About Onam
Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala, welcoming King Mahabali's yearly visit. Families make pookalam flower carpets, wear new clothes and share the grand Onam sadya on a banana leaf, and snake boat races are held on the backwaters.
How the date is decided
Onam falls on Thiruvonam nakshatra in the Malayalam month of Chingam. In 2026 it falls on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.
Other festivals around this time
Raksha Bandhan · Janmashtami · Ganesh Chaturthi
Dates follow the panchang for New Delhi (IST), worked out from the positions of the Sun and Moon; tithi times are shown in IST. Some regions and traditions observe a festival a day earlier or later, so check with your family priest or local temple for rituals.