{"id":43386,"date":"2026-08-11T19:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stayvista.com\/blog\/?p=43386"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:54:34","slug":"onam-2026-10-days-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stayvista.com\/blog\/onam-2026-10-days-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Onam 2026: Thiruvonam Falls on Wednesday 26 August \u2014 What Happens on Each of the 10 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Quick Answer: <\/strong>Onam 2026 culminates on\u00a0Thiruvonam, Wednesday 26 August 2026<\/strong>, with the ten-day festival opening on\u00a0Atham, Monday 17 August<\/strong>. Each day carries its own ritual \u2014 the Pookalam flower carpet grows daily, the Onathappan idol arrives on Pooradam, and Thiruvonam brings the 26-dish Onam Sadya. Kerala’s four Onam public holidays run 25\u201328 August 2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Kerala’s biggest festival is a harvest celebration, not a temple-only observance \u2014 which is why Onam is marked across Hindu, Christian and Muslim households alike. It runs on the Malayalam solar calendar, in the month of Chingam, and each of the ten days is named for a nakshatra (lunar mansion) rather than a numbered date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is exactly why the schedule confuses people every year. Below is the day-by-day breakdown, the 2026 event calendar with ticket prices and timings, and a straight answer on why a few calendars print September instead of August. If you are travelling for it, our team has put together stay notes for each region at the end \u2014 Kerala fills up fast in Onam week, and this year Thiruvonam lands midweek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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