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Holika Dahan 2026 — date across the world

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India · Tuesday3 March 2026

Holika Dahan is the bonfire on the eve of Holi, recalling the deliverance of Prahlada and the burning of Holika — the ritual burning-away of evil that precedes the colours.

CityCountryDateWeekdayStatus
New Delhi India Tuesday Verified
Ahmedabad India Tuesday Verified
Amritsar India Tuesday Verified
Ayodhya India Tuesday Verified
Bengaluru India Tuesday Verified
Bhopal India Tuesday Verified
Chandigarh India Tuesday Verified
Chennai India Tuesday Verified
Coimbatore India Tuesday Verified
Dwarka India Tuesday Verified
Gurugram India Tuesday Verified
Guwahati India ✦ Monday Verified
Haridwar India Tuesday Verified
Hyderabad India Tuesday Verified
Indore India Tuesday Verified
Jaipur India Tuesday Verified
Kanpur India Tuesday Verified
Kochi India Tuesday Verified
Kolkata India ✦ Monday Verified
Lucknow India Tuesday Verified
Madurai India Tuesday Verified
Mathura India Tuesday Verified
Mumbai India Tuesday Verified
Nagpur India Tuesday Verified
Nashik India Tuesday Verified
Noida India Tuesday Verified
Patna India ✦ Monday Verified
Prayagraj India Tuesday Verified
Pune India Tuesday Verified
Puri India ✦ Monday Verified
Rameswaram India Tuesday Verified
Rishikesh India Tuesday Verified
Shirdi India Tuesday Verified
Surat India Tuesday Verified
Thiruvananthapuram India Tuesday Verified
Tirupati India Tuesday Verified
Ujjain India Tuesday Verified
Vadodara India Tuesday Verified
Varanasi India Tuesday Verified
Vijayawada India Tuesday Verified
Visakhapatnam India Tuesday Verified
Vrindavan India Tuesday Verified
Atlanta USA ✦ Monday Verified
Austin USA ✦ Monday Verified
Bellevue USA ✦ Monday Verified
Boston USA ✦ Monday Verified
Brampton Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Calgary Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Cary USA ✦ Monday Verified
Charlotte USA ✦ Monday Verified
Chicago USA ✦ Monday Verified
Columbus USA ✦ Monday Verified
Dallas USA ✦ Monday Verified
Denver USA ✦ Monday Verified
Detroit USA ✦ Monday Verified
Edison USA ✦ Monday Verified
Edmonton Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Fremont USA ✦ Monday Verified
Honolulu USA ✦ Monday Verified
Houston USA ✦ Monday Verified
Irvine USA ✦ Monday Verified
Jersey City USA ✦ Monday Verified
Kansas City USA ✦ Monday Verified
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Miami USA ✦ Monday Verified
Minneapolis USA ✦ Monday Verified
Mississauga Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Montreal Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Nashville USA ✦ Monday Verified
New York USA ✦ Monday Verified
Orlando USA ✦ Monday Verified
Ottawa Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Philadelphia USA ✦ Monday Verified
Phoenix USA ✦ Monday Verified
Pittsburgh USA ✦ Monday Verified
Portland USA ✦ Monday Verified
Raleigh USA ✦ Monday Verified
Sacramento USA ✦ Monday Verified
San Diego USA ✦ Monday Verified
San Francisco USA ✦ Monday Verified
San Jose USA ✦ Monday Verified
Seattle USA ✦ Monday Verified
St. Louis USA ✦ Monday Verified
Surrey Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Tampa USA ✦ Monday Verified
Toronto Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Troy USA ✦ Monday Verified
Vancouver Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Washington USA ✦ Monday Verified
Winnipeg Canada ✦ Monday Verified
Amsterdam Netherlands Tuesday Verified
Barcelona Spain ✦ Monday Verified
Berlin Germany Tuesday Verified
Birmingham United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Bradford United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Brussels Belgium Tuesday Verified
Coventry United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Dublin Ireland ✦ Monday Verified
Frankfurt Germany Tuesday Verified
Geneva Switzerland Tuesday Verified
Glasgow United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Hamburg Germany Tuesday Verified
Harrow United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Leeds United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Leicester United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Lisbon Portugal ✦ Monday Verified
London United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Madrid Spain ✦ Monday Verified
Manchester United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Milan Italy Tuesday Verified
Munich Germany Tuesday Verified
Nottingham United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Oslo Norway Tuesday Verified
Paris France ✦ Monday Verified
Rome Italy Tuesday Verified
Rotterdam Netherlands Tuesday Verified
Slough United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Stockholm Sweden Tuesday Verified
The Hague Netherlands Tuesday Verified
Vienna Austria Tuesday Verified
Wolverhampton United Kingdom ✦ Monday Verified
Zurich Switzerland Tuesday Verified
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Tuesday Verified
Ajman United Arab Emirates Tuesday Verified
Al Ain United Arab Emirates Tuesday Verified
Dammam Saudi Arabia Tuesday Verified
Doha Qatar Tuesday Verified
Dubai United Arab Emirates Tuesday Verified
Jeddah Saudi Arabia Tuesday Verified
Kuwait City Kuwait Tuesday Verified
Manama Bahrain Tuesday Verified
Muscat Oman Tuesday Verified
Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates Tuesday Verified
Riyadh Saudi Arabia Tuesday Verified
Sharjah United Arab Emirates Tuesday Verified
Cape Town South Africa Tuesday Verified
Dar es Salaam Tanzania Tuesday Verified
Durban South Africa Tuesday Verified
Harare Zimbabwe Tuesday Verified
Johannesburg South Africa Tuesday Verified
Kampala Uganda Tuesday Verified
Lusaka Zambia Tuesday Verified
Mombasa Kenya Tuesday Verified
Nairobi Kenya Tuesday Verified
Port Louis Mauritius Tuesday Verified
Pretoria South Africa Tuesday Verified
Bangkok Thailand Tuesday Verified
Colombo Sri Lanka Tuesday Verified
Denpasar Indonesia Tuesday Verified
George Town Malaysia Tuesday Verified
Hong Kong China Tuesday Verified
Ipoh Malaysia Tuesday Verified
Jaffna Sri Lanka Tuesday Verified
Jakarta Indonesia Tuesday Verified
Johor Bahru Malaysia Tuesday Verified
Kandy Sri Lanka Tuesday Verified
Kathmandu Nepal ✦ Monday Verified
Klang Malaysia Tuesday Verified
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tuesday Verified
Singapore Singapore Tuesday Verified
Adelaide Australia Tuesday Verified
Auckland New Zealand Tuesday Verified
Brisbane Australia Tuesday Verified
Canberra Australia Tuesday Verified
Christchurch New Zealand Tuesday Verified
Darwin Australia Tuesday Verified
Gold Coast Australia Tuesday Verified
Melbourne Australia Tuesday Verified
Nadi Fiji Tuesday Verified
Perth Australia Tuesday Verified
Suva Fiji Tuesday Verified
Sydney Australia Tuesday Verified
Wellington New Zealand Tuesday Verified
Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago ✦ Monday Verified
Georgetown Guyana ✦ Monday Verified
Paramaribo Suriname ✦ Monday Verified
Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago ✦ Monday Verified
San Fernando Trinidad and Tobago ✦ Monday Verified

✦ marks a city whose observed date differs from India because of its timezone.

Frequently asked

When is Holika Dahan 2026?
In India (New Delhi), Holika Dahan 2026 is Tuesday, 3 March 2026. In the diaspora the date can shift by a day depending on timezone — the table lists each city.
Does Holika Dahan fall on the same day everywhere?
Not always. Because tithis are tied to the moon, not to midnight, Holika Dahan can land on a different calendar day outside India. Each city's date is computed separately.
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