Krishna Janmashtami (24 Aug 2019), also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna.
It is an important festival particularly to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. Dance-drama enactments of the life of Krishna according to the Bhagavata Purana (such as Rasa lila or Krishna Lila), devotional singing through the midnight.