GK Question: List of Important Fairs and Festivals in India
Name of the Festivals: The Elephant March
Place: Trichur, Kerala
Month: January
Note: a 3 day festival where 101 elegantly decorated
Name of the Festivals: Lohri
Place: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
Month: January
Note: This is the Harvest Festival of North India celebrated with Traditional Dhol Music and Folk
songs
Name of the Festivals: Desert Festival
Place: Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Month: February
Note: 3 days festival celebrating the Desert lifestyle with local cultural
events like dance, music, camel race, etc.
Name of the Festivals: Taj Mahotsav
Place: Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Month: February
Note: It is a 10-day event to celebrate the beauty of Taj
Name of the Festivals: Elephant Festival
Place: Jaipur, Rajasthan
Month: March
Note: Elephant Races, Elephant Polo matches and Man vs Elephant Tug of War are held in
this festival
Name of the Festivals: Goa Carnival
Place: Panaji (Goa)
Month: March
Note: Floats, Parades, Music and Dance bring the streets of Goa to life during this festival.
Name of the Festivals: Goa Carnival
Place: Panaji (Goa)
Month: March
Note: Floats,
Parades, Music and Dance bring the treets of Goa
to life during this festival
Name of the Festivals: Thrissur Pooram
Place: Thrissur, Kerala
Month: April
Note: It is celebrated at the Vadakkumnathan Temple. The elephant procession (Kudamattom) is the main
attraction of the festival.
Name of the Festivals: Bikaner Camel Festival
Place: Bikaner, Rajasthan
Month: January
Note: Festival celebrates the Camels of the desert
Name of the Festivals: Khajuraho Dance Festival
Place: Madhya Pradesh
Month: February
Note: This festival celebrates the glory and extravagant beauty of Khajuraho Temples
Name of the Festivals: Khajuraho Dance Festival
Place: Madhya Pradesh
Month: February
Note: This festival celebrates the glory and extravagant
beauty of Khajuraho Temples
Name of the Festivals: Surajkund Crafts Mela
Place: Haryana
Month: February
Note: The Fair showcases the finest
Handlooms, Handicrafts and Cuisines from all over India
Name of the Festivals: Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Month: February
Note: The Fair showcases the finest
Handlooms, Handicrafts and Cuisines from all over India
Name of the Festivals: Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Month: February
Note: 9-day open air exhibition of Contemporary Art
Name of the Festivals: Nagaur Fair
Place: Nagaur, Rajasthan
Month: February
Note: This is second biggest cattle fair of Rajasthan
Name of the Festivals: International
Kite festival
Place: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Month: January
Note: The Festival is to celebrate Uttarayan to markthe end of winter season.
Name of the Festivals: Pongal
Place: Tamil Nadu
Month: January
Note: It is
the Harvest Festival of Tamil Nadu
Name of the Festivals: Republic Day Parade
Place: New Delhi
Month: January
Note: Held on 26th Jan every year to
celebrate the Indian Republic
Name of the Festivals: Maha Shivratri
Place: All over India
Month: March
Note: The festival is to worship God Shiva.
Name of the Festivals: Mewar Festival
Place: Udaipur, Rajasthan
Month: March
Note: The festival celebrates the arrival of Spring
Name of the Festivals: Gangaur Festival
Place: Rajasthan
Month: April
Note: Festival is to celebrate and
worship goddess Gauri.
Name of the Festivals: Ram
Navami
Place: Rajasthan
Month: April
Note: Festival is to celebrate and worship goddess Gauri.
Name of the Festivals: Baisakhi
Place: Punjab
Month: April
Note: This is the Punjabi New Year Festival
Name of the Festivals: Tulip Festival
Place: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Month: April
Note: Celebrates the beauty and grandeur of the Famous
Tulip Gardens of Srinagar.
Name of the Festivals: International
Flower festival
Place: Gangtok, Sikkim
Month: May
Note: One of the most popular flowers shows in India
Name of the Festivals: Buddha
Poornima
Place: India
Month: May
Note: To celebrate the birth of Lord Buddha.
Name of the Festivals: Ganga Dussehra
Place: Varanasi and Haridwar
Month: June
Note: Celebrate the occasion of Gangavataran (Descent of Ganga on earth).
Name of the Festivals: Urs Fair Ajmer
Place: Ajmer, Rajasthan
Month: June
Note: Held in the honour of famous Sufi Saint
Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti
Name of the Festivals: Sindhu Darshan Festival
Place: Leh and Ladakh
Month: June
Note: The festival is to
celebrate the River Sindhu or Indus
Name of the Festivals: Hemis Festival
Place: Ladakh
Month: July
Note: It is held to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava.
Name of the Festivals: Rath Yatra
Place: Puri, Orissa
Month: July
Note: The yatra of Lord Jagannatha of Puri
is to commemorate the journey of Lord Krishna from Gokul to Mathura.
Name of the Festivals: Guru Poornima
Place: India
Month: July
Note: It is celebrated in remembrance of Sage
Vyasa.
Name of the Festivals: Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Place: Alappuzha, Kerala
Month: August
Note: It is an annual event also known as the Snake Boat Race..
Name of the Festivals: Janmashtami
Place: India
Month: August
Note: It is
to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna.
Name of the Festivals: Teej
Place: Rajasthan
Month: August
Note: The festival commemorates the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
Name of the Festivals: Raksha
Bandhan
Place: India
Month: August
Note: It celebrates the relationship between
a brother and a sister.
Name of the Festivals: EID UL FITR
Place: India
Month: Varies every year
Note: The festival marks end of the holy
month of Ramazan for Muslims
all over the world.
Name of the Festivals: Metemneo Festival
Place: Nagaland
Month: August
Note: It is a 5-day harvest festival
celebrated by the Yimchunger Tribe of Nagaland.
Name of the Festivals: Onam
Place: Kerala
Month: September
Note: Homecoming of the legendry king Mahabali is celebrated in this festival
Name of the Festivals: Durga Pooja
Place: West Bengal
Month: September
Note: Bengalis all over the country worship
the divine power "Shakti" in
the form of goddess Durga
Name of the Festivals: Ganesh Chaturthi
Place: Maharashtra
Month: September
Note: The day marks the beginning of a
10-day festival were Lord
Ganesh is worshipped with
great love.
Name of the Festivals: Ladakh
Festival
Place: Ladakh
Month: September
Note: It takes place from 1st to 15th September every year to celebrate the sports and culture of the
Leh Ladakh region.
Name of the Festivals: Marwar Festival
Place: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Month: October
Note: Celebrated during the full moon, the Marwar Festival is dedicated to the
folk Heroes of Rajasthan
Name of the Festivals: Dussehra
Place: India
Month: October
Note: Marks
the end of Navaratri and victory of
Lord Rama over Ravana
Name of the Festivals: Diwali
Place: India
Month: October- November
Note: The festival of Light to mark of
return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya
Name of the Festivals: Rajasthan International Folk festival
Place: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Month: October
Note: It celebrated at the Meherangarh forth where the folk culture of Rajasthan
is at display
Name of the Festivals: Pushkar Fair
Place: Pushkar, Rajasthan
Month: November
Note: It is biggest cattle fair of the
country and a major tourist attraction all over
the world.
Name of the Festivals: Hampi Festival
Place: Hampi, Karnataka
Month: November
Note: Also known as Vijaya Utsav of
Karnataka to celebrate the
grandeur of Ancient Vijayanagar
Empire whose capital was Hampi.
Name of the Festivals: Ganga Mahotsav
Place: Varanasi
Month: November
Note: Cultural Dance and Music performances along thousands of Diyas (Oil
lamps) are the highlights
of this festival
Name of the Festivals: Kolayat Fair
Place: Bikaner, Rajasthan
Month: November
Note: The celebration take place on the banks of lake Kolayat in Bikaner
Name of the Festivals: Ganga Mahotsav
Place: Varanasi
Month:
Note: Cultural Dance and Music performances along thousands of Diyas (Oil
lamps) are the highlights of this festival
Name of the Festivals: Chatth Puja
Place: Bihar
Month: November
Note: Worship of Sun
Name of the Festivals: Guru Nanak Jayanti
Place: Punjab
Month: November
Note: Birth Anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak, the founder of
Sikh religion.
Name of the Festivals: Christmas
Place: India
Month: December
Note: To celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
Name of the Festivals: Kochi Carnival
Place: Kochi, Kerala
Month: December
Note: celebrated in the last 10 days of December to celebrate the new year
Some other important
Festivals state Wise
Gujarat: Modhera
Dance Festival, Saptak Music Festival, Kite Festival, Holi, Navratri.
Haryana: Baisakhi festival, Surajkund Craft Mela
Assam: Majuli festival, Dehing Patkai Festival,
Ambubasi festival, Bohag Bihu, Baishagu festival.
Jharkhand: Sarhul, Dansi, Karma, Hal
Punhya, Rohin, Bandna.
Goa: Ladainha, Fontainhas
Festival of Art, sunburn festival, Mando Festival, Ghumot fest, Chikalkalo,
Gokul Ashtami, a feast of St. Francis Xavier
Bihar: Bihula, Chhath Puja, Rajgir Dance festival,
Madhushravani, Sama Chakeva, Jivitputrika.
Madhya Pradesh: Tejaji Fair, Khajuraho festival.
Jammu and Kashmir: Dosmuchey festival, Matho
Narang, Gemis Festival, Galdan Namchot.
Odisha: Konark festival, International sand art
festival.
Karnataka: Pattadakal Dance festival,
Gudi Padwa.
Kerala: Onam, Nishagandhi festival, vaikathashtami
festival.
Rajasthan: Bundi Utsav, Desert
festival, Gangaur Festival, Matasya festival, Braj festival, Shekhawati
festival.
Maharashtra: Kalidas festival, Chikoo
Utsav, Diwali.
Tamil Nadu: Pongal, Thaipoosam,
Jallikattu festival, Natyanjali festival.
Telangana: Bonalu, Ugadi, Bathukamma,
Kothakonda Jatara
Mizoram: ChapcharKut Festival
Nagaland: Hornbill Festival, Moatsu festival.
Uttar Pradesh: Kumbh Mela, Ram Leela.
Punjab: Lohri.
Manipur: Yaoshang, Chavang Kut, Bihu, Porag.
Sikkim: Saga Dawa
West Bengal: Durga Puja, Nandikar
National Theatre festival.
Delhi: Qutub Festival, Bharat Rang mahotsav,
Sabrang Utsav, Siffcy, Jahan-e-Khurau
Tripura: Kharchi Puja
Arunachal Pradesh: Solung, Losar Festival,
Murung, Reh, Mopin, Boori Boot, Monpa festival.
Uttarakhand: Ganga Dusshera
Meghalaya: Wangala Festival, Ahaia
festival, Nongkrem Dance Festival,
Bob Dylan festival
.
Andhra Pradesh: Brahmotsavam, Sri Rama
Navami, Deccan festival, Ugadi or the Telugu New Year, Dasara, Durga
festival.