Kumbh calendar

Kumbh Mela Calendar 2026 to 2028

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

Every announced Kumbh date in one place, in date order, with its tithi (lunar day) from the Tirth panchang and how sure it is. The bigger days are the Amrit Snans, when the akharas take their ceremonial bath.

ProvisionalChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

each date carries its own status. Nashik dates are official (Kumbh Mela Authority plan, 15 June 2026); Haridwar dates are provisional (mela administration via PTI, 14 April 2026).

Nashik 2027Haridwar 2027PrayagrajUjjain 2028Ringed: Amrit Snan

October 20261 day

OCT31Sat

Nashik 2027Flag hoisting (Dhwajarohan), 12:02 PMSat 31 Oct 2026 · Ashwin Krishna Shashthi · Ramkund and Kushavarta

Official

January 20273 days

JAN14Thu

Haridwar 2027Makar SankrantiThu 14 Jan 2027 · Pausha Shukla Shashthi · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

JAN15Fri

PrayagrajMakar SankrantiFri 15 Jan 2027 · Pausha Shukla Saptami · Sangam

Expected

JAN22Fri

PrayagrajPaush PurnimaFri 22 Jan 2027 · Pausha Purnima · Sangam

Expected

February 20276 days

FEB6Sat

Haridwar 2027Mauni AmavasyaSat 6 Feb 2027 · Magha Amavasya · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

FEB6Sat

PrayagrajMauni AmavasyaSat 6 Feb 2027 · Magha Amavasya · Sangam

Expected

FEB11Thu

Haridwar 2027Basant PanchamiThu 11 Feb 2027 · Magha Shukla Panchami · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

FEB11Thu

PrayagrajBasant PanchamiThu 11 Feb 2027 · Magha Shukla Panchami · Sangam

Expected

FEB20Sat

Haridwar 2027Magh PurnimaSat 20 Feb 2027 · Magha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunrise · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

FEB20Sat

PrayagrajMaghi PurnimaSat 20 Feb 2027 · Magha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunrise · Sangam

Expected

March 20274 days

MAR6Sat

Haridwar 2027Mahashivratri Amrit SnanSat 6 Mar 2027 · Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi at sunrise · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

MAR6Sat

PrayagrajMahashivratriSat 6 Mar 2027 · Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi at sunrise · Sangam

Expected

MAR8Mon

Haridwar 2027Phalguna Amavasya Amrit SnanMon 8 Mar 2027 · Phalguna Amavasya · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

MAR15Mon

Haridwar 2027Dev Doli Amrit SnanMon 15 Mar 2027 · Phalguna Shukla Saptami · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

April 20274 days

APR7Wed

Haridwar 2027Nav SamvatsarWed 7 Apr 2027 · Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

APR14Wed

Haridwar 2027Mesh Sankranti Amrit SnanWed 14 Apr 2027 · Chaitra Shukla Ashtami · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

APR15Thu

Haridwar 2027Ram NavamiThu 15 Apr 2027 · Chaitra Shukla Navami · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

APR20Tue

Haridwar 2027Chaitra PurnimaTue 20 Apr 2027 · Chaitra Purnima · Har Ki Pauri

Provisional

July 20271 day

JUL29Thu

Nashik 2027Nagar PradakshinaThu 29 Jul 2027 · Ashadha Krishna Dashami · Nashik

Official

August 20272 days

AUG2Mon

Nashik 2027First Amrit Snan Amrit SnanMon 2 Aug 2027 · Ashadha Amavasya · Nashik and Trimbakeshwar

Official

AUG31Tue

Nashik 2027Second Amrit Snan Amrit SnanTue 31 Aug 2027 · Shravana Amavasya · Nashik and Trimbakeshwar

Official

September 20272 days

SEP11Sat

Nashik 2027Third Amrit Snan, Nashik Amrit SnanSat 11 Sep 2027 · Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadashi · Ramkund, Nashik

Official

SEP12Sun

Nashik 2027Third Amrit Snan, Trimbakeshwar Amrit SnanSun 12 Sep 2027 · Bhadrapada Shukla Dwadashi · Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar

Official

March 20281 day

MAR27Mon

Ujjain 2028Simhastha opens (proposed)Mon 27 Mar 2028 · Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · Ujjain

Expected

May 20281 day

MAY27Sat

Ujjain 2028Simhastha closes (proposed)Sat 27 May 2028 · Jyeshtha Shukla Tritiya · Ujjain

Expected

Kumbh Mela by year

Kumbh Mela 2026: the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha opens with the flag hoisting on Sat 31 Oct 2026; its bathing days fall in 2027.
Kumbh Mela 2027: Haridwar from 14 January to 20 April, Nashik-Trimbakeshwar in August and September, and the yearly Magh Mela at Prayagraj.
Kumbh Mela 2028: the Ujjain Simhastha, planned for 27 March to 27 May 2028.

Questions people ask

Why does the same festival fall on different days in different places?

Bathing days follow the tithi at sunrise, and sunrise differs by place. Nashik also uses the amanta month, which ends at the new moon, while Haridwar, Ujjain and Prayagraj use the purnimanta month, which ends at the full moon.