Festivals of India

What	When	Duration	Where
Konkan Turtle Festival	February / March (2012)		Maharashtra
Summer Festival (Mount Abu)		3 days	Mount Abu
Buddha Jayanti	May 25, 2013 (Sat)	1 days	Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
Hemis Festival	Jun 18-19, 2013 (Tue, Wed)	2 days	Leh, Ladakh
Phyang Tsedup	Jul 6-7, 2013 (Sat, Sun)	2 days	Ladakh
Gu-Stor	Jul 6-7, 2013 (Sat, Sun)	2 days	Ladakh, Zanskar
Rath Yatra	Jul 10, 2013 (Wed)	1 days	Puri
Mahankali Jatra	Jul 14, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Andhra Pradesh
Bastille Day	Jul 14, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Pondicherry
Guru Purnima	Jul 22, 2013 (Mon)	1 days	Rishikesh
Id-ul-Fitr	Aug 8, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Teej	Aug 9-10, 2013 (Fri, Sat)	2 days	Rajasthan
Nag Panchami	Aug 11, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal
Independence day	Aug 15, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Raksha Bandhan	Aug 21, 2013 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Janmashtami	Aug 28, 2013 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Ahilyabai Holkar’s Birthday	Aug 31, 2013 (Sat)	1 days	Maheshwar
Ladakh Festival	Sep 1-15, 2013 (Sun-Sun)	15 days	Ladakh, Leh
Teachers Day	Sep 5, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Ganesh Chaturthi	Sep 9, 2013 (Mon)	1 days	Entire India
Tarnetar Fair	Sep 9-11, 2013 (Mon, Tue, Wed)	3 days	Gujarat
Paryushan Parva	Sep 10-18, 2013 (Tue-Wed)	9 days	Entire India
Pitr Paksha	Sep 20-Oct 04, 2013 (Fri-Fri)	15 days	Entire India
Gandhi Jayanthi	Oct 2, 2013 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Dussehra	Oct 14, 2013 (Mon)	1 days	Entire India
Id-al-Adha	Oct 15, 2013 (Tue)	1 days	Entire India
Id-ul-Zuha	Oct 15, 2013 (Tue)	1 days	Entire India
Marwar Festival	Oct 17-18, 2013 (Thu, Fri)	2 days	Jodhpur
Bandi	Nov 3, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Punjab
Lakshmi Puja	Nov 3, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Entire India
Diwali	Nov 3, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Entire India
Govardhan Puja	Nov 4, 2013 (Mon)	1 days	Entire India
Muharrum	Nov 4, 2013 (Mon)	1 days	Entire India
Pushkar Fair	Nov 9-17, 2013 (Sat-Sun)	9 days	Pushkar
Children’s Day	Nov 14, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Chandrabhaga Fair	Nov 16-18, 2013 (Sat, Sun, Mon)	3 days	Jaipur, Bundi, Karauli, Kota
Kartika Purnima	Nov 17, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Entire India
Guru Nanak Jayanti	Nov 17, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Delhi, Punjab
Puri Beach Festival	Nov 23-27, 2013 (Sat-Wed)	5 days	Puri
Chemrey Angchok Festival	Nov 30-Dec 01, 2013 (Sat, Sun)	2 days	Ladakh
Hornbill Festival	Dec 1-7, 2013 (Sun-Sat)	7 days	Nagaland
Konark Dance & Music Festival	Dec 1-5, 2013 (Sun-Thu)	5 days	Konark
Christmas	Dec 25, 2013 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Bishnupur Festival	Dec 27-31, 2013 (Fri-Tue)	5 days	Santiniketan
Winter Festival	Dec 29-31, 2013 (Sun, Mon, Tue)	3 days	Mount Abu
National Kite Festival	January		Jaipur
Feast of Three Kings	December / January		Goa
Bikaner Camel Festival	January		Bikaner
Lepcha and Bhutia New Year	January		Sikkim
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	January		Punjab
Mumbai Festival	January		Mumbai
Pattadakal Dance Festival	January		Karnataka
Yuru Kabgyat	January		Ladakh, Zanskar
Lohri	January		Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
Chennai Music and Dance Festival	January		Chennai
Makar Sankranti	January		Entire India
Pongal	January		Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry
Mamallapuram Dance Festival	January		Mahabalipuram
Island Tourism Festival	January		Andaman
Beating of Retreat	January		Delhi
Dehing Patkai Festival	January		Assam
Teesta Tea and Tourism Festival	December / January		Sikkim, West Bengal
Gangasagar Mela	January		West Bengal
Makar Mela	January		Orissa
Modhera Dance Festival	January		Gujarat
Yaksha Festival	January		Tamil Nadu
Visaka Utsav	January		Visakhapatnam
Udupi Paryaya	January		Udupi
Thai Pushyam	January		Palani Hills
Banganga Festival	January		Mumbai
Kite Festival	January		Jaipur
Shopping Festival	December / January		Kerala
Kolkata Festival	January		Kolkata
Republic Day	January		Entire India
Sabarimala Temple Festival	November / December / January		Sabarimala
Kerala Village Fair(Kovalam, Kochi)	January		Kochi, Kovalam
Nagaur Fair	Feb 6-9, 2014 (Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun)	4 days	Kota
Baneshwar Fair	Feb 10-14, 2014 (Mon-Fri)	5 days	Udaipur
Desert Festival	Feb 12-14, 2014 (Wed, Thu, Fri)	3 days	Jaisalmer
Deccan Festival	February		Andhra Pradesh
Adivasi Mela	January / February		Bhubaneswar
Basant Panchami	January / February		Entire India
Kolkata Boi Mela	January / February		Kolkata
Surajkund Crafts Mela	February		Haryana
Khajuraho Dance Festival	February		Khajuraho
Kala Goda Festival	February		Mumbai
Magh Mela	February		Allahabad
Shivaratri	Feb 28, 2014 (Fri)	1 days	Entire India
Sufi Sutra International Sufi Music Festival	February		West Bengal
Goa Carnival	February		Goa
Sabado Gordo	February		Goa
Thar Festival	February		Barmer
Tibetan New Year	February		Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim
Kolkata Film festival	February		Kolkata
Jaisalmer Desert Festival	February		Rajasthan
Taj Mahotsav	February		Agra
Shivaji Jayanti	February		Mumbai
Shekhawati Festival	February		Rajasthan
Delhi Flower Show	February		Delhi
Indian Derby	February		Mumbai
Valentine's Day	February
Sikkim Snow Festival	February		Sikkim
Rural Sports Festival	February		Haryana
Pariyanampetta Pooram	February		Kerala
Attukal Pongala	February		Trivandrum
Teppam Float Festival	January / February		Madurai
Music Festival (Thyagaraja)	January / February		Thanjavur
Vairamudi Festival	February		Mysore
Eranakulathappan Utsavam	January / February		Kochi
Tamil New Year	February		Tamil Nadu
Pop, Beat and Jazz festival	February		Goa
Natyanjali Dance Festival	February		Chidambaram
Elephant Race	March		Guruvayur
Chapchar Kut	March		Mizoram
Thirunakkara Utsavam	March		Kumarakom
Basant Utsav	March		West Bengal
Ugadi	March		Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Elephanta Festival	February / March		Mumbai
Matho Nagrang	February / March		Ladakh
Shigmotsav	March		Goa
Ashok Ashtami	March		Bhubaneswar
Rameshwaram Car Festival	February / March		Rameswaram
Cheti Chand	March		Punjab
Holla Mohalla	March		Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
Gudi Padwa	March		Maharashtra
Jaipur Elephant Festival	March		Rajasthan
Id-i-Milad	March		Entire India
International Yoga Festival	March		Rishikesh
Dang Durbar	March		Gujarat
Uthralikavu Pooram	February / March		Kerala
Bumchu	February / March		Gangtok
Holi	March		Entire India
Pataliputra Mahotsava	March		Bihar
Sheetala Ashtmi	March		Rajasthan
Ellora Festival	March		Aurangabad
Dosmoche	February / March		Leh, Manali
Procession of All Saints	March		Goa
Bharani Festival	February / March		Kodungallur
Bhavnath Fair	February / March		Gujarat
Paripally Gajamela	March		Kerala
Mewar Festival	Apr 2-4, 2014 (Wed, Thu, Fri)	3 days	Udaipur
Gangaur Festival	Apr 2-3, 2014 (Wed, Thu)	2 days	Rajasthan
Good Friday	April		Entire India
Bohag Bihu	April		Assam
Ram Navami	March / April		Entire India
Feast of Our Lady of Miracles	April		Kochi
Pooram Festival	April		Trivandrum
Mahavir Jayanti	March / April		Entire India
Thrissur Pooram Festival	April		Thrissur
Akshaya Tritiya	April		Entire India
Hanuman Jayanti	March / April		Entire India
Bengali New Year	April		West Bengal
Thiru Kalyanam	April		Rameswaram
Ardh Mela	January / April		Allahabad
Kumbh Mela	January / April		Allahabad
Ambedkar Jayanti	April		Entire India
Vishu	April		Kerala
Jammu Festival	April		Jammu
Sui Mata Mela	April		Chamba HP
Morkulangara Temple Bharani Festival	March / April		Kumarakom
Khachoedpalri Mela	March / April		Sikkim
Chithrai Festival	April		Madurai
Easter	April		Entire India
Arubathimoovar Festival	March / April		Chennai
Baisakhi	April		Punjab
Ooty Summer Festival	May		Ooty
Beach Bonanza	April / May		Goa
Kodaikanal Summer Festival	May		Kodaikanal
Igitun Chalne	May		Goa
Dhungri Mela	May		Manali
Urs	May		Ajmer
Chaitra Navratri	April / May		Gujarat, West Bengal
Saga Dawa	May		Sikkim
Himalayan Hang Gliding Rally	May		Himachal Pradesh
Urus – Beemapally	May		Trivandrum
International Flower Festival	May		Sikkim
May Day	May		Entire India
Kumari Amman Car Festival	May / June		Kanyakumari
Mrigasira - Asthma Fish treatment in Hyderabad	June		Hyderabad
Sindhu Darshan Festival	June		Leh, Ladakh
Champakulam Boat Race	July		Alleppey
Feast of St Anthony	July		Kochi, Goa
Mango Festival	July		Delhi
Rath Yatra (West Bengal)	July		Kolkata
Drukpa Teshi	August		Himachal Pradesh
Ladarcha	August		Himachal Pradesh
Minjar	July / August		Chamba HP
Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race	August		Alleppey
Feast of St Lawrence	August		Goa
Karaga	August		Karnataka
Jhapan Festival	August		Santiniketan
Nariyal Purnima	August		Entire India
Jamshed-e-Navroz (Parsi festival)	August		Entire India
Shravan Purnima	August		Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh
Amarnath Yatra	July / August		Jammu
Avani Moolam	August		Tamil Nadu
Pateti	August		Mumbai
Aranmula Palliyoda Sadya	August / September		Alleppey
International Film Festival	September		Goa
Manimahesh Yatra	August / September		Himachal Pradesh
Nanda Devi Fair	August / September		Uttaranchal
Aranmula Boat Race	August / September		Alleppey
Onam	August / September		Kerala
Sheikh Farid Aagman Purb Festival	September		Haryana, Punjab
Avani Avittam	August / September		Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Karva Chauth	October		Entire India
Feast of St Jude	October		Goa
Konkani Drama Festival	October		Goa
Vaishno Devi Yatra	March / April / September / October		Jammu and Kashmir
Ki Chaam Festival	October		Gangtok
Durga Puja	October		Entire India
Ram Lila	September / October		Varanasi
Batakamma	October		Hyderabad, Warangal
Drupchen	October		Sikkim
Fama de Menino Jesus	October		Goa
Brahmotsavam	October		Tirupati
Pinjore Heritage Festival	October		Haryana
Rajgir Dance Festival	October		Nalanda
Bihu	April / January / October		Assam
Fulpati	October		Darjeeling
Rayalaseema Food and Dance Festival	October		Tirupati
Prithvi Theater Festival	November		Mumbai
Bhaia Dooj	October / November		Entire India
Chhath Festival	November		Bihar
Lavi	November		Himachal Pradesh
Kalidas Festival	November		Nagpur
Cattle Fair	November		Agra
Karthika Deepam	November		Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Jagadhatri Puja	November		West Bengal
Kadalekayi Parishe	November		Bangalore
Darjeeling Carnival	November		Darjeeling
Ganga Mahotsav	October / November		Varanasi
Chathiyagiri Vihara Festival	November		Sanchi
Hampi Festival	November		Hampi
Goa Heritage Festival	November		Goa
Bali Yatra	November		Puri, Cuttack
Jhansi Festival	November		Jhansi
Manjunatheshwara	November		Dharmasthala
Bundi Utsav	November		Bundi
Tiatr Festival	November		Goa
Kolayat Fair	November		Bikaner
Mahakala Dance	November		Sikkim
Pandit Motiram-Maniram Sangeet Samaroh	November		Hyderabad
Sonepur Mela	November		Bihar
Ka Pomblang Nongkrem	November		Shillong
Boita Bandana	November		Orissa
Keshavrai Patan	November		Bundi, Kota
Dhanteras	October / November		Entire India
Guktor Festival	November		Himachal Pradesh
Vettucaud Church Festival	November		Trivandrum
Lumbini Festival	December		Hyderabad
Paush Mela	December		Santiniketan
Mandala Festival	December		Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Vishnupur Festival	December		Santiniketan
Harballah Sangeet Sammelan	December		Chandigarh, Jalandhar
Elephant Festival Assam
Magh Bihu Festival
Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	December		Kochi, Goa
Losar	December		Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim
New Year			Entire India
Laksha Deepotsava	December		Dharmasthala
Feast of St Francis Xavier	December		Goa
Huthri	December		Madikeri
Losoong	December		Sikkim
Elephant Festival Assam
Rash Mela	December		Sundarbans
Cochin Carnival	December		Kochi
Lucknow Festival	December		Lucknow
Vaikunda Ekadashi	December		Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Kurushetra Festival	December		Kurukshetra
Khatu Shyamji Fair			Rajasthan
Ashtamudi Art and Craft Festival	December		Alleppey, Trivandrum
Chinakkathoor Pooram			Kerala
Tansen Music Festival	November / December		Gwalior
Thirunakkara Arattu			Kerala
Kaila Devi Fair			Rajasthan
International Himalayan Festival	December		Himachal Pradesh
Festival of Dance	December		Chennai
Renuka Mela	November / December		Himachal Pradesh
Attuvela Mahotsavam			Kerala
Yamuna Jayanti			Uttar Pradesh
Qutub Festival	November / December		Delhi
Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav	December		Pune