List of Important Festivals

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On this particular page, we have brought to you the most important list of Festivals of
India state-wise.

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To learn these names of important festivals, we simply suggest you to follow the given
steps:

1. Pick one state.

2. Count the number of festivals which are celebrated in this state.
3. Note down all the names of the festivals in your register or notebook.
4. Now, try to mention all the names 5 times at a gap of 5 minutes, without looking
at the PDF.
5. Repeat the exercise and write down all the names of the festivals twice on the
very next day.
6. Now, repeat this exercise on 7th day and on 21st day too.
7. To validate your knowledge, attempt Smartkeeda Static Gk Quizzes and check
your performance.

State Festivals
- Flamingo Festival
- Sri Rama Navami
Andhra Pradesh
- Ugadi (Gudi Padwa)
- Brahmotsavam
- Pakke Paga Hornbill
- Murung
- Tawang
Arunachal Pradesh
- Monpa
- Solung Festival
- Reh
- International Music Festival
- Bohag Bihu
- Kati Bihu
- Ambubachi Mela
- Dwijing Festival
Assam
- Baishagu
- Parag Festival
- Majuli
- Dehig Patkal
- Pragjyoti Dance Festival
- Rajgir Festival
- Chhath Puja
Bihar
- Madhushravani
- Bihula Festival
- Gudi Padwa
- Mando Festival
Goa
- Ghumot Festival
- Chikal Kalo
- International Kite Festival
- Modhera Dance Festival
Gujarat
- Madhavpur Mela
- Saptak Music Festival
- Losar
Himachal Pradesh - Minjar Mela
- Fagli
 - Saang Festival
Haryana
- Baisakhi Festival
- Mela Kheer Bhawani Festival
Jammu & Kashmir
- Jhiri Mela
- Karma Festival
- Rohini
Jharkhand
- Sarhul
- Bandana
- Kittur
- Ugadi (Gudi Padwa)
Karnataka
- Karavali Utsav
- Pattadakkal Dance Festival
- Ayurveda Festival
- Onam
Kerala
- Pooram Festival
- Vaikathashtami
- Hemis
- Galdan Namchot
Leh -Ladakh - Naropa
- Matho Nagrang Festival
- Dosmoche Festival
- Tansen Samaroh
- Udhbhav Festival
- Nimad Chilli
- Lokrang Samaroh
Madhya Pradesh
- Namaste Orchha
- Tejaji Fair
- Corn Festival
- Khajuraho Festival
- Elephanta Festival
- Owl Festival
- Kala Ghoda Festival
Maharashtra - Kalidas Festival
- Gudi Padwa
- Chikoo Utsav
- Marbat festival
 - Sangai
- Lui Ngai Ni
- Shirui Lily
- Heikru Hidongba Festival
- Orange Festival
Manipur
- Chumpha
- Lai Haraoba Festival
- Pineapple Festival
- Yaoshang
- Chavang Kut
- Cherry Blossom Festival
- Nongkrem Dance Festival
- Behdienkhelam Festival
Meghalaya
- Ahaia Festival
- Bob Dylan Festival
- Wangala Festival
- Chapchar Kut
Mizoram - Mim Kut
- Pawl Kut
- Hornbill Festival
Nagaland
- Moatsu Festival
- Jagran Film Festival
New Delhi
- AAHAR Fair
- Nuakhai
- Konark Festival
Odisha - Snana Yatra
- Bali Yatra Festival
- International Sand Art Festival
- Lohri
- Basant Panchami
Punjab
- Holla Mahola
- Maghi
- Desert Festival
- Braj Festival
Rajasthan
- Bundi Utsav
- Matsya Festival
- Saga Dawa
- Losoong
Sikkim
- Tihar
- International Flower Festival
 - Bhumchu
- Sonal Lhochar

- Aadi Perukku
- Pongal
Tamil Nadu
- Jallikattu Festival
- Natyanjali
- Bathukamma
- Deccan Festival
Telangana
- Bonalu
- Sammakka Saralamma Jatra
- Kharchi Puja
Tripura
- Lai Haraoba Festival
- Kumbh Mela
- Ayudha Pooja
- Ram Leela
Uttar Pradesh
- Lath Mar Holi
- Ganga Dussehra
- Taj Mahotsav
- Ganga Kayak Festival
Uttarakhand - Ganga Dussehra
- Harela Festival
West Bengal - Buxa Bird Festival

Below is another list of some important festivals which were either celebrated for the
first time in 2019 or whose venue keeps changing every year:

Festivals
State
(celebrated in 2019 only)
Tripura - Bharat Bangla Paryatan Utsav
Jammu & Kashmir - Sangam Youth Festival
Uttar Pradesh - Destination North East Festival
Arunachal Pradesh - Innovation Festival
Karnataka - National Horticulture Fair
Assam - North East India Fund Festival
- North Organic Food Festival
New Delhi - Ekam Festival
- Pusha Krishi Vigyan Mela
Chhattisgarh - Krishi Maha Kumbh Festival
- Vasantotsav Cultural Fair
Gujarat
- Chitra Bharati Film Festival
Goa - International Film Festival of India
Tamil Nadu - The Indian International Leather Fair
Bihar - Tecno Cultural Festival