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Durga Puja in Manchester 2026

Durga Puja 2026: 16–20 October 2026

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Five days for the goddess Durga — Shashthi to Vijayadashami — kept abroad by the Bengali associations in rented halls, with the pandal, the dhak, bhog for everyone and the sindoor khela on the last day. Every Durga Puja event posted in and around Manchester is below.

The biggest Durga Puja celebration in Manchester

GMBHCA Durga Puja

When
Friday 16 to Tuesday 20 October 2026
Where
Gandhi Hall, Brunswick Road, Withington, Manchester

Manchester’s puja for five full days, with bhog, the evening programme and, this year, the association’s own app for the schedule.

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Durga Puja events in Manchester0 listed

No Durga Puja events posted in Manchester yet — organisers usually list them four to six weeks ahead. See everything coming up in Manchester.

Where to celebrate Durga Puja in Manchester

The Greater Manchester Bengali Hindu Cultural Association keeps the puja at Gandhi Hall in Withington for all five days, 16–20 October.

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What Durga Puja is

Five days for the goddess Durga — Shashthi to Vijayadashami — kept abroad by the Bengali associations in rented halls, with the pandal, the dhak, bhog for everyone and the sindoor khela on the last day.

If it is your first one

  • Anjali is in the morning, usually around 10 or 11; arrive before it, dressed up — a sari or a panjabi is the norm on Ashtami.
  • Bhog is free and for everyone, but the association runs on donations: give something at the desk.
  • On Dashami, married women play sindoor khela; everyone else watches and eats sweets — then the idol is taken to the water.

Questions people ask

When is Durga Puja 2026 in Manchester?
Durga Puja 2026 falls on 16–20 October 2026. In Manchester the biggest public celebration is the Greater Manchester Bengali Hindu Cultural Association’s puja at Gandhi Hall, 16–20 October.
Where is GMBHCA Durga Puja?
Gandhi Hall, Brunswick Road, Withington, Manchester. Friday 16 to Tuesday 20 October 2026.
What Durga Puja events are there in Manchester?
Organisers usually post Durga Puja events four to six weeks ahead; they appear on this page as soon as they do.

Organising something?

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