One special feature of Vaishnavism is the number of festivals observed throughout the year. Festivals provide an opportunity to remember Sri Krishna and His devotees and to increase one's spiritual practice. The year's major festivals are marked by fasting,usually followed by feasting. The Vaishnava year is based on lunar calendar rather than a solar calendar. This means that the date of each festival varies from year to year.
Major Festivals Celebrated are : Sri Gaura Purnima, Sri Rama Navami, Sri Chandan Yatra, Sri Narasimha Chaturdasi, Sri Jhulana Yatra, Sri Balaram Jayanti, Sri Radhastami, Sri Vamana Dvadasi, Sri Kartika Damodara Vrata, Sri Govardhan Puja, Sri Go Puja, Sri Krishna Janmashtami etc.
Other festivals celebrated are the holy appearance and disappearance days of Srila Prabhupada, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur and other previous Acharyas.
Gaura Purnima festival
Sri Rama Navami
Chandana Yatra & Akshaya Tritiya
Sri Nrisimha Caturdasi
Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi
Panihati Chida-dahi utsava
Sri Jagannatha Snana Yatra
Gundicha Marjana
Sri Jagannatha Ratha Yatra Jhulan Yatra Sri Sri Balaram Jayanti
Sri Krishna Janmastami
Srila Prabhupada Appearance Day
Sri Radhashtami
Sri Vamana Dvadasi
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s appearance Sri Ramachandra Vijayotsava (Vijaya Dashami)
Damodara (Kartika) Month Dipavali
Govardhana Puja
Gopastami and Go-Puja
Srila Gaurakisora’s disappearance Bhishma Panchaka
Gita Jayanti (advent of Bhagavad Gita) Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s disappearance Vasanta Panchami
Sri Advaita Acharya’s appearance
Sri Varaha Dvadasi Sri Nityananda Trayodasi
