday | Disappearance of Srila Isvara Puri
16 | Monday | Shiva Ratri
18 | Wednesday | Disappearance of Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji, Disappearance of Sri Rasikananda
21 | Saturday | Appearance of Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura
27 | Friday | Amalaki Ekadashi
28 | Saturday | Disappearance of Sri Madhavendra Puri
March 2026
04 | Wednesday | Holi, Festival of Jagannatha Misra
11 | Wednesday | Appearance Day of Sri Srivasa Pandita
15 | Sunday | Papamochani Ekadashi
16 | Monday | Disappearance Day of Sri Govinda Ghosh
23 | Monday | Appearance Day of Sri Ramanujacharya
27 | Friday | Rama Navami (Appearance of Lord Sri Ramachandra)
29 | Sunday | Kamada Ekadashi
April 2026
02 | Thursday | Sri Balarama Rasayatra, Sri Krishna Vasanta Rasa, Appearance of Sri Vamsivadana Thakura, Appearance of Sri Syamananda Prabhu
09 | Thursday | Disappearance of Sri Abhirama Thakura
12 | Sunday | Disappearance of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura
13 | Monday | Varuthini Ekadashi
17 | Friday | Appearance of Sri Gadadhara Pandita
20 | Monday | Aksaya Tritya, Candana Yatra starts (Continues for 21 days)
23 | Thursday | Jahnu Saptami
25 | Saturday | Appearance of Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama), Appearance of Srimati Jahnava Devi, Disappearance of Sri Madhu Pandita
27 | Monday | Mohini Ekadashi
28 | Tuesday | Rukmini Dvadasi
29 | Wednesday | Disappearance of Sri Jayananda Prabhu
30 | Thursday | Nrsimha Caturdasi - Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva (Fast)
May 2026
07 | Thursday | Disappearance of Sri Ramananda Raya
13 | Wednesday | Apara Ekadashi
27 | Wednesday | Padmini Ekadashi (Adhika Masa)
31 | Sunday | Jyeshtha Adhika Purnima
June 2026
25 | Thursday | Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi
26 | Friday | Panihati Chida Dahi Utsava
29 | Monday | Snana Yatra, Disappearance of Sri Mukunda Datta, Disappearance of Sri Sridhara Pandita
30 | Tuesday | Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra Rest Period begins (Anavasara)
Everyday is a festival in Vrindavan!
Sripad Aindra Prabhu