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Ten days of Ganpati

Ganesh Chaturthi 2027

Ganpati comes home for up to ten days and leaves in a procession. Abroad the public celebrations are open to everyone, and the food is the reason to go.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026
14–24 September 2026
Ganesh Chaturthi 2027
4–14 September 2027
Ganesh Chaturthi 2028
23 August – 2 September 2028

Ganesh Chaturthi near you

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Ganesh Chaturthi in the UK 2027: all 1 events, dates and where to go β†’

Ganesh Chaturthi events near you

Ganesh Chaturthi in the UK β†’

Ganesh Chaturthi in the US β†’

What Ganesh Chaturthi is

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. Families and associations install a clay idol, offer modak and aarti for one, five, seven or ten days, and end with visarjan β€” carrying the idol to water. In Maharashtra it is the festival of the year; abroad it has become a shared one, because the public celebrations are open to all.

Visarjan is done symbolically or at a designated spot in most European countries, since waterways are protected; the final day, Anant Chaturdashi, is when the largest processions happen.

Ganesh Chaturthi in the UK

Maharashtrian mandals in London, Leicester and Birmingham keep the ten days with aarti, modak and a cultural programme, ending in a visarjan; several London temples hold their own puja, and the larger mandals’ weekends draw thousands.

Ganesh Chaturthi in the UK: every event and where to go β†’

Ganesh Chaturthi in Belgium

Antwerp’s festival is the oldest, held at a school in the city over a weekend; Leuven’s runs on Blauwputplein; the Mahaganesh Utsav near Zaventem brings a darshan of the Dagdusheth Ganpati form and a cultural programme.

Ganesh Chaturthi in Belgium: every event and where to go β†’

Ganesh Chaturthi in Germany

Marathi associations in Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin and Stuttgart hold Ganeshotsav with aarti, modak and a cultural evening, usually over the weekend nearest the date.

Ganesh Chaturthi in Germany: every event and where to go β†’

Ganesh Chaturthi in the Netherlands

Eindhoven’s Ganeshotsav fills the Muziekgebouw; Amstelveen and The Hague have their own mandals, and the Hindustani temples keep the puja for the full ten days.

Ganesh Chaturthi in the Netherlands: every event and where to go β†’

If it is your first one abroad

  • Go for the evening aarti β€” it is the moment the hall is fullest and the singing loudest.
  • Modak and prasad are free; a donation box is usually by the idol.

Previous Ganesh Chaturthi events

Most of these return every year with the same organisers.

The United Kingdom

Belgium

France

Germany

The Netherlands

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Ganesh Chaturthi is better with people near you

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Questions people ask

When is Ganesh Chaturthi in 2026?
14 September 2026, with Anant Chaturdashi (visarjan) on 24 September. Community celebrations are held on the two weekends inside that window.

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Organising something?

Post it from the app under Events, wherever you are. It is free, a moderator checks it, and it appears here and to every member nearby. Running several a year? Email hello@namaste.community for a listing invite.