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The winter wedding season of South Asia
From mid-October to the end of February: the cool months when the many-day Pakistani wedding takes place.
When is The winter wedding season of South Asia in 2026?
The winter wedding season of South Asia 2026 runs from 15 October 2026 to 26 February 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2025, 15 October 2025 to 26 February 2026; 2027, 15 October 2027 to 26 February 2028.
About The winter wedding season of South Asia
A Pakistani or north Indian Muslim wedding runs over several days with the mehndi, the baraat, the nikah, the walima and the rukhsati, and the cool months are chosen for it. The busiest weeks are in November and December and again in February, and families plan around Muharram and Ramadan, which are avoided. Marriage halls book out two years ahead in the big cities, and a single weekend in Lahore or Karachi can see hundreds of events. Summer weddings are less common because of the heat.
The winter wedding season of South Asia dates: 2025, 2026, 2027
| Year | The winter wedding season of South Asia date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 October 2025 to 26 February 2026 |
| 2026 | 15 October 2026 to 26 February 2027 |
| 2027 | 15 October 2027 to 26 February 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is served
- biryani
- qorma
- zarda
- kheer
Wedding customs of The winter wedding season of South Asia
Also part of it, and being written: Nikah (The marriage contract.), Walima (The feast given by the groom's family.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Pakistani wedding" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mehndi: AKS.9955, CC BY-SA 4.0, source