TTD Calendar 2026: Festivals & Quota Release Dates

TTD Calendar 2026: Festivals & Quota Release Dates

The TTD calendar 2026 has two layers: Tirumala's festival dates (Rathasapthami on 25 January, two Brahmotsavams in September and October because of Adhika Masam, Vaikunta Ekadasi expected on 20 December) and the monthly online quota releases, which open roughly three months ahead between the 18th and 24th of each month.

This page puts both in one place, month by month, so you can see when a festival falls and when the tickets for that month went or will go on sale. It is an independent summary: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) publishes the authoritative dates, revises them, and sometimes cancels routine sevas around festivals, so always confirm on the official portal before you plan travel. Where a date below is a forecast rather than an announcement, we say so.

TTD calendar 2026: festival dates at Tirumala

2026 is an unusual year at Tirumala. Because the Telugu lunar calendar includes an extra month (Adhika Masam), the temple celebrates two Srivari Brahmotsavams instead of one — the Salakatla (annual) Brahmotsavam in September and the Navaratri Brahmotsavam in October. Both draw the largest crowds of the year, and both affect darshan and seva availability for the whole period.

Several other annual festivals — Anivara Asthanam (usually mid-July), Pavitrotsavam (usually around August), Deepavali Asthanam, Pushpayagam and Karthika Deepotsavam in the Karthika month — follow the lunar calendar and are confirmed by TTD closer to the date. Check the TTD Panchangam for 2026–27 (Parabhava Nama Samvatsara) or the official announcements for exact days.

How the TTD online quota calendar works

For pilgrims, the more useful half of the TTD calendar is the booking calendar. TTD releases each month's online quotas about three months in advance, in a fixed sequence spread over roughly a week. If you want an arjitha seva ticket for a festival month, the release date — not the festival date — is the day that matters. To book the seva itself, see our step-by-step guide to TTD seva booking, which explains every seva type and eligibility rule.

The exact days shift by a day or two each month, and TTD announces each schedule a few days to a week before the first release. Our detailed guide to the TTD ₹300 ticket release time covers the Special Entry Darshan day in more depth.

Month-by-month TTD calendar 2026: festivals and quota releases

The table maps each darshan month of 2026 to its main festivals and to when its online quota opened. Dates marked "announced" come from TTD's published schedules; the others follow the standard pattern and should be treated as approximate.

Note that Vaikunta Dwara darshan tickets for the December–January window are sometimes released separately from the normal monthly quota, with their own announcement. Watch for that notice in the autumn.

Planning around the 2026 festival calendar

If you want to see a festival

• Book early and expect fewer sevas. During Brahmotsavams, many arjitha sevas are cancelled or restricted, and VIP break darshan is often limited to protocol cases.
• Garuda Seva is the peak day. Crowds on Garuda Seva nights are among the largest of the year; the Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpaths and ghat roads carry special traffic arrangements.
• Accommodation is the bottleneck. Rooms for festival days go fast on the accommodation release day; many pilgrims stay in Tirupati town instead.

If you want a calm darshan

• Avoid the festival weeks and the days either side. For 2026 that means mid-September to late October and the Vaikunta Ekadasi window in late December.
• Prefer weekdays outside school holidays. May–June and long weekends drive up Sarva Darshan waiting times.
• Book the ₹300 SED on release day. Popular slots sell out within minutes for weekends and festival periods.

What changes at Tirumala during festival periods

A festival on the TTD calendar doesn't just mean bigger crowds; it changes which services run. The pattern below is typical of recent years and helps you decide whether a festival date suits your plans. Specific restrictions are announced by TTD for each event.

If a family member needs the senior-citizen or differently-abled darshan, read our senior citizen darshan guide and avoid the festival weeks entirely, because those slots are the ones most often paused.

The printed TTD calendar and diary

Many people searching for the "TTD calendar 2026" want something different: the printed calendar and diary that TTD publishes each year. TTD brings out wall calendars, table calendars and diaries featuring Sri Venkateswara and the temple's festival dates, typically released late in the preceding year. They are sold at TTD publication counters in Tirumala and Tirupati and at TTD information centres in other cities, and TTD has also offered them through its online portal. Stock and prices vary each year, so check availability with TTD directly rather than buying from unofficial resellers at a markup.

How to book using the TTD calendar

1. Pick your darshan month and note its festivals from the tables above.
2. Work back three months to find the release week, and watch for TTD's official schedule announcement a few days before.
3. Create or update your account on the official portal ttdevasthanams.ap.gov.in in advance, with Aadhaar details for every pilgrim.
4. Register for the electronic DIP on the first day if you want Suprabhatam, Thomala or Archana; pay within the window if selected.
5. Book fixed-quota items on their own days — Kalyanotsavam and other arjitha sevas, then Angapradakshinam, SRIVANI, senior-citizen darshan, SED and finally rooms.

For how the Kalyanotsavam lottery and other paid sevas work in practice, read our TTD Arjitha Seva booking guide. And remember: only the official TTD portal issues valid tickets. This site is an independent guide and does not sell TTD tickets.

Written and reviewed by the Tirupati Darshan Booking editorial team. Facts checked against primary sources; see the reference above.

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