# Bengali festivals 2026: West Bengal puja dates

> Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boishakh and every other West Bengal festival date in 2026, with the Bengali date.

Canonical: https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2026
Bengali version: https://ritupatra.app/festivals/2026
Built: 2026-10-28
Times: Kolkata, Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

The puja and festival days of 2026 by the rules of the West Bengal panjikas. Each festival’s page gives the tithi times and the rule behind the day.

## January

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 Jan, Wednesday | 29 Poush 1432 | [Poush Sankranti](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/poush-sankranti-2026) |
| 23 Jan, Friday | 9 Magh 1432 | [Saraswati Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/saraswati-puja-2026) |

## February

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 15 Feb, Sunday | 2 Falgun 1432 | [Maha Shivaratri](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/shivaratri-2026) |

## March

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 Mar, Tuesday | 18 Falgun 1432 | [Dol Jatra](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/dol-jatra-2026) |
| 26 Mar, Thursday | 11 Chaitra 1432 | [Annapurna Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/annapurna-puja-2026) |
| 27 Mar, Friday | 12 Chaitra 1432 | [Ram Navami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/ram-navami-2026) |

## April

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 Apr, Tuesday | 30 Chaitra 1432 | [Charak Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/poila-boishakh-2026) |
| 15 Apr, Wednesday | 1 Boishakh 1433 | [Poila Boishakh](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/poila-boishakh-2026) |
| 19 Apr, Sunday | 5 Boishakh 1433 | [Akshaya Tritiya](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/akshaya-tritiya-2026) |

## May

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 May, Friday | 17 Boishakh 1433 | [Buddha Purnima](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/buddha-purnima-2026) |

## June

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20 Jun, Saturday | 5 Asharh 1433 | [Jamai Shashthi](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/jamai-shashthi-2026) |
| 24 Jun, Wednesday | 9 Asharh 1433 | [Ganga Puja (Dashahara)](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/ganga-puja-2026) |
| 29 Jun, Monday | 14 Asharh 1433 | [Snana Yatra](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/snana-yatra-2026) |

## July

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 16 Jul, Thursday | 31 Asharh 1433 | [Rath Yatra](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/rath-yatra-2026) |
| 24 Jul, Friday | 8 Srabon 1433 | [Ulto Rath](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/rath-yatra-2026) |
| 29 Jul, Wednesday | 13 Srabon 1433 | [Guru Purnima](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/guru-purnima-2026) |

## August

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 28 Aug, Friday | 11 Bhadro 1433 | [Rakhi Bandhan](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/rakhi-bandhan-2026) |

## September

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4 Sep, Friday | 18 Bhadro 1433 | [Janmashtami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/janmashtami-2026) |
| 14 Sep, Monday | 28 Bhadro 1433 | [Ganesh Chaturthi](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/ganesh-chaturthi-2026) |
| 17 Sep, Thursday | 31 Bhadro 1433 | [Vishwakarma Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/vishwakarma-puja-2026) |
| 19 Sep, Saturday | 2 Ashwin 1433 | [Radhashtami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/radhashtami-2026) |

## October

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10 Oct, Saturday | 23 Ashwin 1433 | [Mahalaya](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/mahalaya-2026) |
| 16 Oct, Friday | 29 Ashwin 1433 | [Maha Shashthi](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/durga-puja-2026) |
| 18 Oct, Sunday | 1 Kartik 1433 | [Maha Saptami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/durga-puja-2026) |
| 19 Oct, Monday | 2 Kartik 1433 | [Maha Ashtami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/durga-puja-2026) |
| 20 Oct, Tuesday | 3 Kartik 1433 | [Maha Navami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/durga-puja-2026) |
| 21 Oct, Wednesday | 4 Kartik 1433 | [Bijoya Dashami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/durga-puja-2026) |
| 25 Oct, Sunday | 8 Kartik 1433 | [Kojagari Lakshmi Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/lakshmi-puja-2026) |

## November

| Date | Bengali date | Festival |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6 Nov, Friday | 20 Kartik 1433 | [Dhanteras](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/kali-puja-2026) |
| 8 Nov, Sunday | 22 Kartik 1433 | [Kali Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/kali-puja-2026) |
| 8 Nov, Sunday | 22 Kartik 1433 | [Dipaboli (Diwali)](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/kali-puja-2026) |
| 11 Nov, Wednesday | 25 Kartik 1433 | [Bhai Phonta](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/bhai-phonta-2026) |
| 15 Nov, Sunday | 29 Kartik 1433 | [Chhath Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/chhath-puja-2026) |
| 19 Nov, Thursday | 3 Agrahayan 1433 | [Jagaddhatri Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/jagaddhatri-puja-2026) |
| 24 Nov, Tuesday | 8 Agrahayan 1433 | [Ras Purnima](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/ras-purnima-2026) |

The state’s list of public holidays is announced separately by the government and does not always follow the panjika’s day.

## Related

- [Festivals 2027](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2027)