Festivals and events in Bangladesh

Baul singers at a shrine through the night, kites over Old Dhaka, water festivals in the hills and a full-moon fair on a Sundarbans island. Pick your dates or a type of festival to see what is on, with the next date and the tours that fit.

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November 2026

Inside Sundarbans forest 23 to 25 Nov 2026 (expected)

Fairs and melas

Rash Mela at Dublar Char, Sundarbans

Alorkol, Dublar Char, Sundarbans, Bagerhat

At the full moon of late Kartik, pilgrims sail into the Sundarbans to Dublar Char for a dawn holy bath in the…

Front of the terracotta Kantajew Temple, Dinajpur 24 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 (expected)

Fairs and melas

Kantajew Rash Mela in Dinajpur

Kantajew Temple, Kantanagar, Kaharol, Dinajpur

At Rash Purnima the deity returns to the Kantajew Temple, Bangladesh's finest terracotta temple, and a month-long fair begins. Expected 2026 dates.

An woman from monipuri tribal community weaving traditional clothes 24 to 25 Nov 2026 (expected)

Indigenous festivals

Manipuri Rash Leela in Kamalganj

Madhabpur Jora Mandap and Adampur, Kamalganj, Moulvibazar

On Rash Purnima night the Manipuri community near Srimangal dances the story of Radha and Krishna until dawn. Expected dates for 2026…

April 2027

13 to 14 Apr 2027 (expected)

Religious festivals

Langalbandh Ashtami Snan

Langalbandh ghats, Old Brahmaputra, Bandar, Narayanganj

Around a million Hindu pilgrims bathe in the Old Brahmaputra at Langalbandh on Chaitra Shukla Ashtami. Expected 2027 dates and how to…

July 2027

5 to 13 Jul 2027 (expected)

Fairs and melas

Dhamrai Rath Yatra

Sri Sri Jashomadhab Mandir and Rath Khola, Dhamrai, Dhaka district

Thousands pull a 37-foot carved chariot through Dhamrai, an hour from Dhaka, in one of the oldest Rath Yatras in Bangladesh. 2027…

October 2027

Inside Dhakeshwari Temple 5 to 10 Oct 2027 (expected)

Religious festivals

Durga Puja in Dhaka and Old Dhaka

Dhakeshwari Temple, Shankhari Bazar and mandaps across Dhaka

Bangladesh's biggest Hindu festival fills Dhaka with drums, lamps and over 250 decorated mandaps. Dates for 2027, where to go and how…

Every year, dates to be announced

Lanterns raised in front of Nandankanan Buddhist Temple, Chittagong, at Probarona Purnima Date to be announced

Indigenous festivals

Prabarana Purnima and Kathin Chibar Dan

Bandarban, Rangamati (Rajban Vihara) and Ramu, Cox's Bazar

Buddhist Bangladesh lights up at the end of the monks' retreat: sky lanterns at Prabarana, then a robe woven in 24 hours…

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