Busy dates for hotels in Rishikesh
The festivals, events, public holidays and seasons that fill hotels in Rishikesh over the coming year, with the dates and who each brings. Every date is taken from the page that announces it, and links to it.
Checked on , and again each month.
- Dates listed
- 25 confirmed
- Next
- Guru Nanak's Birthday, 24 November 2026
- Season
- Best months for river rafting: September to June
- Checked
- 13 October 2026
The dates, month by month
November 2026
- Guru Nanak's BirthdayPublic holiday
With Monday 23 November off it is a four-day break from Saturday 21 November.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2026
December 2026
- Christmas long weekendLong weekend
Christmas Day is Friday 25 December 2026, so the weekend runs Friday to Sunday. Brings families and couples.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2026
- New Year's Eve and New Year's DayPublic holiday
New Year's Day is Friday 1 January 2027 (a restricted holiday for central offices), so the weekend runs on to Sunday 3 January. Brings couples and groups.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
January 2027
- Kumbh bathing day: Makar SankrantiFestival
The first bathing day of the Kumbh, at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Haridwar Kumbh 2027Festival
The Kumbh's bathing days run from 14 January to 20 April 2027, and its official map has a Rishikesh zone covering Swargashram, Muni ki Reti, Laxman Jhula and Neelkanth. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Republic DayPublic holiday
With Monday 25 January off it is a four-day break from Saturday 23 January.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
February 2027
- Kumbh bathing day: Mauni AmavasyaFestival
A Kumbh bathing day at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Kumbh bathing day: Vasant PanchamiFestival
A Kumbh bathing day at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Kumbh bathing day: Magh PurnimaFestival
A Kumbh bathing day at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
March 2027
- Kumbh bathing day: Maha Shivaratri (Amrit Snan)Festival
The first Amrit Snan, when the akharas lead the procession to the river. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Kumbh bathing day: Phalguna Amavasya (Amrit Snan)Festival
The second Amrit Snan, two days after Maha Shivaratri. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- International Yoga Festival, Parmarth NiketanEvent
Opens on Tuesday 9 March 2027 at Parmarth Niketan, Swargashram; the festival has not yet given its closing day, and its day passes for the last festival ran for a week. Brings international visitors.
Confirmed by International Yoga Festival (Parmarth Niketan)
- Id-ul-FitrPublic holiday
The date can move by a day with the sighting of the moon.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
- Kumbh bathing day: Dev Doli (Amrit Snan)Festival
The third Amrit Snan. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- HoliFestival
Holika Dahan is Monday 22 March and Holi Tuesday 23 March 2027, so with the Monday off it is a four-day break from Saturday 20 March.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
- Good Friday and Easter long weekendLong weekend
Good Friday is 26 March 2027 and Easter Sunday 28 March, a Friday-to-Sunday weekend. Brings families and couples.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
April 2027
- Kumbh bathing day: Nav SamvatsarFestival
A Kumbh bathing day for the Hindu new year. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Kumbh bathing day: Mesha Sankranti (main Amrit Snan)Festival
The main Amrit Snan of the Kumbh. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Kumbh bathing day: Shri Ram NavamiFestival
A Kumbh bathing day, the day after the main Amrit Snan. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
- Mahavir Jayanti long weekendLong weekend
Mahavir Jayanti is Monday 19 April 2027, so the weekend runs Saturday to Monday. Brings families and couples.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
- Kumbh bathing day: Chaitra PurnimaFestival
The last bathing day of the Kumbh. Brings pilgrims.
Confirmed by Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Government of Uttarakhand)
May 2027
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) long weekendLong weekend
Bakrid is Monday 17 May 2027, so the weekend runs Saturday to Monday; the date can move with the moon. Brings families and couples.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
August 2027
- Independence DayPublic holiday
It falls on a Sunday, so there is no extra day off; Milad-un-Nabi and Parsi New Year fall on the same day.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
October 2027
- DussehraFestival
Durga Puja's Saptami, Ashtami and Navami fall on 6, 7 and 8 October.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
- Diwali long weekendLong weekend
Diwali is Friday 29 October 2027, with Govardhan Puja on Saturday 30 and Bhai Duj on Sunday 31 October. Brings families.
Confirmed by Government of India holiday list 2027
The seasons
- Best months for river raftingSeptember to June
As given by Uttarakhand Tourism
Not announced yet
These fill hotels too, but their next dates aren't announced. They are added here once they are.
- Char Dham temples' winter closing days, 2026 (in 2025: Gangotri 22 October, Kedarnath and Yamunotri 23 October, Badrinath 25 November)Last held in October and November 2025.
Last dates from newsonair.gov.in
- Char Dham opening days, 2027 (in 2026: Kedarnath 22 April, Badrinath 23 April)Last held in April 2026.
Last dates from asianage.com
- Uttarakhand Tourism and GMVN International Yoga Festival 2027Last held in March 2026.
Last dates from governoruk.gov.in
For each date: a page, an offer and a post
A page on your website
Six weeks before a date that brings your kind of guest, a page that answers what they will ask: how far you are from the venue, parking, an early breakfast, a late checkout.
An offer for it
A stay built around the date, such as two nights with breakfast and a late checkout, on your own website at the same time as the page.
A post about it
On your Google listing and your social media, two to three weeks before, saying what you offer for it and how to book it with you.
Questions about Rishikesh's busy dates
When is the busiest time for hotels in Rishikesh?
- Uttarakhand Tourism gives September to June as Rishikesh's best months for river rafting. Within it, the festivals and events below fill hotels on their own dates, some of them well outside it.
Which dates fill hotels in Rishikesh next?
- Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday 24 November 2026), Christmas long weekend (25 to 27 December 2026) and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day (31 December 2026 to 1 January 2027). Each is confirmed by the page it links to below.
How are these dates checked?
- Each is taken from the page that announces it: the event's own website, the state's tourism website, or the Government of India's list of holidays. An event whose next dates aren't announced is listed as not announced yet, and nothing is guessed. The list is checked again each month.
Can OneHorizyn show the busy dates near my own hotel?
- Yes. Its demand calendar lists the festivals, fairs and busy periods of the next six months for your town, shows how busy each coming night looks from what your competitors charge, and checks for each busy period whether you have an offer and a page ready.
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