- By Bornika Das
- Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:00 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
February 2026 Calendar List: February 2026 is a colourful month that wonderfully celebrates love, spirituality and international awareness through festivals, national days and international events. While the month will celebrate the romantic appeal of Valentine’s Day, it also has the spiritual fervour of Maha Shivratri. Apart from these major events, February also has a series of important awareness days like World Cancer Day, World Radio Day and National Science Day, reminding the people of their strength in health, communication and scientific development.
Here’s the list of the February 2026 Calendar, including important national and international days, events and festivals. Take a look.
February 2026 Calendar: List Of Important Events, National And International Days
| Date | Events and Observances |
|---|---|
| Feb. 1 to 7 | International Development Week |
| Feb. 1 | Union Budget, Indian Coast Guard Day |
| Feb. 2 | World Wetlands Day, Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day |
| Feb. 3 | National Golden Retriever Day (US) |
| Feb. 4 | World Cancer Day, National Day of Sri Lanka |
| Feb. 6 | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, World War Orphans Day |
| Feb. 8 | National Opera Day (US) |
| Feb. 9 | Baba Amte's Death Anniversary, International Epilepsy Day |
| Feb. 10 | National Deworming Day, World Pulses Day, Safer Internet Day |
| Feb. 11 | World Day of the Sick, International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| Feb. 12 | Darwin Day, National Productivity Day, Birth Anniversaries: Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, Abraham Lincoln |
| Feb. 13 | World Radio Day, Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary |
| Feb. 14 | Valentine's Day, World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day |
| Feb. 15 | Mahashivratri |
| Feb. 18 to 27 | Taj Mahotsav |
| Feb. 19 | World Anthropology Day, Beginning of Ramadan (date may vary) |
| Feb. 20 | Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day, Mizoram Foundation Day, World Day of Social Justice |
| Feb. 21 | International Mother Language Day |
| Feb. 22 | World Thinking Day |
| Feb. 23 | World Peace and Understanding Day |
| Feb. 24 | Central Excise Day |
| Feb. 26 | Veer Savarkar's Death Anniversary |
| Feb. 27 | World NGO Day |
| Feb. 28 | National Science Day, Rare Disease Day |
The February 2026 calendar is a reminder of the important festivals, events and issues across the world. February 2026 is a month that celebrates both human emotions and collective progress on a global platform.
