Major festival · 2026
Vijayadashami / Dussehra 2026 — date across the world
विजयादशमी / दशहरा
India · Tuesday20 October 2026
Vijayadashami (Dussehra) marks the victory of good over evil — Durga over Mahishasura, Rama over Ravana — on the tenth day after Navratri, with Ravana effigies and Shami worship.
| City | Country | Date | Weekday | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tuesday | 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 | Tuesday | 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 | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Prayagraj | India | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Pune | India | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Puri | India | Tuesday | 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 | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Austin | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Bellevue | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Boston | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Brampton | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Calgary | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Cary | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Charlotte | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Chicago | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Columbus | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Dallas | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Denver | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Detroit | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Edison | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Edmonton | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Fremont | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Honolulu | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Houston | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Irvine | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Jersey City | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Kansas City | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Las Vegas | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Los Angeles | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Miami | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Minneapolis | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Mississauga | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Montreal | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Nashville | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| New York | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Orlando | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Ottawa | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Philadelphia | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Phoenix | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Pittsburgh | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Portland | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Raleigh | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Sacramento | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| San Diego | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| San Francisco | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| San Jose | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Seattle | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| St. Louis | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Surrey | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Tampa | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Toronto | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Troy | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Vancouver | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Washington | USA | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Winnipeg | Canada | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Barcelona | Spain | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Berlin | Germany | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Birmingham | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Bradford | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Brussels | Belgium | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Coventry | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Dublin | Ireland | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Frankfurt | Germany | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Geneva | Switzerland | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Hamburg | Germany | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Harrow | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Leeds | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Leicester | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Lisbon | Portugal | Tuesday | Verified | |
| London | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Madrid | Spain | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Milan | Italy | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Munich | Germany | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Nottingham | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Oslo | Norway | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Paris | France | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Rome | Italy | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Slough | United Kingdom | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Tuesday | Verified | |
| The Hague | Netherlands | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Vienna | Austria | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | Tuesday | 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 | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Klang | Malaysia | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Singapore | Singapore | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Adelaide | Australia | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Auckland | New Zealand | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Brisbane | Australia | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Canberra | Australia | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Christchurch | New Zealand | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Darwin | Australia | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Gold Coast | Australia | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Melbourne | Australia | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Nadi | Fiji | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Perth | Australia | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Suva | Fiji | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Sydney | Australia | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Wellington | New Zealand | ✦ | Wednesday | Verified |
| Chaguanas | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Georgetown | Guyana | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Paramaribo | Suriname | Tuesday | Verified | |
| Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday | Verified | |
| San Fernando | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday | Verified |
✦ marks a city whose observed date differs from India because of its timezone.
Frequently asked
When is Vijayadashami / Dussehra 2026?
In India (New Delhi), Vijayadashami / Dussehra 2026 is Tuesday, 20 October 2026. In the diaspora the date can shift by a day depending on timezone — the table lists each city.
Does Vijayadashami / Dussehra fall on the same day everywhere?
Not always. Because tithis are tied to the moon, not to midnight, Vijayadashami / Dussehra can land on a different calendar day outside India. Each city's date is computed separately.
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