Festivals of India

What	When	Duration	Where
Konkan Turtle Festival	February / March (2012)		Maharashtra
Rath Yatra	Jun 21, 2012 (Thu)	1 days	Puri
Mahankali Jatra	Jun 24, 2012 (Sun)	1 days	Andhra Pradesh
Hemis Festival	Jun 29-30, 2012 (Fri, Sat)	2 days	Leh, Ladakh
Guru Purnima	Jul 3, 2012 (Tue)	1 days	Rishikesh
Bastille Day	Jul 14, 2012 (Sat)	1 days	Pondicherry
Phyang Tsedup	Jul 16-17, 2012 (Mon, Tue)	2 days	Ladakh
Gu-Stor	Jul 16-17, 2012 (Mon, Tue)	2 days	Ladakh, Zanskar
Teej	Jul 22-23, 2012 (Sun, Mon)	2 days	Rajasthan
Nag Panchami	Jul 24, 2012 (Tue)	1 days	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal
Raksha Bandhan	Aug 2, 2012 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Janmashtami	Aug 10, 2012 (Fri)	1 days	Entire India
Independence day	Aug 15, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Id-ul-Fitr	Aug 19, 2012 (Sun)	1 days	Entire India
Ahilyabai Holkar’s Birthday	Aug 31, 2012 (Fri)	1 days	Maheshwar
Ladakh Festival	Sep 1-15, 2012 (Sat-Sat)	15 days	Ladakh, Leh
Teachers Day	Sep 5, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Tarnetar Fair	Sep 19-21, 2012 (Wed, Thu, Fri)	3 days	Gujarat
Ganesh Chaturthi	Sep 19, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Paryushan Parva	Sep 20-29, 2012 (Thu-Sat)	10 days	Entire India
Pitr Paksha	Sep 30-Oct 15, 2012 (Sun-Mon)	16 days	Entire India
Gandhi Jayanthi	Oct 2, 2012 (Tue)	1 days	Entire India
Dhanteras	Oct 15, 2012 (Mon)	1 days	Entire India
Dussehra	Oct 24, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Id-al-Adha	Oct 26, 2012 (Fri)	1 days	Entire India
Id-ul-Zuha	Oct 26, 2012 (Fri)	1 days	Entire India
Marwar Festival	Oct 28-29, 2012 (Sun, Mon)	2 days	Jodhpur
Chemrey Angchok Festival	Nov 11-12, 2012 (Sun, Mon)	2 days	Ladakh
Bandi	Nov 13, 2012 (Tue)	1 days	Punjab
Diwali	Nov 13, 2012 (Tue)	1 days	Entire India
Lakshmi Puja	Nov 13, 2012 (Tue)	1 days	Entire India
Govardhan Puja	Nov 14, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Children’s Day	Nov 14, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Muharrum	Nov 15, 2012 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Bhaia Dooj	Nov 15, 2012 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Pushkar Fair	Nov 20-28, 2012 (Tue-Wed)	9 days	Pushkar
Puri Beach Festival	Nov 23-27, 2012 (Fri-Tue)	5 days	Puri
Chandrabhaga Fair	Nov 27-29, 2012 (Tue, Wed, Thu)	3 days	Jaipur, Bundi, Karauli, Kota
Kartika Purnima	Nov 28, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Guru Nanak Jayanti	Nov 28, 2012 (Wed)	1 days	Delhi, Punjab
Konark Dance & Music Festival	Dec 1-5, 2012 (Sat-Wed)	5 days	Konark
Hornbill Festival	Dec 1-7, 2012 (Sat-Fri)	7 days	Nagaland
Losar	Dec 14, 2012 (Fri)	1 days	Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim
Christmas	Dec 25, 2012 (Tue)	1 days	Entire India
Bishnupur Festival	Dec 27-31, 2012 (Thu-Mon)	5 days	Santiniketan
Winter Festival	Dec 29-31, 2012 (Sat, Sun, Mon)	3 days	Mount Abu
New Year	Jan 1, 2013 (Tue)	1 days	Entire India
Makar Sankranti	Jan 14, 2013 (Mon)	1 days	Entire India
Yuru Kabgyat	Jan 18-19, 2013 (Fri, Sat)	2 days	Ladakh, Zanskar
Bikaner Camel Festival	Jan 26-27, 2013 (Sat, Sun)	2 days	Bikaner
Republic Day	Jan 26, 2013 (Sat)	1 days	Entire India
Pongal	January		Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry
Mumbai Festival	January		Mumbai
Lohri	January		Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
Chennai Music and Dance Festival	January		Chennai
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	January		Punjab
Pattadakal Dance Festival	January		Karnataka
National Kite Festival	January		Jaipur
Feast of Three Kings	December / January		Goa
Kerala Village Fair(Kovalam, Kochi)	January		Kochi, Kovalam
Teesta Tea and Tourism Festival	December / January		Sikkim, West Bengal
Mamallapuram Dance Festival	January		Mahabalipuram
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
Banganga Festival	January		Mumbai
Island Tourism Festival	January		Andaman
Kite Festival	January		Jaipur
Shopping Festival	December / January		Kerala
Kolkata Festival	January		Kolkata
Dehing Patkai Festival	January		Assam
Thai Pushyam	January		Palani Hills
Beating of Retreat	January		Delhi
Lepcha and Bhutia New Year	January		Sikkim
Sabarimala Temple Festival	November / December / January		Sabarimala
Dosmoche	Feb 8-9, 2013 (Fri, Sat)	2 days	Leh, Manali
Basant Panchami	Feb 15, 2013 (Fri)	1 days	Entire India
Nagaur Fair	Feb 17-20, 2013 (Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed)	4 days	Kota
Taj Mahotsav	Feb 18-27, 2013 (Mon-Wed)	10 days	Agra
Shivaji Jayanti	Feb 19, 2013 (Tue)	1 days	Mumbai
Bhavnath Fair	Feb 20, 2013 (Wed)	1 days	Gujarat
Baneshwar Fair	Feb 21, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Udaipur
Desert Festival	Feb 23-25, 2013 (Sat, Sun, Mon)	3 days	Jaisalmer
Matho Nagrang	Feb 24-25, 2013 (Sun, Mon)	2 days	Ladakh
Kolkata Boi Mela	January / February		Kolkata
Natyanjali Dance Festival	February		Chidambaram
Goa Carnival	February		Goa
Magh Mela	February		Allahabad
Sufi Sutra International Sufi Music Festival	February		West Bengal
Tibetan New Year	February		Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim
Kolkata Film festival	February		Kolkata
Thar Festival	February		Barmer
Adivasi Mela	January / February		Bhubaneswar
Khajuraho Dance Festival	February		Khajuraho
Jaisalmer Desert Festival	February		Rajasthan
Delhi Flower Show	February		Delhi
Indian Derby	February		Mumbai
Deccan Festival	February		Andhra Pradesh
Shekhawati Festival	February		Rajasthan
Surajkund Crafts Mela	February		Haryana
Valentine's Day	February
Attukal Pongala	February		Trivandrum
Sikkim Snow Festival	February		Sikkim
Rural Sports Festival	February		Haryana
Pariyanampetta Pooram	February		Kerala
Teppam Float Festival	January / February		Madurai
Eranakulathappan Utsavam	January / February		Kochi
Pop, Beat and Jazz festival	February		Goa
Tamil New Year	February		Tamil Nadu
Music Festival (Thyagaraja)	January / February		Thanjavur
Vairamudi Festival	February		Mysore
Kala Goda Festival	February		Mumbai
Sabado Gordo	February		Goa
Shivaratri	Mar 10, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Entire India
Elephanta Festival	Mar 26, 2013 (Tue)	1 days	Mumbai
Holi	Mar 27, 2013 (Wed)	1 days	Entire India
Gudi Padwa	March		Maharashtra
Ashok Ashtami	March		Bhubaneswar
International Yoga Festival	March		Rishikesh
Rameshwaram Car Festival	February / March		Rameswaram
Chapchar Kut	March		Mizoram
Holla Mohalla	Mar 28, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
Bharani Festival	February / March		Kodungallur
Elephant Race	March		Guruvayur
Cheti Chand	March		Punjab
Thirunakkara Utsavam	March		Kumarakom
Jaipur Elephant Festival	March		Rajasthan
Paripally Gajamela	March		Kerala
Basant Utsav	March		West Bengal
Procession of All Saints	March		Goa
Uthralikavu Pooram	February / March		Kerala
Shigmotsav	March		Goa
Bumchu	February / March		Gangtok
Pataliputra Mahotsava	March		Bihar
Sheetala Ashtmi	March		Rajasthan
Ellora Festival	March		Aurangabad
Id-i-Milad	March		Entire India
Dang Durbar	March		Gujarat
Ugadi	Apr 11, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Gangaur Festival	Apr 13-14, 2013 (Sat, Sun)	2 days	Rajasthan
Mewar Festival	Apr 13-15, 2013 (Sat, Sun, Mon)	3 days	Udaipur
Ambedkar Jayanti	Apr 14, 2013 (Sun)	1 days	Entire India
Ram Navami	Apr 20, 2013 (Sat)	1 days	Entire India
Hanuman Jayanti	Apr 25, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Mahavir Jayanti	Apr 25, 2013 (Thu)	1 days	Entire India
Khachoedpalri Mela	March / April		Sikkim
Bohag Bihu	April		Assam
Jammu Festival	April		Jammu
Morkulangara Temple Bharani Festival	March / April		Kumarakom
Vishu	April		Kerala
Easter	April		Entire India
Chithrai Festival	April		Madurai
Feast of Our Lady of Miracles	April		Kochi
Pooram Festival	April		Trivandrum
Thiru Kalyanam	April		Rameswaram
Bengali New Year	April		West Bengal
Kumbh Mela	January / April		Allahabad
Thrissur Pooram Festival	April		Thrissur
Arubathimoovar Festival	March / April		Chennai
Sui Mata Mela	April		Chamba HP
Akshaya Tritiya	April		Entire India
Baisakhi	April		Punjab
Ardh Mela	January / April		Allahabad
Good Friday	Apr 29, 2013 (Mon)	1 days	Entire India
Summer Festival (Mount Abu)	May 23-25, 2013 (Thu, Fri, Sat)	3 days	Mount Abu
Buddha Jayanti	May 25, 2013 (Sat)	1 days	Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
Beach Bonanza	April / May		Goa
Igitun Chalne	May		Goa
Kodaikanal Summer Festival	May		Kodaikanal
Dhungri Mela	May		Manali
International Flower Festival	May		Sikkim
Ooty Summer Festival	May		Ooty
Chaitra Navratri	April / May		Gujarat, West Bengal
Urus – Beemapally	May		Trivandrum
Urs	May		Ajmer
Himalayan Hang Gliding Rally	May		Himachal Pradesh
Saga Dawa	May		Sikkim
May Day	May		Entire India
Mrigasira - Asthma Fish treatment in Hyderabad	June		Hyderabad
Sindhu Darshan Festival	June		Leh, Ladakh
Kumari Amman Car Festival	May / June		Kanyakumari
Mango Festival	July		Delhi
Rath Yatra (West Bengal)	July		Kolkata
Feast of St Anthony	July		Kochi, Goa
Champakulam Boat Race	July		Alleppey
Ladarcha	August		Himachal Pradesh
Feast of St Lawrence	August		Goa
Jamshed-e-Navroz (Parsi festival)	August		Entire India
Amarnath Yatra	July / August		Jammu
Minjar	July / August		Chamba HP
Pateti	August		Mumbai
Jhapan Festival	August		Santiniketan
Avani Moolam	August		Tamil Nadu
Shravan Purnima	August		Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh
Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race	August		Alleppey
Karaga	August		Karnataka
Nariyal Purnima	August		Entire India
Drukpa Teshi	August		Himachal Pradesh
Aranmula Palliyoda Sadya	August / September		Alleppey
Manimahesh Yatra	August / September		Himachal Pradesh
Aranmula Boat Race	August / September		Alleppey
Sheikh Farid Aagman Purb Festival	September		Haryana, Punjab
Onam	August / September		Kerala
Avani Avittam	August / September		Kerala, Tamil Nadu
International Film Festival	September		Goa
Nanda Devi Fair	August / September		Uttaranchal
Feast of St Jude	October		Goa
Rayalaseema Food and Dance Festival	October		Tirupati
Fama de Menino Jesus	October		Goa
Ram Lila	September / October		Varanasi
Brahmotsavam	October		Tirupati
Rajgir Dance Festival	October		Nalanda
Drupchen	October		Sikkim
Karva Chauth	October		Entire India
Konkani Drama Festival	October		Goa
Pinjore Heritage Festival	October		Haryana
Ki Chaam Festival	October		Gangtok
Bihu	April / January / October		Assam
Vaishno Devi Yatra	March / April / September / October		Jammu and Kashmir
Durga Puja	October		Entire India
Fulpati	October		Darjeeling
Batakamma	October		Hyderabad, Warangal
Chathiyagiri Vihara Festival	November		Sanchi
Cattle Fair	November		Agra
Darjeeling Carnival	November		Darjeeling
Jagadhatri Puja	November		West Bengal
Kadalekayi Parishe	November		Bangalore
Lavi	November		Himachal Pradesh
Ganga Mahotsav	October / November		Varanasi
Chhath Festival	November		Bihar
Kalidas Festival	November		Nagpur
Goa Heritage Festival	November		Goa
Bali Yatra	November		Puri, Cuttack
Vettucaud Church Festival	November		Trivandrum
Hampi Festival	November		Hampi
Bundi Utsav	November		Bundi
Tiatr Festival	November		Goa
Prithvi Theater Festival	November		Mumbai
Mahakala Dance	November		Sikkim
Pandit Motiram-Maniram Sangeet Samaroh	November		Hyderabad
Karthika Deepam	November		Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Manjunatheshwara	November		Dharmasthala
Sonepur Mela	November		Bihar
Jhansi Festival	November		Jhansi
Kolayat Fair	November		Bikaner
Keshavrai Patan	November		Bundi, Kota
Boita Bandana	November		Orissa
Guktor Festival	November		Himachal Pradesh
Ka Pomblang Nongkrem	November		Shillong
Mandala Festival	December		Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Vishnupur Festival	December		Santiniketan
Harballah Sangeet Sammelan	December		Chandigarh, Jalandhar
Losoong	December		Sikkim
Elephant Festival Assam
Magh Bihu Festival
Paush Mela	December		Santiniketan
Lumbini Festival	December		Hyderabad
Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	December		Kochi, Goa
Cochin Carnival	December		Kochi
Laksha Deepotsava	December		Dharmasthala
Feast of St Francis Xavier	December		Goa
Huthri	December		Madikeri
Rash Mela	December		Sundarbans
Vaikunda Ekadashi	December		Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Lucknow Festival	December		Lucknow
Kurushetra Festival	December		Kurukshetra
International Himalayan Festival	December		Himachal Pradesh
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
Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav	December		Pune
Festival of Dance	December		Chennai
Renuka Mela	November / December		Himachal Pradesh
Attuvela Mahotsavam			Kerala
Yamuna Jayanti			Uttar Pradesh
Qutub Festival	November / December		Delhi
Elephant Festival Assam