Month

Name of Festival

January

New Year's Day, Guru Govind Singh's Birthday;
Bhogi (South India) Makaradi Snana, Makar Sankranti, Pongal (South India) Mattu Pongal (South India), Floating Festival

February

Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami, Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid)
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday, Shivaji Jayanti, Swami Dayananad Saraswati Jayanti

March

Maha Shivratri, B'day of Sri Ramakrishna
Ash Wednesday, Muharram, Holika Dahan
Dola Yatra (in West Bengal), Holie

April

Indian New Year's Day, Chaitra Sukladi (Gudi, Padava,
„Udagi, Cheti, Chand), Gangaur (Gouri Tritiya),
Ramanavami, Vaisaki (Punjab, Haryana, HP,
Delhi & Orissa), Meshadi, Tamil New Year's Day
Mahavir Jayanti, Vishu (Kerala), Vaisakhadi (Bengal)
Bahag Bihu (Assam), Good Friday. Easter

May

Pooram (Trichur Pooram), Meenakshi Kalyanam,
Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, (B'day of Prophet Mohammed), Buddha Purnima Ascension Day (Holy Thursday) ,

June

Jamatri Sasthi (Bengal) Fatiha Yazdahum

July

Rath Yatra

August

Teej, Naga Panchami, Raksha Bandhan, Amarnath Yatra
Gayatri Japam, Janmashtami, Parsi New Year's Day
Ganesh Chaturthi

September

Onam (Thiru Onam Day), Hazrat Ali's Birthday
Biswakarama Puja, Mahalaya Amavasya
Maharaja Agrasen's Jayanti

October

Durga Puja, Ayudha Puja Vijaya Dasami, Dussera (Ramlila)
Kojagari lakshmi Puja Maharshi Valmiki's B'day
Shab-I-Barat Kali Puja Vijay Dasami, Dussera
(Bengal and Kerala) Lakshmi Puja Deepavali (Diwali) Govardhan Puja Kartika Sukladi Bhai Duj/Bhratri
Dvitiya Chat (Bihar)

November

Jagadhatri Puja Guru Nanak's Birthday Pushkar Fair
Jamat-ul-Vida Shab-I-Qadr (22nd day of Ramzan)
Idu'l Fitr Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

December

Christmas, Guru Govind Singh's Birthday

Andhra Pradesh

Sankranti: January
Kakatlya Festival: January
Intentional Kite Festival: January
Deccan Festival: April
Vijaynangar Festival: October
Girijan Festival: November

Assam

Bihu Festival: April
Ambubashi Mela: June
Tea Festival: November/December

Bihar
Deo Mahotsav: Feb/March
Vaishali Mahotsav: Feb/March
Mithila Mahotsav: April/May
Rajglr Mahotsav: October ,
Buddha Festival: November

Chandigarh
Garden Festival: February ,

Delhi
Jahan-e-khusrau: March
Qutub Festival: September
Garden Festival: February
Chandni Chowk Festival: Nov/Dec

Goa
Carnival: February
Shigmo: February
Goa Food and Cultural Festival: Nov/Dec

Gujarat
Katchh Festival: March
Janamashtami: July/August
Tarnetar Festival: September

Haryana
Vintage Car Rally: February
Balsakhi: April
Mango Festival: June/July
Teej: August
Geets Jayanti: Nov/Dec

Himachal Pradesh
Shimla Summer Festival: May/June
Kullu-Dussehra Festival: October
Lavi Fair: November

Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh Festival: September

Kerala
Great Elephant: March/January
Nishagandi Dance Festival: February
Nehru Trophy Boat Race: August
Onam Celebrations: August

Madhya Pradesh
Khajuraho Festival: February/March
Tansen Festival: December

Maharashtra

Elephants Festival: February
Ganesh/Pune Festival: September
Ellora Festival: December

Mizoram

Pawlkot Festival: Dec./January,
Chapcharkut Festival: February
Mimkut Festival: August/September

Manipur
Kut Festival: November

Meghalaya
Nongren Dance Festival: October
Shadsuk Mynsiem: April
Garoga Wangala: Oct/Nov

Nagaland
Sekrenyi Festival: February
Moastii Festival: May.
Hornbill Festival: December,

Orissa
Chhou Festival: April
Rath Yatra: July
Konark Dance Festival: December

Pondicherry
Fete de Pondicherry/yoga Festival: January

Punjab
Holla Mohala Anandpur Saheb: March
Vaisakhi: April

Rajasthan
Camel Festival: January
Dest Festival: February
Elephant Festival: March
Gangaur Festival: April
Marwar Festival: October
Pushkar: November

Sikkim
Hossar: February
Bumchu: February
Saga Dawa: May/June
Pang Lhabsol: Aug/Sept
Lossong: December

Tamil Nadu
Pongal: January
Natyanjali Festival: February
Silk Festival: October
Mamallapuram Dance Festival: Nov/Dec
Tea and Tourism Festival: Nov/Dec

Uttar Pradesh
Taj Mahotsav: February
Lucknow Festival: November
Avadh Festival: November


West Bengal
Shantiniketan Festival: January
Vishnupur Festival: December