Festival calendar for Braj

• Holi in Braj (Usually February or March, Barsana, Nandgaon, Vrindavan and Mathura): Many days of celebration, including Lathmar Holi in Barsana and Nandgaon and temple Holi in Vrindavan.
• Guru Purnima at Govardhan (Usually June or July, Govardhan): Very large numbers of pilgrims walk the Govardhan parikrama around the full moon of Ashadha.
• Janmashtami (Usually August or September, Mathura and Vrindavan): The celebration of Krishna's birth, with midnight darshan, decorated temples and kirtan through the night.
• Radhashtami (Usually a fortnight after Janmashtami, Barsana and Vrindavan): The appearance day of Shri Radha, celebrated with special joy at the Shriji Temple in Barsana.
• Sharad Purnima (Usually September or October, Vrindavan): The autumn full moon, remembered in Braj for the raas lila, with special darshan at many temples.
• Kartik month (Usually October to November, Vrindavan and Radha Kund): A month of devotion in Braj, with deepdaan (offering lamps) in the evenings and many pilgrims staying for weeks.
• Ahoi Ashtami at Radha Kund (Usually October or November, about a week before Deepavali, Radha Kund): The night bathing at Radha Kund, the best-known gathering of the year at the kund.
• Govardhan Puja (The day after Deepavali, Govardhan and Vrindavan): Annakut, the offering of a mountain of food, remembering Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill.