Hinduism · 2026
Holi 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026
In 2026, Holi falls on a Tuesday, running through Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
The exact date of Holi 2026
Holi 2026 falls on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. That is a Tuesday, a regular working weekday in most countries. It is the 62nd day of 2026 and sits in ISO week 10. If you are planning around it, the day of the week matters as much as the date itself, because it decides whether the observance creates a long weekend, a midweek pause, or a day that has to be moved under local substitute-holiday rules.
With Holi on a Tuesday, a single day of leave on the Monday turns it into a four-day weekend, the classic "bridge day" pattern.
Holi around 2026
How the date moves in the years either side of 2026. Each year links to its own page with a countdown and the full day-of-week detail.
About Holi
Holi is a Hindu spring festival widely known as the Festival of Colors. It is associated with the full moon of the Hindu month Phalguna and usually falls in March on the Gregorian calendar. Celebrations often include Holika Dahan bonfires on the eve, followed by gatherings where people throw colored powders and water, sing, dance, and share sweets. The festival carries regional stories and meanings, including the triumph of good over evil, devotion, renewal, and the arrival of spring. timekit reads Holi from its shipped religious holidays table, using the local Vikram calendar data where available and the same published hand table for later years.
Calendar note: From the local Vikram calendar festival table; shown as a 2-day Holi span.
Holi 2026, common questions
- When is Holi 2026?
- Holi 2026 falls on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, running through Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
- What day of the week is Holi 2026?
- In 2026, Holi falls on a Tuesday, a weekday.
- When is Holi the year after 2026?
- In 2027, Holi falls on Monday, March 22.
- Why does the date of Holi change each year?
- The festival carries regional stories and meanings, including the triumph of good over evil, devotion, renewal, and the arrival of spring. timekit reads Holi from its shipped religious holidays table, using the local Vikram calendar data where available and the same published hand table for later years.