January 2026 Calendar: Check Out The Full List Of Festivals, Important Days, And Events In Coming Month

As the new year approaches, January 2026 brings with it a packed calendar of festivals, national observances and international awareness days. The first month of the year blends cultural celebrations, days of national pride and global causes, offering many moments to reflect, celebrate and participate. From harvest festivals like Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal to significant days such as Republic Day and Indian Army Day, January sets a meaningful tone for the year ahead. Alongside religious and cultural events, January 2026 also highlights important social, educational and health-related observances, including Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Foundation Day and World Hindi Day. Here is a complete list of festivals, important days and key events in January 2026, along with their dates and days. ALSO READ: Holi 2026: First Lunar Eclipse On Holi Day; These 3 Zodiac Signs Must Remain Cautious January 2026 Festivals, Important Days And Events January 1 (Thursday): New Year’s Day Global Family Day January 2 (Friday): World Introvert Day January 3 (Saturday): Paush Purnima International Mind-Body Wellness Day January 4 (Sunday): World Braille Day January 5 (Monday): National Bird Day January 6 (Tuesday): Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti World Day of War Orphans January 7 (Wednesday): Mahayana New Year January 8 (Thursday): African National Congress Foundation Day Earth’s Rotation Day January 9 (Friday): Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) January 10 (Saturday): World Hindi Day January 11 (Sunday): Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Human Trafficking Awareness Day January 12 (Monday): National Youth Day January 13 (Tuesday): Lohri January 14 (Wednesday): Makar Sankranti Shattila Ekadashi January 15 (Thursday): Pongal Indian Army Day Voting for BMC Elections in Mumbai January 16 (Friday): National Startup Day Counting of votes for BMC Elections January 17 (Saturday): Benjamin Franklin Day January 18 (Sunday): Magha Amavasya January 19 (Monday): Kokborok Day January 20 (Tuesday): Penguin Awareness Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 21 (Wednesday): Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Foundation Day January 22 (Thursday): Weedless Wednesday January 23 (Friday): Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti January 24 (Saturday): National Girl Child Day International Day of Education January 25 (Sunday): National Voters’ Day National Tourism Day January 26 (Monday): Republic Day International Customs Day January 27 (Tuesday): National Geographic Day January 28 (Wednesday): Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai KM Cariappa Jayanti January 29 (Thursday): Jaya Ekadashi Indian Newspaper Day January 30 (Friday): Martyrs’ Day / Shaheed Diwas World Leprosy Day January 31 (Saturday): International Zebra Day

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January 2026 Calendar: Check Out The Full List Of Festivals, Important Days, And Events In Coming Month

As the new year approaches, January 2026 brings with it a packed calendar of festivals, national observances and international awareness days. The first month of the year blends cultural celebrations, days of national pride and global causes, offering many moments to reflect, celebrate and participate. From harvest festivals like Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal to significant days such as Republic Day and Indian Army Day, January sets a meaningful tone for the year ahead.

Alongside religious and cultural events, January 2026 also highlights important social, educational and health-related observances, including Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Foundation Day and World Hindi Day. Here is a complete list of festivals, important days and key events in January 2026, along with their dates and days.

ALSO READ: Holi 2026: First Lunar Eclipse On Holi Day; These 3 Zodiac Signs Must Remain Cautious