September 2026: festivals, holidays and important days

Festivals, holidays and important days in September 2026

1. Fri4

   Krishna Janmashtami

   The birth of Lord Krishna, celebrated at midnight with bhajans and dahi handi. Public holiday in India.

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2. Sat5

   Teachers' Day

   Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birth anniversary, when India thanks its teachers.

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3. Mon14

   Ganesh Chaturthi

   Lord Ganesha is welcomed home for ten days of prayer, modaks and celebration.

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4. Mon14

   Hindi Diwas

   Marks the adoption of Hindi as an official language of India in 1949.

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5. Tue15

   Engineers' Day

   The birth anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya, honouring India's engineers.

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6. Sun27

   Daughters' Day

   The fourth Sunday of September in India, for celebrating daughters.

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Born in September

• SRDr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan5 September 1888 · Philosopher, teacher and second President of India
• BSBhagat Singh28 September 1907 · Revolutionary and martyr of the freedom struggle