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List of Festivals and Special Days - 2024
India is the land of cultural and religious festivals. Nowadays, Indian culture and traditions are being followed world wide. We believe that the festive season is a great time for a company to leave their mark on the minds of the customers. Keeping in mind the plethora of festivals coming our way, which can be your chance to drive brand recall amongst the audience with the use of creative branding, ad campaigns and digital marketing.
With the specialised marketing strategy to target potential customers during festivals, enhances the image of the company and helps in building emotional connections with their target customers. A complete digital marketing plan for the brand with the use of images, videos and social media posts including trending and unique hashtags which represents the enthusiasm and spirit of celebration.
There has been a vast evolution in festival marketing over the past few years which has improvised the connection between branding and culture. With the increasing use of the internet and social media affected trends which prevailed in society and business operations. For any brand to attract more customers festivals are a superb opportunity.
January 2024
| 01-Jan-24 | Sunday | English New Year |
| 07-Jan-24 | Sunday | International Programmers' Day |
| 09-Jan-24 | Tuesday | Masik Shivaratri (Pausha) |
| 11-Jan-24 | Wednesday | Lal Bahadur Shastri Death Anniversary |
| 12-Jan-24 | Friday | National Youth Day |
| 12-Jan-24 | Friday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
| 13-Jan-24 | Saturday | Lohri |
| 14-Jan-24 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti |
| 14-Jan-24 | Sunday | Pongal |
| 14-Jan-24 | Sunday | Uttarayan |
| 15-Jan-24 | Monday | Army Day |
| 17-Jan-24 | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |
| 21-Jan-24 | Sunday | World Religion Day |
| 23-Jan-24 | Tuesday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| Jan 23 ~ 24 | Tuesday ~ Wednesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| Jan 24 ~ 25 | Wednesday ~ Thursday | Tu B'Shevat |
| 26-Jan-24 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 26-Jan-24 | Friday | International Customs Day |
| 28-Jan-24 | Sunday | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 30-Jan-24 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi |
February 2024
| 02-Feb-24 | Friday | World Wetlands Day |
| 04-Feb-24 | Sunday | World Cancer Day |
| 07-Feb-24 | Wednesday | Rose Day |
| 09-Feb-24 | Friday | Mauni Amavasya |
| 10-Feb-24 | Saturday | Teddy Day |
| 10-Feb-24 | Friday | Maha Gujarat Day |
| 10-Feb-24 | Saturday | Losar/Tibetan New Year |
| 11-Feb-24 | Sunday | World Day of the sick |
| 13-Feb-24 | Tuesday | Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary |
| 14-Feb-24 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami |
| 14-Feb-24 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day |
| 19-Feb-24 | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
| 27-Feb-24/between February 28 and March 3 | Monday | World Sustainable Energy Day |
| 24-Feb-24 | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 25-Feb-24 | Saturday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
| 28-Feb-24 | Wednesday | National Science Day |
| 29-Feb-24 | Thursday | Leap Day |
March 2024
| 01-Mar-24 | Friday | Self-Injury Awareness Day |
| 01-Mar-24 | Friday | Employee Appreciation Day (First Friday of March) |
| 03-Mar-24 | Sunday | World Wildlife Day |
| 03-Mar-24 | Sunday | World Hearing Day |
| 04-Mar-24 | Monday | National Safety Day |
| 04-Mar-24 | Monday | Janaki Jayanti |
| 08-Mar-24 | Friday | Maha Shivratri |
| 08-Mar-24 | Friday | International Women's Day |
| 10-Mar-24 | Sunday | The Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) – Raising Day |
| March 10 - April 09 | Sunday - Tuesday | Ramadan Begins |
| 10-Mar-24 | Sunday | Mothering Sunday |
| 11-Mar-24 | Monday | National Vaccination Day |
| 12-Mar-24 | Tuesday | Phulera Dooj |
| 14-Mar-24 | Thursday | World Kidney Day |
| 15-Mar-24 | Friday | Long Covid Awareness Day |
| 15-Mar-24 | Friday | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 20-Mar-24 | Wednesday | Navroz |
| 20-Mar-24 | Wednesday | International Day of Happiness |
| 20-Mar-24 | Wednesday | World Oral Health Day |
| 21-Mar-24 | Thursday | World Forestry Day |
| 22-Mar-24 | Friday | World Water Day |
| 23-Mar-24 | Saturday | Shaheed Diwas - Shri Bhagat Singh, Shri Sukhdev, Shri Rajguru |
| 23-Mar-24 | Saturday | Earth Hour |
| 23-Mar-24 | Saturday | National Mathematics Day |
| 23 - 25-Mar- 24 | Saturday ~ Monday | Purim |
| 24-Mar-24 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| 24-Mar-24 | Sunday | Holika Dahan |
| 24-Mar-24 | Sunday | World TB Day |
| 25-Mar-24 | Monday | Holi |
| 25 - 27 -Mar - 24 | Monday - Wednesday | Hola Mohalla |
| 27-Mar-24 | Wednesday | World Theatre Day |
| 29-Mar-24 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 30-Mar-24 | Saturday | Ranga Panchami |
| 31-Mar-24 | Sunday | Easter |
| 31-Mar-24 | Sunday | International Transgender Day of Visibility |
April 2024
| 01-Apr-24 | Monday | Bank's Holiday |
| 01-Apr-24 | Monday | April Fools’ Day |
| 01-Apr-24 | Monday | International Pillow Fight Day |
| 02-Apr-24 | Tuesday | Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda Date) |
| 02-Apr-24 | Tuesday | International Children's Book Day |
| 04-Apr-24 | Thursday | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
| 06-Apr-24 | Saturday | International Day of Sport for Development |
| 07-Apr-24 | Sunday | World Health Day |
| 09-Apr-24 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Telugu New Year |
| 09-Apr-24 | Tuesday | Ramzan Eid |
| Apr 09 ~ 17 | Tuesday ~ Wednesday | Chaitra Navratri Begins |
| 09-Apr-24 | Tuesday | Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti) |
| Apr 9 ~ 10 | Tuesday ~ Wednesday | Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends in the evening of Tuesday, 9 April |
| 11-Apr-24 | Thursday | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 11-Apr-24 | Thursday | Gangaur (Gauri Tritiya) |
| 13-Apr-24 | Saturday | Jallianwala bagh massacre |
| 13-Apr-24 | Saturday | Tamil New Year |
| 13-Apr-24 | Saturday | Baisakhi |
| 14-Apr-24 | Sunday | Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 14-Apr-24 | Sunday | Solar New Year |
| 14-Apr-24 | Sunday | BR Ambedkar Jayanti |
| Apr 14 ~ 20 | Sunday ~ Saturday | Bohag Bihu / Rongali Bihu / Magh Bihu (aaaBihu) |
| 14-Apr-24 | Pohela Boishakh | Eid al-Fitr |
| 15-Apr-24 | Monday | World Art Day |
| 17-Apr-24 | Wednesday | Ram Navmi |
| 17-Apr-24 | Wednesday | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18-Apr-24 | Thursday | International Day for Monuments and Sites |
| 18-Apr-24 | Thursday | World Heritage Day |
| 18-Apr-24 | Thursday | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 20-Apr-24 | Saturday | Husband Appreciation Day |
| 20-Apr-24 | Saturday | Thrissur Pooram |
| 21-Apr-24 | Sunday | Mahavir Swami Jayanti |
| 21-Apr-24 | Sunday | National Defence Day |
| 21-Apr-24 | Sunday | International Creativity and Innovation Day |
| 21-Apr-24 | Sunday | National Civil Services Day |
| 22-Apr-24 | Monday | World Earth Day |
| Apr 23 ~ 30 | Tuesday ~ Tuesday | Passover |
| 23-Apr-24 | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 23-Apr-24 | Tuesday | World Books Day |
| Apr 25 ~ 26 | Wednesday ~ Thursday | Lag B'Omer |
| 25-Apr-24 | Thursday | World Malaria Day |
| 26-Apr-24 | Friday | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 28-Apr-24 | Sunday | Workers Memorial Day |
| 29-Apr-24 | Monday | International Dance Day |
May 2024
| 01-May-24 | Wednesday | Prakash of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji |
| 01-May-24 | Wednesday | International Labour's Day |
| 03-May-24 | Friday | Birth Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 05-May-24 | Sunday | World Laughter Day |
| 05-May-24 | Sunday | International Family Equality Day |
| 07-May-24 | Tuesday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
| 07-May-24 | Tuesday | World Asthma Day |
| 08-May-24 | Wednesday | World Thalassaemia Day |
| 08-May-24 | Wednesday | World Ovarian Cancer Day |
| 08-May-24 | Wednesday | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day |
| 09-May-24 | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
| 09-May-24 | Thursday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
| 10-May-24 | Friday | Parshuram Jayanti |
| 10-May-24 | Friday | Military Spouse Appreciation Day |
| 10-May-24 | Friday | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 11-May-24 | Saturday | National Technology Day |
| 12-May-24 | Sunday | International Nurses Day |
| 12-May-24 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| 15-May-24 | Wednesday | International Day of Familie |
| 16-May-24 | Thursday | Sita Navami |
| 17-May-24 | Wednesday | World Telecom Day |
| 18-May-24 | Saturday | International Museums Day |
| 18-May-24 | Saturday | World AIDS Vaccine Day |
| 20-May-24 | Monday | World Autoimmune / Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day |
| May 21 ~ 22 | Tuesday ~ Wednesday | Second Passover |
| 21-May-24 | Tuesday | National Anti-Terrorism Day |
| 22-May-24 | Wednesday | International Biodiversity Day |
| 23-May-24 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima |
| 23-May-24 | Tuesday | Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 25-May-24 | Saturday | Worlds Thyroid Day |
| 25-May-24 | Saturday | African Liberation Day |
| 28-May-24 | Tuesday | International Day for Women's health |
| 29-May-24 | Wednesday | International Day of UN PeaceKeepers |
| 31-May-24 | Friday | World No Tobacco Day |
June 2024
| 01-Jun-24 | Saturday | World Milk Day (FAO) |
| 01-Jun-24 | Saturday | Global Day of Parents |
| 02-Jun-24 | Sunday | Telangana Formation Day |
| 03-Jun-24 | Monday | world bicycle day |
| 05-Jun-24 | Wednesday | World Environment Day |
| 06-Jun-24 | Thursday | World Pest Awareness Day |
| 07-Jun-24 | Friday | World Food Safety Day |
| 07-Jun-24 | Friday | Jagannath Rath Yatra |
| 08-Jun-24 | Saturday | World Brain Tumour Day |
| 08-Jun-24 | Saturday | World Oceans Day |
| 08-Jun-24 | Saturday | National Best Friends Day |
| 11-Jun-24 | Tuesday | Shavuot |
| 12-Jun-24 | Wednesday | World Day Against Child Labour/Child Labour Prohibition Day |
| 14-Jun-24 | Friday | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15-Jun-24 | Saturday | World Wind Day |
| 15-Jun-24 | Saturday | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 16-Jun-24 | Sunday | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16-Jun-24 | Sunday | Fathers Day |
| 16-Jun-24 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha |
| 16-Jun-24 | Sunday | Bakri Eid |
| 16-Jun-24 | Sunday | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
| 17-Jun-24 | Monday | Ashadhi Ekadashi |
| 20-Jun-24 | Thursday | World Refugee Day |
| 21-Jun-24 | Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat |
| 21-Jun-24 | Friday | World Music Day |
| 22-Jun-24 | Saturday | Kabir Jayanti |
| 23-Jun-24 | Sunday | International Olympics Day |
| 26-Jun-24 | Wednesday | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
| 29-Jun-24 | Saturday | National Statistics Day |
| 30-Jun-24 | Sunday | World Social Media Day |
July 2024
| 01-Jul-24 | Monday | Doctors Day |
| 02-Jul-24 | Tuesday | World UFO Day |
| 04-Jul-24 | Thursday | USA Independence Day |
| 04-Jul-24 | Thursday | Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha) |
| 08-Jul-24 | Monday | Rath Yatra |
| 11-Jul-24 | Thursday | World Population Day |
| 11-Jul-24 | Thursday | Parkash Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji |
| 17-Jul-24 | Wednesday | Muharram Begins (Tentative Date) |
| 18-Jul-24 | Thursday | Nelson Mandela Day |
| 19-Jul-24 | Friday | Muharram |
| 21-Jul-24 | Sunday | Guru Purnima |
| 26-Jul-24 | Friday | Kargil Victory Day |
| 28-Jul-24 | Sunday | World Nature Conservation Day |
| 28-Jul-24 | Sunday | World Hepatitis Day |
| 28-Jul-24 | Sunday | Parents Day |
| 29-Jul-24 | Monday | International Tiger Day |
August 2024
| 04-Aug-24 | Sunday | Friendship Day |
| 04-Aug-24 | Sunday | International Friendship Day |
| 07-Aug-24 | Wednesday | National Handloom Day |
| 07-Aug-24 | Wednesday | Hariyali Teej |
| 08-Aug-24 | Thursday | Quit India Movement Day |
| 09-Aug-24 | Friday | Nag Panchami |
| 12-Aug-24 | Monday | Tulsidas Jayanti |
| 15-Aug-24 | Thursday | Parsi New Year |
| 15-Aug-24 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| 18-Aug-24 | Sunday | Sunday Ullambana |
| 19-Aug-24 | Monday | World Photography Day |
| 19-Aug-24 | Monday | Rakhsha Bandhan |
| 19-Aug-24 | Monday | World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas) |
| 20-Aug-24 | Tuesday | Sadbhavana Diwas |
| 22-Aug-24 | Thursday | Kajari Teej |
| 26-Aug-24 | Monday | Women's Equality Day |
| 26-Aug-24 | Monday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 27-Aug-24 | Tuesday | Dahi Handi |
| 29-Aug-24 | Thursday | National Sports Day- India |
| 30-Aug-24 | Friday | Small Industry Day |
| 31-Aug-24 | Saturday | International Overdose Awareness Day |
September 2024
| 02-Sep-24 | Monday | World Coconut Day |
| 04-Sep-24 | Wednesday | World Sexual Health Day |
| 05-Sep-24 | Thursday | Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's BirthDay) |
| 06-Sep-24 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 06-Sep-24 | Friday | Hartalika Teej |
| 07-Sep-24 | Saturday | Still's Disease Awareness Day |
| 08-Sep-24 | Sunday | Rishi Panchami |
| 08-Sep-24 | Sunday | International Literacy Day |
| 08-Sep-24 | Sunday | Grandparents Day |
| 10-Sep-24 | Tuesday | World Suicide Prevention Day |
| 12-Sep-24 | Thursday | International Programmers' Day |
| 13-Sep-24 | Friday | Friday the 13th |
| 14-Sep-24 | Saturday | Hindi Diwas |
| 14-Sep-24 | Saturday | World First Aid Day |
| 15-Sep-24 | Sunday | Onam |
| 15-Sep-24 | Sunday | Engineers Day |
| 16-Sep-24 | Monday | World Ozone Day |
| 16-Sep-24 | Monday | International Day of preservation |
| 16-Sep-24 | Monday | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 16-Sep-24 | Monday | Vishwakarma Jayanti |
| 21-Sep-24 | Saturday | World Alzheimer's day |
| 21-Sep-24 | Saturday | International Day of Peace |
| 22-Sep-24 | Sunday | World Rivers Day |
| 23-Sep-24 | Monday | International Celebrate Bisexuality Day |
| 24-Sep-24 | Tuesday | Daughter's Day |
| 26-Sep-24 | Thursday | Janmashtami |
| 27-Sep-24 | Friday | World Tourism Day |
| 28-Sep-24 | Saturday | Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji |
| 28-Sep-24 | Saturday | World Rabies Day |
| 30-Sep-24 | Monday | Kshamavani (Forgiveness Day) |
October 2024
| 01-Oct-24 | Tuesday | World Vegetarian Day |
| 01-Oct-24 | Tuesday | International Day for the Elderly(UN) |
| 02-Oct-24 | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanti - International Day of Non-Violence |
| 02-Oct-24 | Wednesday | Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti |
| Oct 02 ~ 04 | Wednesday ~ Friday | Rosh Hashanah |
| 03-Oct-24 | Thursday | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 04-Oct-24 | Friday | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 05-Oct-24 | Saturday | World Teacher's Day |
| 06-Oct-24 | Sunday | World Cerebral Palsy Day |
| 07-Oct-24 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah) |
| 08-Oct-24 | Tuesday | Indian Air-force day |
| 08-Oct-24 | Tuesday | Jalaram Bapa Jayanti |
| 09-Oct-24 | Wednesday | Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 09-Oct-24 | Wednesday | World Postal Day |
| 09-Oct-24 | Wednesday | World Calamity Control Day(UN) |
| Oct 09 ~ 13 | Wednesday ~ Sunday | Durga Puja Begins |
| 10-Oct-24 | Tuesday | World Sight Day |
| 10-Oct-24 | Tuesday | World Mental Health Day |
| 11-Oct-24 | Friday | Durga Ashtami |
| 11-Oct-24 | Friday | Mahanavami |
| 11-Oct-24 | Friday | International Girl Child Day |
| 11-Oct-24 | Friday | Mahashtami |
| 12-Oct-24 | Saturday | Dussehra, Durga Visarjan |
| 12-Oct-24 | Saturday | Yom Kippur |
| 14-Oct-24 | Monday | World Standard Day |
| 15-Oct-24 | Sunday | Navratri begins |
| 15-Oct-24 | Tuesday | World White cane day(guiding the blind) |
| 15-Oct-24 | Tuesday | APJ Abdul Kalam Birth Anniversary |
| Oct 16 ~ 23 | Wednesday ~ Wednesday | Sukkot |
| 16-Oct-24 | Wednesday | Boss Day |
| 16-Oct-24 | Wednesday | Sharad Purnima |
| 16-Oct-24 | Wednesday | World Food Day |
| 17-Oct-24 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday) |
| 17-Oct-24 | Thursday | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 20-Oct-24 | Sunday | Karva Chauth |
| 20-Oct-24 | Sunday | National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day) |
| 24-Oct-24 | Thursday | United Nations Day |
| 24-Oct-24 | Thursday | Ahoi Ashtami |
| 29-Oct-24 | Tuesday | World Stroke Day |
| 29-Oct-24 | Tuesday | Dhan Teras |
| 30-Oct-24 | Wednesday | World Thrift Day |
| 30-Oct-24 | Wednesday | Kali Chaudas |
| 31-Oct-24 | Thursday | Bengal Kali Puja |
| 31-Oct-24 | Thursday | Rastriya Ekta Diwas /National Unity Day(Sardar Patel) |
| 31-Oct-24 | Thursday | Halloween |
November 2024
| 01-Nov-24 | Friday | World Vegan Day |
| 01-Nov-24 | Friday | Lakshmi Puja |
| 01-Nov-24 | Friday | Diwali |
| 02-Nov-24 | Saturday | Govardhan Puja |
| 02-Nov-24 | Saturday | New Year |
| 03-Nov-24 | Sunday | Bhai Dooj |
| 04-Nov-24 | Monday | National Cancer Awareness Day |
| Nov 05 ~ 07/td> | Tuesday ~ Thursday | Chhath Puja (Nahai Khai ~ Suryodaya Argh) |
| 05-Nov-24 | Tuesday | World Tsunami Day |
| 06-Nov-24 | Wednesday | Labh Panchami |
| 09-Nov-24 | Saturday | Legal Services Day |
| 10-Nov-24 | Sunday | Akshaya Navami |
| 12-Nov-24 | Tuesday | World Pneumonia Day |
| 14-Nov-24 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 14-Nov-24 | Thursday | Children Day |
| 14-Nov-24 | Thursday | Diabetes Day |
| 14-Nov-24 | Thursday | Tulasi Vivah |
| 15-Nov-24 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 17-Nov-24 | Sunday | World Prematurity Day |
| 19-Nov-24 | Tuesday | International Men's Day |
| 20-Nov-24 | Wednesday | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
| 24-Nov-24 | Sunday | Martyrdom Of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 28-Nov-24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| 30-Nov-24 | Saturday | St Andrew's Day |
December 2024
| 01-Dec-2024 | Sunday | World AIDS Day |
| 02-Dec-2024 | Monday | National Pollution Day |
| 03-Dec-2024 | Tuesday | World Day of the Handicapped |
| 04-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | Indian Navy Day |
| 05-Dec-2024 | Thursday | World Soil Day |
| 06-Dec-2024 | Friday | Vivah Panchami |
| 07-Dec-2024 | Saturday | Indian Armed Forces Flag Day |
| 08-Dec-2024 | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 10-Dec-2024 | Tuesday | Human Rights Day |
| 11-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | International Mountain Day |
| 11-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Jayanti |
| 14-Dec-2024 | Saturday | World Energy Conservation Day |
| 18-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | Minorities Right Day |
| 23-Dec-2024 | Monday | Kisan Day |
| 24-Dec-2024 | Tuesday | National Consumers Day |
| 25-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
| 26-Dec-2024 | Thursday | Veer Baal Diwas |
| 31-Dec-2024 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve |
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