Holi · 2026
Falls on: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 2-day festival
Festival of colours celebrating the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring. Played on the morning after Holika Dahan, the day following Phalguna Purnima, with gulal, coloured water, and festive sweets.
Dates and timings for Kampala.
Why this date
It is played on the day after Holika Dahan.
How it is observed
- Victory of Prahlad over Holika
- Celebration of spring
- Holika Dahan bonfire
- Playing with colours
- Thandai
Regional calendars
Also known as: होली (Hindi) · দোল (Bangla) · ஹோலி (Tamil) · హోళి (Telugu) · હોળી (Gujarati) · होळी (Marathi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Phalguna · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Chaitra · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Maasi 20, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Falgun 19, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Kumbham 20, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Kampala. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Holi 2026
Vishnu
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: Mon, Mar 2, 3:26 PM – Tue, Mar 3, 2:37 PM GMT+3
Frequently asked questions
- What is Holi?
- Festival of colours celebrating the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring. Played on the morning after Holika Dahan, the day following Phalguna Purnima, with gulal, coloured water, and festive sweets.
- When is Holi 2026?
- Holi falls on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.