Fairs & Festivals of India
Here we have organized month-wise schedule of all important fairs & festivals celebrated in India. It covers all important fairs & festivals of North India, South India, Western India, Eastern India. We have made special focus on popular tourism states like Rajasthan, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka etc. Given below list covers festivals of all religion like Hindu, Muslim, Sikhs, Christian, Buddhist etc.
JANUARY - 2012 |
Festival Name |
Celebrated in |
Dates |
Days |
| New Year |
All India |
01 |
Sunday |
| Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
Punjab & North India |
05 |
Thursday |
| Bikaner Camel Festival |
Rajasthan |
08-09 |
Sun-Mon |
| Temple City Festival |
Bhubaneswar |
10-20 |
Tue-Fri |
| Lohri |
North India |
13 |
Friday |
| Makar Sankranti |
North-Central India |
14 |
Saturday |
| Pongal |
South India |
14 |
Saturday |
| International Kite Festival |
Ahmedabad |
14 |
Saturday |
| Bihu Festival |
Assam & West Bengal |
14-16 |
Sat-Sun-Mon |
| Mukteshwar Dance Festival |
Bhubaneswar |
14-16 |
Sat-Sun-Mon |
| Republic Day of India |
All India |
26 |
Thursday |
FEBRUARY - 2012 |
| Khajuraho Dance Festival |
Khajuraho |
01-07 |
Wednesday |
| Surajkund Crafts Fair |
Faridabad, Rajasthan |
1-15 |
Wednesday |
| Adoor Gajamela (Elephant Festival) |
Kerala |
02 |
Thursday |
| Desert Festival |
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan |
05-07 |
Sun - Tue |
| Vasant Panchami |
North-Central India |
08 |
Wednesday |
| Goa Carnival |
Goa |
18-21 |
Sat-Tue |
| Taj Mahotsav |
Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
18-27 |
Saturday |
| Hampi Festival |
Hampi, Karnataka |
18-19 |
Sat-Sun |
| Konark Dance Festival |
Konark, Orissa |
19-23 |
Sun-Thur |
MARCH - 2012 |
| Parippally Gajamela (Elephant Fest) |
Kerala |
04 |
Sunday |
| Elephant Festival |
Jaipur |
07 |
Wednesday |
| Holi Festival |
North-West-Central India |
08 |
Thursday |
| Gangaur Festival |
Jaipur, Rajasthan |
25-26 |
Sun-Mon |
| Mewar Festival |
Udaipur, Rajasthan |
25-27 |
Sun-Tue |
APRIL - 2012 |
| Ram Navami |
North-Central India |
01 |
Sunday |
| Mahavir Jayanti |
North India |
05 |
Thursday |
| Good Friday |
All India |
06 |
Friday |
| Padamanabhaswamy Temple Utsav |
Kerala |
06 |
Friday |
| Easter |
All India |
08 |
Sunday |
| Baisakhi |
Punjab |
13 |
Friday |
MAY - 2012 |
| Buddha Purnima |
All India |
06 |
Sunday |
| Summer Festival |
Mount Abu, Rajasthan |
04-06 |
Mon-Wed |
JUNE - 2012 |
| Puri Rath Yatra |
Puri, Orissa |
21 |
Thursday |
| Hemis Festival |
Ladakh |
29-30 |
Fri-Sat |
JULY - 2012 |
| Guru Purnima |
North-Central India |
03 |
Tuesday |
| Champakulam Boat Race |
Kerala |
03 |
Tuesday |
| Teej Festival |
Jaipur, Rajasthan |
22-23 |
Sun-Mon |
| Naag Panchmi |
North-Central India |
23 |
Monday |
AUGUST - 2012 |
| Rakhi / Rakshabandhan |
All India |
02 |
Thursday |
| Kajli Teej |
Bundi, Rajasthan |
08-09 |
Wed-Thur |
| Krishna Janamashtami |
North-Central India |
10 |
Friday |
| Kerala Boat Race (Nehur Trophy) |
Alleppey, Kerala |
11 |
Saturday |
| Independence Day of India |
All India |
15 |
Wednesday |
| Idul-ul-Fitr |
All India |
20 |
Monday |
| Onam |
Kerala |
29 |
Wednesday |
| Kumarakom Boat Race |
Kerala |
31 |
Friday |
SEPTEMBER - 2012 |
| Ladakh Festival |
Ladakh |
1-15 |
Saturday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi |
Maharashtra, North India |
19 |
Wednesday |
| Ramleela Ram Nagar |
Varanasi |
29 |
Saturday |
OCTOBER - 2012 |
| Gandhi Jayanti |
All India |
02 |
Tuesday |
| Navratri |
Gujarat, Central India |
16-23 |
Tue-Tue |
| Durga Puja |
West Bengal |
21-24 |
Sun-Wed |
| Mysore Dusshera |
Mysore, Karnataka |
16-24 |
Tue-Wed |
| Dusshera |
North-Central India |
24 |
Wednesday |
| Kullu Dusshera |
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh |
24-30 |
Wed-Tue |
| International Folk Festival |
Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
26-30 |
Fri-Tue |
| Narmada Mahotsav |
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
29 |
Monday |
NOVEMBER - 2012 |
| Puri Beach Festival (4-days) |
Puri |
-- |
-- |
| Diwali |
All India |
13 |
Tuesday |
| Nag Nathaiya |
Varanasi |
14 |
Wednesday |
| Pushkar Fair |
Pushkar, Rajasthan |
20-28 |
Tue-Wed |
| Muharram |
All India |
24 |
Saturday |
| Ganga Mahotsav |
Varanasi |
25-28 |
Sun-Wed |
DECEMBER - 2012 |
| Bundi Utsav |
Bundi, Rajasthan |
01-03 |
Sat-Mon |
| Kumbhalgarh Festival |
Udaipur |
21-23 |
Fri-Sun |
| Christmas |
All India |
25 |
Tuesday |
| Rann Utsav |
Rann, Gujarat |
28-30 |
Fri-Sun |
