August Festival List 2025: The month of August is going to start in a few days. This month is going to be very auspicious from both religious and spiritual point of view. Many major fasting festivals will be celebrated in this month. These include Sawan Somavar, Putrada Ekadashi, Haritalika Teej, Rakshabandhan, Sawan Purnima, Krishna Janmashtami, Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh Vrat, Ganesh Chaturthi and Radha Ashtami.

Apart from this, many major fast-festivals including Aja Ekadashi, Trayodashi Vrat, Kalashtami will be celebrated. Let us tell you the full date list of August fast-festivals.

Full date list of fasting festivals of August

Monthly Durga Ashtami on 01 August

This festival is celebrated every month on the Ashtami date of Shukla Paksha. On this day, Goddess Durga, the goddess of the world, is worshiped.

Last Monday of Sawan month on 04 August

On this auspicious occasion, Mahadev and Maa Parvati of the Devas are worshiped.

Last Mangala Gauri fast of Sawan month on 05 August

Mother Parvati is worshiped on this auspicious occasion.

Putrada Ekadashi on 05 August

This festival is celebrated every year on Ekadashi date of Shukla Paksha of Sawan month.

Last Pradosh fast of Sawan month on 06 August

This festival is celebrated every month on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha.

Varalakshmi fast of Sawan month on 08 August

Sawan Purnima on 09 August

Rakhi festival will be celebrated on this day.

Sankashti Chaturthi on 12 August

Also, the festival of Kajri Teej is also celebrated.

Balaram Jayanti on 14 August

Janmashtami on 15 August

This festival is celebrated every year on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month.

Dahi Handi on 16 August

This festival is celebrated every year on the next day of the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month.

Singh Sankranti on 17 August

On this day, the factor of the soul changes the Sun God zodiac sign. The Ganges bath is performed on the Sankranti date.

Aja Ekadashi on August 19

This festival is celebrated every year on the Ekadashi date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Lakshmi Narayan ji is worshiped on this day.

Pradosh fast on 20 August

Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati are worshiped on this auspicious occasion.

Monthly Shivaratri on 21 August

This festival is celebrated every month on the Chaturdashi date of Krishna Paksha.

Bhadrapada Amavasya on 23 August

25 August Varaha Jayanti

Hartalika Teej on 26 August

Ganesh Chaturthi on 27 August

This festival is celebrated every year on the Chaturthi Tithi of the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Lord Ganesha is worshiped on this auspicious occasion.

Rishi Panchami on 28 August

Radha Ashtami on 31 August

This festival of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month every year