Holi 2024, 2025 and 2026
Holi is also known as the Festival of Colours and is one of the grandest and most popular celebrations amongst Hindu people in Canada. It is not an official public holiday, but it is being increasingly observed across the country.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 Mar | Mon | Holi |
| 2025 | 14 Mar | Fri | Holi |
| 2026 | 3 Mar | Tue | Holi |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
The Holi festival traditionally celebrates the victory of good over evil. Many Hindus believe that this holiday shows that the devotion of Hindu people can augment the power of Lord Vishnu. This celebration also honours Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu.
In addition to its religious aspects, Holi also celebrates the end of winter and the arrival of spring. holiday is officially celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Phalguna of the Hindu Calendar, meaning it usually falls in March on the Gregorian Calendar.
In 2017, the Hindu festival of Holi was given special recognition by members of the Canadian parliament who took part in the celebrations themselves. But every year, Indo-Canadian communities across the country keep up this colourful Indian tradition.
Holi is somewhat like New Year’s Eve in that people resolve to live better in the year ahead and to leave the worries of last year behind them. They also decorate their homes with bright colours, sing and dance in small groups in the streets, attend special Hindu services, and often throw colourful chalk powder at one another.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 Mar | Tue | Holi |
| 2022 | 18 Mar | Fri | Holi |
| 2021 | 29 Mar | Mon | Holi |
| 2020 | 10 Mar | Tue | Holi |
| 2019 | 21 Mar | Thu | Holi |