Fairs and Festivals

December / January

• Hornbill Festival, Nagaland, 1-7 December
• various music & dance festivals in Orissa
• Chennai music festival (Madras Season)
• Mamallapuram Dance Festival
• Folk Festival in Goa
• International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Jaipur & Jodhpur (Rajasthan): 14 Jan
• Pongal (harvest festival) in Tamil Nadu : 14-17 January
• Hampi Festival
• Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur
• Republic Day Parade, New Delhi: 26 January
• Bikaner Camel Fair, Rajasthan

February / March

• Sufi Sutra International Music Festival, Kolkata
• World Sufi Spirit Festival, Jodhpur & Nagaur, Rajasthan
• Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai
• Chinakkathoor Pooram and Pariyanampetta, Palakkad, Kerala
• Shekhawati Festival, Rajasthan
• Goa Carnival
• Taj Mahotsav, Agra
• Khajuraho Dance Festival
• International Yoga Festival, Rishikesh, 1-7 March
• Paripally Gajamela, Kollam, Kerala
• Maha Shivaratri (All India, Delhi & Varanasi)
• Jaipur Elephant Festival
• Holi

April

• The Aoling Festival of the Konyak Tribe, Nagaland, 1-6 April
• Attuvela Mahotsavam, Kottayam, Kerala
• Gangaur Festival, Rajasthan
• Baisakhi, Punjab
• Chithirai Festival, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
• Ram Navami
• Thrisshur Pooram, Kerala

May / June

• Moatsu Festival, Nagaland, 1-7 May
• Buddha Purnima and Budhha Jayanti
• Sindhu Darshan Festival, Leh, Ladakh, 1-3 June
• Ganga Dussehra, Ganges River
• Hemis Festival, Ladakh
• Champakulam Moolam Boat Race, Kerala

July / August

• Rath Yatra, Puri, Orissa
• Teej Festival, Jaipur & Rajasthan
• Ramzan Id (Eid-ul-Fitr)
• Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race, Alleppey, Kerala
• Krishna Janmashtami

September

• Ganesh Chaturthi, Mumbai & other coastal regions
• Onam, Kerala
• Ladakh Festival

October / November

• Navratri & Dusshera, All India (& Mysore)
• Durga Puja, West Bengal
• Bakri Id (Eid ul Adha)
• Rajasthan International Folk Festival
• Formula One Grand Prix, Buddh International Circuit, Noida
• Diwali
• Kolayat Fair, near Bikaner, Rajasthan
• Pushkar Camel Fair, Rajasthan
• Guru Nanak Jayanti, Amritsar, Punjab
• Sonepur Fair, Patna, Bihar
• Puri Beach Festival