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India
A dense calendar of lights, colour, harvest, and pilgrimage — festivals shift with region and lunar timing.
International dance festival
ABU International Dance Festival
A broadcast-linked dance festival bringing traditional and contemporary performances from the Asia-Pacific region.
Literary festival
AMU Literary Festival
A student-led literary gathering at Aligarh Muslim University centred on books, ideas, writing, debate and dialogue.
Seasonal
Aadi Perukku
A Tamil festival honoring rising river waters, monsoon abundance, agriculture, and the life-giving power of water.
Seasonal
Agera
An East Indian harvest thanksgiving rooted in faith, farming, community, and the sharing of the first sheaves.
Literary & cultural
Ahmedabad International Literature Festival
A literary gathering in Ahmedabad bringing together writers, readers, ideas, dialogue and cultural performances.
Techno-cultural & student festival
Anwesha
IIT Patna’s annual techno-cultural-management festival brings together competitions, performances and student creativity
Pride & community event
Awadh Queer Pride
Lucknow's annual queer pride march celebrating identity, visibility, solidarity and equal rights.
Seasonal
Baha Parab
A Santal spring flower festival honoring nature through sacred flowers, music, dance and community rituals.
Cultural & maritime heritage
Bali Jatra
A Cuttack festival remembering Odisha’s maritime heritage through boats, crafts, food and a vast fair.
Religious & cultural
Bansberia Kumbh Mela
A Hindu pilgrimage gathering at Tribeni Sangam in West Bengal, centered on sacred bathing and spiritual observances.
Seasonal
Bathukamma
A nine-day Telangana floral festival of seasonal flowers, songs, community and devotion.
Pride march & civic cultural event
Bengaluru Namma Pride March
Bengaluru's annual queer pride march brings together LGBTQIA+ communities, allies, and supporters.
Seasonal
Bhadu
A folk festival of rural Bengal centered on Bhadu songs, women-led worship, and community celebration.
Seasonal
Bhagoria Festival
A springtime tribal festival of music, dance, color, markets and community gatherings.
Seasonal
Bhai Dooj
A Hindu festival honoring the bond between brothers and sisters with tilak, prayers, sweets, and gifts.
Pride & cultural event
Bhopal Pride March
A public Pride procession in Bhopal celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, dignity, and community.
Pride & civic cultural event
Bhubaneswar Pride Parade
A city Pride gathering celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, community, equality, and inclusion in Odisha.
Cultural & arts
Bihar Utsav
A cultural celebration showcasing Bihar’s heritage, arts, crafts, food, music, and traditions.
Seasonal
Bihu
Assam's three seasonal festivals celebrate agriculture, community, music, dance, and harvest traditions.
Seasonal
Bizhu
A three-day Chakma New Year festival of flowers, hospitality, traditional food, dance and renewal.
Seasonal
Bohag Bihu
Assam’s spring New Year festival of music, dance, renewal and agricultural beginnings.
Religious & cultural
Brihadeeswarar Temple Car Festival
A Chithirai temple procession in Thanjavur featuring a richly decorated wooden chariot.
Cultural & folk
Bundi Utsav
A three-day celebration of Bundi’s folk culture, crafts, music, dance and heritage.
Pride & civic celebration
Chandigarh LGBT Pride Walk
A city pride march celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, identity, equality and community solidarity.
LGBTQIA+ Pride & civic event
Chennai Rainbow Pride
Chennai's annual Pride and Self-Respect march celebrating LGBTQIA+ visibility, dignity and equality.
Seasonal
Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru
An annual Chennai festival bringing Carnatic music, classical arts and the spirit of Thiruvaiyaru to the city.
Seasonal
Chhath Parwa
A four-day Hindu festival of gratitude to the Sun, marked by fasting and offerings at water bodies.
Hindu temple & folk festival
Chinakkathoor Pooram
A temple pooram in Palappuram known for elephant processions, percussion and traditional folk arts.
Religious & cultural
Chithirai Thiruvizha
Madurai’s major Tamil festival uniting Meenakshi’s celestial wedding with the journey of Kallazhagar.
Religious & cultural
Chitra Pournami
A Tamil full-moon observance honoring Chitragupta through worship, reflection and pilgrimage.
Media & cultural festival
Cutting Chai Festival
A Mumbai college media festival where students explore journalism, film, advertising, performance and creativity.
Pride & community
Dehradun Pride Parade
A community Pride march in Dehradun celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, dignity, solidarity and inclusion.
International arts festival
Delhi International Arts Festival
A multi-arts festival bringing Indian and international artists to stages and cultural spaces across Delhi.
Pride & civic cultural event
Delhi Queer Pride Parade
A community-led march celebrating queer identity, visibility, solidarity, and equal rights in Delhi.
Religious & folk
Devaragutta Dasara Festival
A local Dasara tradition in Kurnool known for its midnight Banni Utsavam and ritual stick contest.
Seasonal
Diwali
A festival of lights marked by lamps, prayer, family gatherings, food, and regional traditions.
Religious & cultural
Diwali in Gujarat
Diwali in Gujarat blends lamps, Lakshmi worship, Chopda Puja, family gatherings and the Gujarati New Year.
Buddhist religious festival
Dosmoche
A two-day Ladakhi Buddhist festival of sacred dances, ritual offerings and purification.
Religious & cultural
Durga Puja
A major Hindu festival of worship, art, community gatherings, music and the homecoming of Goddess Durga.
Religious & cultural
Durga Puja in Kolkata
Kolkata's great autumn festival of worship, art, music, food and community celebration.
Seasonal
Elephant Festival
A Jaipur celebration featuring decorated elephants, Rajasthani folk traditions, and the festive atmosphere of Holi.
Seasonal
Festivals of Chhattisgarh
Explore Chhattisgarh’s seasonal, agricultural, religious and Adivasi festival traditions.
Religious & cultural
Ganesh Chaturthi
A Hindu festival welcoming Lord Ganesha with prayer, offerings, community celebrations, and immersion ceremonies.
Religious & cultural
Ganga Puja
A Hindu observance honoring the sacred Ganga through prayer, bathing, offerings and riverbank worship.
Seasonal
Gangaur
A spring festival of Gauri and Shiva marked by worship, songs, mehndi, processions and decorated idols.
Seasonal
Garia Puja
A seven-day Tripuri festival honouring Baba Garia with bamboo worship, prayers, music and community gatherings.
Arts & literature
Goa Arts and Literature Festival
A homegrown Goa festival bringing writers, artists, readers and ideas together through talks, readings and book launches
Seasonal
Goa Sand Art Festival
A coastal art festival where sand becomes sculpture, storytelling, and a canvas for environmental themes.
Seasonal
Govardhan Puja
A Hindu festival honoring Krishna, Govardhan Hill, gratitude, and the abundance of food.
Pride & community
Gujarat LGBT Pride
Pride marches across Gujarat bring LGBTQIA+ communities and allies together for visibility, solidarity and equality.
Hindu religious & cultural
Guruvayur Ekadasi
A major Vaishnava observance at Guruvayur Temple, marked by fasting, worship, lamps and devotional music.
Buddhist religious & cultural
Gustor Festival
A series of Ladakh's monastic festivals featuring prayers, sacred mask dances and ritual ceremonies.
Theatre & performing arts
Guwahati Theatre Festival
An annual Guwahati theatre gathering featuring plays, performances, workshops and theatre practitioners.
Religious & cultural
Hanuman Jayanti
A Hindu festival honoring the birth of Hanuman through prayer, devotion, fasting, and community worship.
Seasonal
Harela
A Kumaoni and Garhwali festival welcoming the monsoon, greenery, farming, and hopes for a good harvest.
Socio-religious & cultural
Heikru Hidongba
A Meitei socio-religious festival centred on a ceremonial boat race in Imphal.
Culinary & cultural tradition
Himachali Dham
A traditional Himachali community feast served in courses at weddings, festivals and special gatherings.
Seasonal
Holi
A spring festival of colours, renewal, community, and joyful gatherings.
Pride & civic cultural event
Hyderabad Queer Pride
A Hyderabad pride march bringing queer communities and allies together for visibility, solidarity and celebration.
Carnatic music & cultural
Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival
A Hyderabad celebration of Tyagaraja's compositions and the living tradition of Carnatic music.
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Religious & cultural
Imoinu Iratpa
A Meitei festival honoring Imoinu, associated with the household, hearth, prosperity and abundance.
Food & cultural
International Mango Festival
A Delhi celebration of India's remarkable mango varieties, growers, foods and summer traditions.
Seasonal
Jackfruit Festival
A seasonal celebration of jackfruit, local farming, traditional foods, and value-added products.
Religious & cultural
Jagaddhatri Puja
A Bengali Hindu festival honouring Jagaddhatri, celebrated with worship, elaborate idols, lights and processions.
Literary & cultural
Jaipur Literature Festival
A major literary gathering in Jaipur bringing writers, readers and thinkers together around books and ideas.
LGBTQIA+ Pride & civic culture
Jamshedpur LGBTQ Pride
A city Pride celebration of LGBTQIA+ identity, visibility, community, and equal rights in Jamshedpur.
Seasonal
Kaanum Pongal
The closing day of Pongal, centered on family visits, outings, kinship and shared food.
Religious & literary
Kabir Jayanti
A day of remembrance for Sant Kabir, celebrated through devotional singing, readings and reflection.
Folk & agricultural fair
Kadalekai Parishe
Bengaluru’s traditional groundnut fair blends harvest rituals, farmers’ markets and street festivities.
Multidisciplinary arts & cultural
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Mumbai’s multidisciplinary arts festival brings visual art, music, theatre, literature and heritage into public spaces.
Literary & cultural
Kalinga Literary Festival
A multilingual literary gathering in Bhubaneswar connecting writers, readers, ideas and Odisha’s cultural heritage.
Seasonal
Karam
A harvest festival honouring the Karam tree, community life, nature and hopes for prosperity.
Literary & cultural
Kashmir Literature Festival
A Srinagar literary gathering bringing writers, readers, artists and thinkers together around ideas and culture.
Seasonal
Kati Bihu
A quiet Assamese festival of lamps, prayers and hopes for a healthy rice harvest.
Seasonal
Kavant Fair
A Rathwa harvest fair in Gujarat known for Gher dance, music, painted bodies and elaborate traditional dress.
Hindu religious & cultural
Kaveri Pushkaram
A sacred river festival honoring the Kaveri with ritual bathing, prayers, offerings and cultural gatherings.
Literary & cultural
Kerala Legislature International Book Festival
A public literary festival bringing books, writers, ideas, and cultural programmes to Kerala's Legislature.
Literary & cultural
Kerala Literature Festival
A major literary gathering on the shores of Kozhikode, bringing writers, readers and artists together.
Pride & cultural
Kerala Pride March
A statewide queer celebration of visibility, dignity, equality, community, and self-expression.
School arts & cultural festival
Kerala School Kalolsavam
Kerala's annual school arts festival, bringing students together for music, dance, theatre, and traditional arts.
Classical dance & cultural
Khajuraho Dance Festival
A week-long celebration of Indian classical dance at the historic temples of Khajuraho.
Religious & cultural
Kharchi Puja
A seven-day Tripura festival honouring fourteen deities through ritual, procession, worship and a vibrant fair.
Religious & cultural
Kolkata Christmas Festival
A December celebration of Christmas lights, music, food and community centered on Park Street.
Pride & community
Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk
A community-led Pride procession celebrating LGBTQIA+ visibility, solidarity and equality through Kolkata's streets.
Classical dance & cultural festival
Konark Dance Festival
A five-day celebration of Indian classical dance against the historic setting of Konark.
Religious & cultural
Krishna Janmashtami
A Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna with fasting, worship, music and midnight observances.
Seasonal
Magh Bihu
Assam's harvest festival of feasting, community gatherings and the ceremonial Meji fire.
Science & public outreach
National Science Day
A nationwide observance celebrating scientific discovery, curiosity, research and public understanding of science.
Religious & cultural
Navratri
Nine nights of devotion, dance, music, fasting, and celebration dedicated to the divine feminine.
Seasonal
Onam
Kerala's harvest festival, known for floral carpets, feasts, boat races and the legend of Mahabali.
Seasonal
Pongal
A Tamil harvest festival of thanksgiving, family gatherings, new rice, kolam and honoring the Sun.
Religious & cultural
Raksha Bandhan
A Hindu festival celebrating sibling bonds through the tying of a rakhi and shared blessings.
Religious & cultural
Rama Navami
A Hindu festival marking the birth of Lord Rama with prayer, fasting, devotional singing, and community observance.
Religious & cultural
Shakta Rash
A goddess-centered Ras festival known for grand clay idols and Shakti worship in Bengal.
Seasonal
Sohrai
A harvest and cattle festival honoring livestock, the land, community, and the new rice harvest.
Religious & cultural
Vijayadashami
A Hindu festival marking victory, renewal, and the triumph of righteousness over evil.