September 2021 Festivals Calendar: Bank Holidays, Cricket Matches, IPL 2021 & More; Here's Your Day-to-day Guide to the Month Ahead

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September 2021 Festivals Calendar: Check out full list of important events to make sure you don’t miss out on any of them

The festival season continues in September with Jain festival Paryushan, 10-day Ganpati Chaturthi, Hartalika Teej and not to forget, the Vishwakarma Puja. The month will start on a healthy note with National Nutrition Week focusing on a continued efforts to address malnutrition in the country which is expected to worsen as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

September will also witness International Literacy Day, Engineer’s Day, the International Equal Pay Day, World Bamboo Day and of course, Grandparents’ Day and the International Daughters Day. World Tourism Day will bring back focus on the sector which has been hit hard by the pandemic. The month also marks the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks on U.S. soil on 11 September, 2001 claiming lives of nearly 2,750 people.

September 28 will mark the 5th anniversary of the Surgical Strike Day to honour the memory of 19 soldiers killed in the Uri attack.

Banks across India will be shut for 12 days in September on account of different holidays across various states. This list of 12 holidays also includes the official holidays of second and fourth Saturdays, and Sundays.

One of the biggest T20 Cricket Extravaganza around the world, the Indian Premier League, gets underway this month. With series tied at 1-1-, India will take on England in the series decider last two Test at The Oval and Manchester.

All eyes will also be on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games that comes to end on September 5. Formula One lovers can enjoy the zip, zap and zoom of the Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, the Heineken Gran Premio D’Italia and VTB Russian Grand Prix.Apart from these, there are a more events to look forward to in September. Check out full list to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the event.

SEPTEMBER 1

National Nutrition Week
Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 1st T20, Mirpur (Bangladesh)
Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 1st ODI, Hambantota (Sri Lanka)
Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20, Bready (Ireland)

SEPTEMBER 2

India vs England, 4th Test, Kennington Oval, London
World Coconut Day
Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st ODI, R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20, Bready Cricket Club, Bready

SEPTEMBER 3

Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021 (September 3 to 5)
Skyscraper Day
Aja Ekadashi
Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 2nd T20, Mirpur
Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

SEPTEMBER 4

Pradosh Vrat
Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 2nd ODI, Colombo
Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 5th T20, Bready

SEPTEMBER 5

Teachers’ Day
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ends
Masik Shivaratri
International Day of Charity
Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 3rd T20, Mirpur
Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Hambantota

SEPTEMBER 6

Pithori Amavasya

SEPTEMBER 7

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Pola
Amavasya
Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 3rd ODI, Colombo

SEPTEMBER 8

International Literacy Day
World Physical Therapy Day
Muharram Ends
Chandra Darshan
Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 4th T20, Mirpur
Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Belfast
BANK HOLIDAY: Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva (Guwahati); Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Punjab)

SEPTEMBER 9

International Day to Protect Education from Attack
Hartalika Teej
Varaha Jayanti
BANK HOLIDAY: Haritalika Teej (Gangtok, Chandigarh)

SEPTEMBER 10

Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
India vs England, 5th Test, Old Trafford, Manchester
Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 5th T20, Mirpur
Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Belfast
Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st T20, Colombo
World Suicide Prevention Day
Formula 1 Heineken Gran Premio D’Italia 2021 (September 10 to 12)
BANK HOLIDAY: Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata (Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji)

SEPTEMBER 11

20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks on U.S. soil on 11 September, 2001
National Forest Martyrs Day
World First Aid Day
Shasti
BANK HOLIDAY: Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day)(Panaji); Nuakhai (Odisha)