Crackers for every Uttar Pradesh celebration
Diwali is the biggest, but it is not the only day. Each guide tells you when the day falls, what families actually light, and which boxes to put in your order.
Festivals
The days the South buys crackers
Sealed Standard Fireworks boxes at the Sivakasi wholesale price, delivered for every one of them.
Diwali
8 November 2026
In Uttar Pradesh Diwali runs over five days, from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj. The big night is Lakshmi puja: the courtyard swept, rangoli at the door, diyas along the parapet and the chhat, and the family together after the aarti.
What to buyDev Deepawali
On Kartik Purnima, about two weeks after Diwali
Dev Deepawali falls on the full moon of Kartik, a fortnight after Diwali. In Varanasi the ghats are lit end to end with lakhs of diyas, and families across the state light lamps at the river, the temple and their own door.
What to buyDussehra
September or October, at the end of Navratri
Dussehra closes Navratri. In towns across Uttar Pradesh the Ramlila has played for nights, and on Vijayadashami the Ravan effigy burns on the maidan while the whole mohalla watches.
What to buyChhath
Six days after Diwali, over four days
Chhath is the great festival of the east of the state, from Varanasi to Gorakhpur. Families fast, stand in the river at sunset and again at sunrise, and offer arghya to the sun from the ghat or a pond made at home.
What to buyChristmas and New Year
25 December and 31 December
Christmas brings the midnight services to the old cathedrals of Lucknow, Agra and Prayagraj, and a week later families count down to the new year on the chhat and at society lawns across the state.
What to buyFamily occasions
The other days that need crackers
Weddings, temple festivals, housewarmings and birthdays, each with a very different list.
Weddings
Through the wedding season, by the lagan
In Uttar Pradesh the baraat is the cracker moment of a wedding: the groom on the ghodi, the band in front, the family dancing down the road, and the garlands going off as the procession reaches the bride's door.
What to buyTemple festivals and melas
Through the year, by temple and town
From the Janmashtami nights of Mathura and Vrindavan to the small mela outside a village mandir, Uttar Pradesh keeps a long calendar of temple days, each with its own procession and its own way of marking the evening.
What to buyHousewarming
On your muhurat day
A griha pravesh keeps to the muhurat the pandit gives, which is often soon after dawn. The kalash is carried in, the havan is done, milk is boiled in the new kitchen, and the house hears its first celebration.
What to buyBirthdays
Any day of the year
A first birthday, a sixtieth, or just a big family evening often ends in the courtyard or on the chhat once the cake is cut.
What to buy- Buy direct from Uttar Pradesh Fireworks, a Standard Fireworks dealer since 2010
- 25,000+ customers served
- Typically 85% below the printed MRP
- Delivered across Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh outside the NCR districts
Ready to order your crackers?
Sealed Standard Fireworks boxes, typically 85% below the printed MRP, minimum order ₹3,000. Delivery charges are not included. You pay the transport office when you collect your parcel.