Indian Fairs and Festivals
With the countless fairs and festivals through out the year, India is always alive with exuberant celebrations.
List of Festivals according to the month:
Festivals – January
| FESTIVALS |
| Bikaner Camel Festival (Rajasthan) | Float Festival (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid )(All over India) | Kerala Village Fair (Kerala) |
| Lohri (Punjab) | Makara Sankranti (Most of India) |
| Mammallapuram dance festival (Tamil Nadu) | Modhera Dance Festival (Gujarat) |
| International Kite Festival (Gujarat) | Pattadackal Dance Festival (Karnataka) |
| Pongal (Tamil Nadu) | Thai Pusam (Tamil Nadu) |
| Thyagaraja Music Festival (Chennai ) | Muharram (All over India) |
| Republic Day(All over India) | International Yoga Festival (Pondicherry) |
Festivals in Feburary:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Chidambaram Dance Festival (Tamil Nadu) | Island Tourism Festival (Andaman & Nicobar) |
| Desert Festival (Rajasthan) | Nagaur Festival (Rajasthan) |
| Goa Carnival (Goa) | Surajkund Craft Mela (Delhi) |
| Nishagandhi Dance Festival (Kerala) | Vasanth Panchami (North India) |
| Taj Mahotsav (Uttar Pradesh) | Deccan Festival (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Float Festival (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) | Thai Poosam (Tamil Nadu) |
| Brij Festival | Alwar Festival |
| Mahashivaratri (All over India) | Konark Dance Festival (Sun Temple ) |
| Baneshwar Fair | |
Festivals in March:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Elephant Festival (Rajasthan) | Ellora Festival (Maharashtra) |
| Gangaur (Rajasthan) | Holi (All over India) |
| Khajuraho Dance Festival (Madhya Pradesh) | Mahavir Jayanthi (All over India) |
| Ramnavami(All over India) | Dangs Darbar Ahwa, Gujarat |
| Kheer Bhawani Festival (Kashmir) | Holla Mohalla, Punjab |
| Shitala Ashtami | Chetra Navratras |
| Bikarami Samvat | Mewar Spring Festival (Rajasthan) |
| Phag Festival (Shimla) | |
Festivals in April:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Buddha Purnima (North India) | Holla Mohalla, Punjab |
| Baisakhi (Punjab) | Gudi Paduva or Ugadi (South India) |
| Vishu (Kerala) | Thrissur Pooram (Kerala) |
| Bihu (Assam) | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Sankat Mochan Music Festival | Keladevi Fair |
| Easter (All over India) | Bhakti Festival |
| Tamil New Year | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| Shankara Jayanthi | |
Festivals in May:
| FESTIVALS | |
| International Flower Festival (Sikkim) | Moatsu Festival (Nagaland) |
| Urs (Ajmer, Rajasthan) | Feast at Edathua Church (Kerala) |
| Maharashtra Day | Banganga Fair (Jaipur, Rajasthan) |
| May Day | Buddha Purnima (North India) |
Festivals in June:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Summer Festival | Ganga Dussehra (Uttar Pradesh) |
Festivals in July:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Rathyatra( Puri, Orissa) | Bastille Day |
| Guru Purnima (All over India) | Gustor Festival |
| Hemis Festival (Ladakh, Jammu&Kashmir) | Mango Festival (Chandigarh) |
| Yuru Kabgyat | Nag Panchami |
| Amarnath Yatra(Jammu Kashmir) | |
Festivals in August:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Raksha Bandhan (North India) | Narali Purnima |
| Onam (Kerala) | Tarnetar Fair (Temple of Shiva, Gujarat) |
| Teej (Rajasthan, Chandigarh) | Aranmula Boat Race (Kerala) |
| Krishna Janmashtami (All over India) | Ganesh Chaturthi (South India) |
| Independence Day | |
Festivals in September:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Tarnetar Mela (Saurashtra, Gujarat) | Neelemperur Padayani, Neelamperur |
| Gogaji Fair (Gogamedi, Rajasthan) | Biswakarma Puja |
| Ramdeora Fair (Pokran,Jaisalmer, Rajasthan) | Bhadra Purnima, Ambaji |
| Pitr-Paksha OR Mahalaya Amavasya (A.P) | Delhi Book Fair, Pragati Maidan, Delhi |
| Qutub Festival | |
Festivals in October:
| FESTIVALS | |
| Id-ul-Fitter Or Ramzan (All over India) | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| Durgapuja (West Bengal) | Marwar Festival ( Jodhpur, Rajasthan) |
| Dussehra (All over India) | Karwa Chauth (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Rajgir Dance Festival (Bihar) | Ramlila, Uttar Pradesh |
| Maharaja Agrasen’s Jayanti, Haryana | Ananya Festival, Purana Qila, Delhi |
| Kullu Dussehra, Himachal Pradesh | Ayudha Puja, Uttar Pradesh |
| Navratri ( All over India) | |
Festivals in November:
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| Diwali (All over India) | Sonepur Mela (Bihar) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ka Pomblang Nongkrem (Meghalaya) | Ganga Mahotsava, Varanasi (Benares) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampi Festival(Karnataka) | Chandrabhaga Fair Jhalawad, Rajasthan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lucknow Festival (Uttar Pradesh) | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Amritsar) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pushkar Mela (Rajasthan) | Kolayat OR Kapil Muni Fair (Bikaner, Rajasthan) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guru Parab (Punjab) | Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad Festival (Maharashtra) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Puppet Theatre Festival, Mumbai | Nag Nathaiya, Varanasi (Benares) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ayurved Jhansi Mahotsava, Jhansi
Festivals in December:
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