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A day’s fast for the moon

Karva Chauth in Canada 2026

Karva Chauth 2026: Thursday, 29 October 2026

Karva Chauth 2026 in Canada is on Thursday, 29 October 2026. 6 Karva Chauth events are listed below, in Brampton and Surrey.

Brampton and Mississauga hold the biggest Karwa Chauth bazaars in Canada — Brampton’s Karwachauth Bazaar and Diwali Mela at the Galaxy Grand Convention Centre (23 October 2026) among them — with mehndi evenings in the banquet halls and the katha at the mandirs on the day.

Karva Chauth events in Canada6 listed

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What Karva Chauth is

The north Indian fast married women keep from sunrise to moonrise for their husbands — abroad, a mehndi evening, the sargi before dawn, the bazaar the week before and a moon that rises early.

Karva Chauth falls on the fourth day after the full moon of Kartik, eleven days before Diwali. Married women — and, increasingly, engaged ones and husbands too — keep a fast without food or water from before dawn until the moon is sighted, break it with water offered through a sieve, and dress as a bride for the day: mehndi the evening before, the sargi (a pre-dawn meal from the mother-in-law) and the karva, the clay pot, at the evening katha.

Karva Chauth dates and how it is celebrated around the world →

If it is your first one in Canada

  • The fast ends at the sighting of the moon, not at a fixed hour — check the moonrise time for your city; in a northern autumn it is early evening.
  • Book mehndi for the evening before; the artists are fully booked in the fortnight before Diwali.

Questions people ask

When is Karva Chauth 2026 in Canada?
Karva Chauth 2026 falls on Thursday, 29 October 2026. It is not a public holiday in Canada, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it — 6 events are listed on this page, each with its own date.
Where can I celebrate Karva Chauth in Canada?
Brampton and Mississauga hold the biggest Karwa Chauth bazaars in Canada — Brampton’s Karwachauth Bazaar and Diwali Mela at the Galaxy Grand Convention Centre (23 October 2026) among them — with mehndi evenings in the banquet halls and the katha at the mandirs on the day. This year’s listings so far are in Brampton, Surrey.
Can non-Indians go to Karva Chauth events in Canada?
Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too — dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.

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