Holi · 2026
Falls on: Tuesday, March 3, 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 Madrid.
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 · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Phalguna · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Maasi 19, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Falgun 19, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Kumbham 19, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Madrid. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Holi 2026
Vishnu
- Tuesday, March 3, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: Mon, Mar 2, 1:26 PM – Tue, Mar 3, 12:37 PM CET
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 Tuesday, March 3, 2026.