Festival food specials
Celebrate with the best festive menus from Indian, Nepali, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Pakistani restaurants near you. Restaurants post their specials in the weeks before each festival.
Tihar
7 November 2026 – 11 November 2026
Nepal's five-day festival of lights: sel roti, momo feasts and Bhai Tika family dinners.
In 7 days
Diwali
8 November 2026
The festival of lights: festive thalis, mithai boxes, sweets platters and family banquets.
In 8 days
Christmas & New Year banquets
25 December 2026 – 31 December 2026
Office parties, Christmas banquets and New Year's Eve feasts, curry style.
In 55 days
Pongal & Makar Sankranti
14 January 2027 – 15 January 2027
The Tamil harvest festival: sweet and ven pongal, banana-leaf meals and South Indian specials.
In 75 days
Eid al-Fitr
10 March 2027
Eid Mubarak! Haleem, biryani, nihari, sheer khurma and Eid feast platters from halal kitchens.
In 130 days
Holi
22 March 2027
The festival of colours: gujiya, thandai, chaat and street-food specials.
In 142 days
Sinhala & Tamil New Year
14 April 2027
Avurudu and Puthandu: kiribath, kokis, Sri Lankan rice and curry spreads.
In 165 days
Pohela Boishakh
14 April 2027
Bengali New Year: panta ilish, bhortas, mishti and festive Bangladeshi thalis.
In 165 days
Eid al-Adha
16 May 2027
Bakra Eid: goat curries, kebab platters, biryani and family feasts.
In 197 days
Raksha Bandhan
17 August 2027
Celebrate siblings with sweets boxes and family lunch deals.
In 290 days
Onam
12 September 2027
Kerala's harvest festival: the legendary Onam sadya on a banana leaf.
In 316 days
Navratri & Durga Puja
30 September 2027 – 9 October 2027
Nine nights of garba: vrat thalis, sabudana, sattvik menus and Durga Puja bhog.
In 334 days
Dashain
9 October 2027
Nepal's biggest festival: goat curry, sel roti and big family feasts.
In 343 days
Diwali 2027
29 October 2027
The festival of lights: festive thalis, mithai boxes, sweets platters and family banquets.
In 363 days