The source-first festival overview
Kolkata Durga Puja 2026: dates, pandals and planning guide
Use this as the starting page for Puja 2026. It separates fixed festival dates from details—such as special Metro hours, traffic plans and opening times—that still need an official announcement.
Durga Puja 2026 dates
- Mahalaya
- 10 October 2026
- Shashthi
- 17 October 2026
- Saptami
- 18 October 2026
- Ashtami
- 19 October 2026
- Navami
- 20 October 2026
- Dashami
- 21 October 2026
What is confirmed now
The 2026 West Bengal holiday notification places Shashthi on 17 October and Dashami on 21 October. Aaj Pujo labels every seasonal field with its source or an awaiting status.
- A large, searchable Kolkata and Howrah pandal directory
- Venue-level route pins only where location precision has been checked
- 2026 themes shown only after a traceable publication
- Official 2025 award history kept separate from subjective quality rankings
What will change closer to Puja
Special Metro timetables, traffic diversions, entry gates, accessibility arrangements and pass coverage are operational details. They can change late, so this guide links to the authority or organiser instead of presenting an old schedule as current.
A practical planning order
Choose one area first, shortlist a compact set of pandals, decide your arrival and return gateways, then open only the next leg while travelling. This is usually more resilient than a very long city-wide route.