Chicago observance
Dates this shop plans around
Devon Sweet House has Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh calendars turned on. Moon dates can move a day. The lead time is when a campaign should go out, not the morning of the festival.
Show dates outside this shop
Lunar New Year and other retail dates stay available.
- Passed
Fri, Aug 28
Raksha Bandhan
Already passed. A gift-box campaign went out before it.
Mithai gift boxes.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 days - Passed
Mon, Sep 14
Ganesh Chaturthi
Already passed. Results are on the Results page.
Modak and mithai boxes.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 days - Send now
Sun, Oct 11 – Mon, Oct 19 · 4 days
Sharad Navratri
Nine nights beginning Sunday. Local panchangs can shift a boundary day.
Vegetarian thali and sweets for the week.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 daysSee campaigns - Send now
Thu, Oct 15 – Mon, Feb 15, 2027 · 8 days
Wedding season
A long season, not a single day. Useful for catering, not for a blast every week.
Catering trays and mithai tables.
HinduMuslimSikhFixed dateLead time 21 daysSee campaigns - Send now
Sat, Oct 17 – Wed, Oct 21 · 10 days
Durga Puja
Maha Saptami through Sindoor Khela. Diaspora pujas often use the nearest weekend.
Family meal packs and mithai for bhog.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 daysSee campaigns - Send now
Tue, Oct 20 · 13 days
Dussehra
Vijayadashami. Some local calendars place it on Oct 21.
Evening family plates.
HinduMoon dateLead time 14 daysSee campaigns - Coming up
Wed, Oct 28 · 21 days
Karwa Chauth
Observed Oct 28 in the US. India observes Oct 29.
Sweets for the evening the fast opens.
HinduMoon dateLead time 14 daysSee campaigns - Coming up
Fri, Nov 6 · 30 days
Dhanteras
First day of the Diwali cluster.
Dry fruit and mithai gift boxes.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 daysSee campaigns - Send now
Sun, Nov 8 · 32 days
Diwali
Lakshmi Puja. Mithai pre-orders need to close before the weekend of the festival.
Pre-order mithai boxes.
HinduSikhMoon dateLead time 35 daysSee campaigns - Coming up
Wed, Nov 11 · 35 days
Bhai Dooj
Two days after Diwali. A small add-on, not a second full campaign.
A smaller mithai box.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 daysSee campaigns - Coming up
Sun, Nov 15 · 39 days
Chhath Puja
Main sandhya arghya is around this date. Thekua and fruit boxes, not a fried-sweet discount.
Fruit and sweet boxes for the offering.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 daysSee campaigns - Too early
Tue, Nov 24 · 48 days
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Kartik Purnima. Also observed as Bandi Chhor Divas.
Langar-scale vegetarian trays and sweets.
SikhMoon dateLead time 21 days - Too early
Mon, Feb 8, 2027 – Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 124 days
Ramadan begins
Expected start. The crescent can move this by a day.
Iftar packs and suhoor sweets. Plan the menu before the month starts.
MuslimMoon dateLead time 28 days - Too early
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 154 days
Eid al-Fitr
Expected in the US around March 9–10. Confirm with local moon sighting before the send.
Eid mithai and family breakfast.
MuslimMoon dateLead time 28 days - Too early
Mon, Mar 22, 2027 · 166 days
Holi
Holika Dahan and the color celebration fall on March 22 or 23 depending on the local calendar.
Gujiya and snack packs.
HinduMoon dateLead time 21 days - Too early
Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 189 days
Vaisakhi
Solar date. Does not shift with the moon.
Vegetarian trays and sweets.
SikhHinduFixed dateLead time 21 days - Too early
Sun, May 16, 2027 · 221 days
Eid al-Adha
Expected date. Confirm with local moon sighting.
Family meals and sweets for visiting.
MuslimMoon dateLead time 21 days