Archive · 29 Sep 2026
October 2026 Calendar Features Festivals, Holidays and Days of Significance
October 2026 will include many festivals and important days.
Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 honors Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary.
Bathukamma begins on October 10, and Devi Sharannavaratri begins on October 11.
Saraswati Puja on October 17 celebrates knowledge and learning.
Saddula Bathukamma and Durgashtami are observed on October 18.
Maharnavami and Ayudha Puja come on October 19.
Dussehra on October 20 celebrates the victory of good over evil.
Other observances include Papankusha Ekadashi, Valmiki Jayanti, Atla Tadde and Karwa Chauth.
Gandhi Jayanti will be observed on October 2 as a national holiday honoring Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary.
Mahalaya Amavasya on October 10 marks the start of Bathukamma, followed by Ashwayuja month and Devi Sharannavaratri on October 11.
Saraswati Puja is listed for October 17, while Saddula Bathukamma and Durgashtami fall on October 18.
Maharnavami and Ayudha Puja are scheduled for October 19, followed by Vijayadashami, or Dussehra, on October 20.
Papankusha Ekadashi, Valmiki Jayanti, Atla Tadde and Karwa Chauth are listed for October 22, 26, 29 and 30, respectively.
- Who
- Students, families and communities observing the listed cultural, religious and national occasions.
- What
- A calendar of festivals, holidays and significant days scheduled for October 2026.
- When
- October 2 through October 30, 2026.
- Why
- To commemorate national, religious and cultural traditions, including the victory of good over evil and the pursuit of knowledge.
- Period
- October 2026
- National holiday
- Gandhi Jayanti on October 2
- Bathukamma
- Begins with Engili Pula Bathukamma on October 10; Saddula Bathukamma is listed on October 18
- Navaratri and Dussehra
- Devi Sharannavaratri begins October 11; Vijayadashami is October 20
- Knowledge celebration
- Saraswati Puja is listed for October 17
- Valmiki Jayanti
- Observed on October 26
- Final listed observance
- Karwa Chauth on October 30