The 2026 India Marketing & Social Media Calendar

It is a free, printable 14-page calendar covering every major Indian festival, sales peak and campaign window for 2026 - from Republic Day to Diwali to year-end - with the recommended platform focus, content type and budget tier for each month. It doubles as a social media content calendar and a paid-campaign planner for the year.

Yes, it is completely free. Enter your email and the branded PDF is sent straight to your inbox, ready to print, share with your team, and plan offline.

Yes. Each month lists the key dates and festivals plus the recommended platform focus and content type, so you can plan your Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn posts around India's real 2026 moments. It works as both a social media calendar and a full digital marketing calendar. For a deeper week-by-week view of what to post, see our dedicated social media content calendar for 2026.

It covers 50+ key Indian dates across all 12 months - Republic Day, Holi, Eid, Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, Dussehra, Diwali, Christmas and year-end sales - plus major shopping and e-commerce sale windows.

Yes, it is delivered as a branded PDF you can download, print and share. It is designed to be pinned up or kept open while you plan campaigns for the year.

Start from the upcoming festivals, use the recommended platform focus and budget tier for each to shape your content and ad plan, then build creatives ahead of each peak. For a done-for-you version, a strategist can turn it into a custom 90-day plan with budgets and KPIs.