Festival Schedule
December
Tuesday, December 30 – Putrada Ekadasi (break fast next day 7:13 AM – 10:16 AM)
January
Saturday, January 3 – Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka
Wednesday, January 7 – Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami — Appearance
Wednesday, January 14 – Sat-tila Ekadasi (Unmilani Mahadvadasi) (break fast next day 7:10 AM – 9:48 AM)
Friday, January 23 – Vasant Pancami
Sunday, January 25 – Sri Advaita Acarya Appearance Day (Fast till noon)
Thursday, January 29 – Varaha Dvadasi (Appearance of Varahadev) (Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow)
Thursday, January 29 – Bhaimi Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:59 AM – 10:18 AM) (Fast till noon for Sri Nityananda, with feast tomorrow)
Friday, January 30 – Nityananda Trayodasi (Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu) (Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)
February
Sunday, February 1 – Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava
Sunday, February 1 – Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Appearance
Friday, February 6 – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Appearance (Fast till noon)
Thursday, February 12 – Vijaya Ekadasi (break fast next day after 10:22 AM)
Sunday, February 15 – Siva Ratri
Friday, February 27 – Amalaki vrata Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:21 AM – 10:05 AM)
March
Tuesday, March 3 – Gaura Purnima (Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) (Fast till moonrise)
Wednesday, March 11 – Sri Srivasa Pandit Appearance
Saturday, March 14 – Papamocani Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:56 AM – 10:54 AM)
Thursday, March 26 – Rama Navami (Fast till sunset)
Saturday, March 28 – Kamada Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:31 AM – 10:43 AM)
April
Wednesday, April 1 – Sri Balarama Rasayatra; Appearance of Radha Kunda
Monday, April 13 – Varuthini Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:04 AM – 10:31 AM)
Friday, April 17 – Sri Gadadhara Pandit Appearance
Sunday, April 19 – Aksaya Trtiya
Saturday, April 25 – Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) Appearance
Monday, April 27 – Mohini Ekadasi (break fast next day 5:43 AM – 9:24 AM)
Thursday, April 30 – Nrsimha Caturdasi: Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva (Fast till dusk)
May
Friday, May 1 – Srila Srinivasa Acarya Appearance
Wednesday, May 13 – Apara Ekadasi (break fast next day 5:23 AM – 10:15 AM)
Sunday, May 17 – Purushottama masa begins
Tuesday, May 26 – Padmini Ekadasi (break fast next day 5:12 AM – 10:12 AM)
June
Thursday, June 11 – Parama Ekadasi (break fast next day 5:06 AM – 10:08 AM)
Sunday, June 14 – Purushottama masa ends
Wednesday, June 24 – Ganga Puja
Thursday, June 25 – Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi – complete fast (no food, no water) (break fast next day 5:09 AM – 10:14 AM)
Saturday, June 27 – ISKCON Boston Ratha Yatra (Tentative)
July
Friday, July 10 – Yogini Ekadasi (break fast next day 5:17 AM – 10:18 AM)
Tuesday, July 14 – Srila Bhaktivinod Thakura Disappearance (Fast till noon)
Friday, July 24 – Sayana Ekadasi (break fast next day 8:41 AM – 10:23 AM)
August
Friday, August 7 – ISKCON Incorporated New York City
Sunday, August 9 – Kamika Ekadasi (break fast next day 5:46 AM – 10:28 AM)
Wednesday, August 12 – Śri Śri Radha Gopivallabha 55th Installation Anniversary
Sunday, August 23 – Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins
Sunday, August 23 – Pavitropana Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:01 AM – 10:31 AM)
Thursday, August 27 – Lord Balarama Appearance (Fast till noon); Jhulana Yatra ends
Friday, August 28 – Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the USA
Septmber
Friday, September 4 – Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna (Fast till midnight)
Saturday, September 5 – Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance (Fast till noon)
Monday, September 7 – Annada Ekadasi (Trisprsa Mahadvadasi) (break fast next day 6:16 AM – 10:33 AM)
Friday, September 18 – Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani (Fast till noon)
Tuesday, September 22 – Parsva Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:32 AM – 10:35 AM) (Fast till noon for Vamanadeva, with feast tomorrow)
Wednesday, September 23 – Sri Vamana Dvadasi (Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva) (Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)
Thursday, September 24 – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Appearance (Fast till noon)
Saturday, September 26 – Bhadra Purnima; Srila Prabhupada acceptance of sannyasa
October
Friday, October 2 – Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the USA
Tuesday, October 6 – Indira Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:48 AM – 10:37 AM)
Tuesday, October 20 – Ramaċandra Vijayotsava (Dussehra)
Wednesday, October 21 – Pasankusa Ekadasi (break fast next day after 11:16 AM)
Monday, October 26 – Damodara Kartik Masa begins
Friday, October 30 – Disappearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
November
Sunday, November 1 – Bahulastami
Wednesday, November 4 – Rama Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:22 AM – 9:45 AM)
Sunday, November 8 – Deepavali
Monday, November 9 – Govardhan Puja
Friday, November 13 – Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada (Fast till noon)
Tuesday, November 17 – Gopastami; Srila Srinivasa Acarya Disappearance; Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami Disappearance
Friday, November 20 – Utthana Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:42 AM – 9:54 AM); Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Disappearance; Bhisma Pancaka begins
Tuesday, November 24 – Damodara Kartik Masa ends; Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage)
Wednesday, November 25 – Thanksgiving Wednesday Feast
December
Friday, December 4 – Utpanna Ekadasi (break fast next day 6:57 AM – 10:02 AM)
Sunday, December 20 – Gita Jayanti (Advent of Bhagavad Gita); Moksada Ekadasi (Trisprsa Mahadvadasi) (break fast next day 7:10 AM – 10:11 AM)
Sunday, December 27 – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Disappearance (Fast till noon)