7
Nov
Deepavali
Citywide
7 November – 9 November 2026
Naraka Chaturdashi on 7 November, Lakshmi Puja 8 November, Bali Padyami 9 November. BBMP’s cracker-time limits apply.
Festivals & feasts in Bengaluru
Temple festivals, church feasts and mosque celebrations across Bengaluru city — what’s coming first. Dates for lunar-calendar festivals are confirmed by each temple a few weeks ahead; we mark the ones still to be announced.
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5
Dec
Kadalekai Parishe
Dodda Ganesha & Bull Temple, Basavanagudi
5 December – 8 December 2026
The groundnut fair on the last Monday of Karthika, filling Bull Temple Road for four days. Main day 7 December.
Official details ↗Later
24
Dec
Christmas
St Mary’s Basilica, St Mark’s Cathedral and churches citywide
24 December – 25 December 2026
Midnight Mass at St Mary’s Basilica, Shivajinagar; carol services through December on Brigade Road and in Frazer Town.
4
Jan
Feast of the Infant Jesus
Infant Jesus Shrine, Viveknagar
4 January – 14 January 2027
Ten days of novena ending on the 14 January feast; one of the city’s largest gatherings, with Thursday crowds year-round.
Official details ↗14
Jan
Makara Sankranti at Gavi Gangadhareshwara
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Cave Temple, Gavipuram
14 January 2027
The evening sun passes between the horns of the Nandi to light the lingam inside the cave — the one day a year it happens.
10
Mar
Eid ul-Fitr
Jamia Masjid, City Market; Eidgah grounds citywide
10 March 2027 dates to be confirmed · around 10 March 2027, subject to moon sighting
Mass prayers at the Jamia Masjid and the Chamrajpet Eidgah; Shivajinagar and Frazer Town markets run through the night before.
25
Mar
Bengaluru Karaga
Dharmaraya Swamy Temple, Thigalarpet
25 March – 1 April 2027 dates to be confirmed · Chaitra full moon (late March / early April)
The city’s oldest festival: the Karaga is carried through the old city all night on the full moon, stopping at the Hazrat Tawakkal Mastan dargah. In 2026 it ran 26 March – 1 April.
Official details ↗26
Mar
Good Friday & Easter
Churches citywide
26 March – 28 March 2027
Good Friday 26 March, Easter Sunday 28 March 2027. Way of the Cross processions in Shivajinagar and Cooke Town.
7
Apr
Ugadi
Citywide
7 April 2027
Kannada new year, 7 April 2027. Panchanga readings at the Dodda Ganesha temple and across Malleshwaram and Basavanagudi.
17
May
Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)
Eidgah grounds, Chamarajpet, and mosques citywide
17 May 2027 dates to be confirmed · around 17 May 2027, subject to moon sighting
The city’s largest Eid congregation is on the Chamarajpet Eidgah ground.
15
Aug
Milad-un-Nabi
Mosques citywide; procession through Shivajinagar
15 August 2027 dates to be confirmed · around 15 August 2027
The Milad procession is one of the largest in south India.
30
Aug
Feast of St Mary’s Basilica
St Mary’s Basilica, Shivajinagar
30 August – 8 September 2027
Nine days of novena ending on the Nativity of Mary, 8 September, with the chariot procession through Shivajinagar.
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Dates are updated as temples and churches announce them. Tell us if we have one wrong.