Odia festival calendar
Odisha festivals 2026
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପର୍ବପର୍ବାଣି 2026
Dates of 11 Odia festivals and holy days in 2026. Every date shows where it comes from; festival dates follow the lunar calendar and can differ by a day between panjikas, so check locally for temple timings.
March 2026
Dola Purnimaଦୋଳ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା
Source: Government of Odisha holiday list 2026
April 2026
Utkal Divas (Odisha Day)ଉତ୍କଳ ଦିବସ
Source: Fixed date — formation of Odisha province, 1 April 1936
Pana Sankranti (Odia New Year)ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି
Source: Government of Odisha holiday list 2026
Chandan Yatra beginsଚନ୍ଦନ ଯାତ୍ରା
Source: News reports, 2026
June 2026
Sitala Sasthi (Sambalpur)ସୀତଳ ଷଷ୍ଠୀ
Source: Sambalpur local holiday notice, 2026
Snana Purnimaସ୍ନାନ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା
Source: News reports, 2026
July 2026
Ratha Yatraରଥଯାତ୍ରା
Source: Government of Odisha holiday list 2026
November 2026
Kartika Purnima · Boita Bandana · Bali Jatra beginsକାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା
Source: Higher Education Dept. holiday list 2026
to Tuesday, 1 December 2026
Bali Jatra, Cuttackବାଲିଯାତ୍ରା
Source: Cuttack district administration, as reported
December 2026
Prathamastamiପ୍ରଥମାଷ୍ଟମୀ
Source: Higher Education Dept. holiday list 2026
to Saturday, 5 December 2026
Konark Dance Festivalକୋଣାର୍କ ନୃତ୍ୟ ଉତ୍ସବ
Usual schedule; confirm the year's programme
Source: Odisha Tourism (annual 1–5 December schedule)
Sources: Government of Odisha holiday list 2026; Fixed date — formation of Odisha province, 1 April 1936; News reports, 2026; Sambalpur local holiday notice, 2026; Higher Education Dept. holiday list 2026; Cuttack district administration, as reported; Odisha Tourism (annual 1–5 December schedule). Dates for the Bhubaneswar time zone and sunrise. Missing a festival (Nuakhai, Prathamastami and Manabasa Gurubara are fixed locally each year)? Its date is added once an official or temple announcement is published. See today's tithi on the Odia calendar.