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25 festivals

Pride & community event

Awadh Queer Pride

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · Feb–Mar (varies)

Lucknow's annual queer pride march celebrating identity, visibility, solidarity and equal rights.

Rainbow flag carried above participants at the Bengaluru Pride march

Pride march & civic cultural event

Bengaluru Namma Pride March

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Nov–Dec (varies)

Bengaluru's annual queer pride march brings together LGBTQIA+ communities, allies, and supporters.

Bhil community youth and women in traditional attire at a gathering in Jhabua

Seasonal

Bhagoria Festival

Western Madhya Pradesh, India · Feb–Mar (7 days before Holi; lunar)

A springtime tribal festival of music, dance, color, markets and community gatherings.

Participant carrying a rainbow flag during Bhopal Pride

Pride & cultural event

Bhopal Pride March

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India · May–July (varies by edition)

A public Pride procession in Bhopal celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, dignity, and community.

Pride & civic cultural event

Bhubaneswar Pride Parade

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India · Dates vary; often June–July

A city Pride gathering celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, community, equality, and inclusion in Odisha.

Religious & cultural

Brihadeeswarar Temple Car Festival

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India · Apr–May (Chithirai)

A Chithirai temple procession in Thanjavur featuring a richly decorated wooden chariot.

Cultural & folk

Bundi Utsav

Bundi, Rajasthan, India · Oct–Nov (Kartik; after Kartik Purnima)

A three-day celebration of Bundi’s folk culture, crafts, music, dance and heritage.

Pride & civic celebration

Chandigarh LGBT Pride Walk

Chandigarh, India · Feb–Mar (varies)

A city pride march celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, identity, equality and community solidarity.

People carrying rainbow flags during a Pride march in Chennai

LGBTQIA+ Pride & civic event

Chennai Rainbow Pride

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · June (Pride Month)

Chennai's annual Pride and Self-Respect march celebrating LGBTQIA+ visibility, dignity and equality.

Meenakshi Amman procession during Chithirai Festival in Madurai

Religious & cultural

Chithirai Thiruvizha

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Apr–May (Tamil month Chithirai)

Madurai’s major Tamil festival uniting Meenakshi’s celestial wedding with the journey of Kallazhagar.

Media & cultural festival

Cutting Chai Festival

Bandra, Mumbai, India · February

A Mumbai college media festival where students explore journalism, film, advertising, performance and creativity.

Dehradun Pride marchers holding a rainbow Pride banner in the city

Pride & community

Dehradun Pride Parade

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India · Apr–Aug (varies)

A community Pride march in Dehradun celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, dignity, solidarity and inclusion.