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2021 Top Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar

FESTIVALS IN JANUARY IN  MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
Jan 1, 2020	Friday	New Year Eve	World Wide
Jan 1, 2021	Wednesday	Dr. Sampurnanand Jayanthi	Varanasi- Uttarpradesh
Jan 6, 2021	Wednesday	Three King's Festival	Across the World
Jan 12, 2021	Tuesday	Swami Vivekananda Jayanthi	West Bengal
Jan 12, 2021	Tuesday	National Youth Day	Lucknow - Uttarpradesh
Jan 12, 2021	Tuesday	Bikaner Day	Bikaner - Rajasthan
Jan 14-17, 2021	Thurs-Sun	Pongal / Makara Sankranthi	Several States in India
Jan 14, 2021	Thursday	Joydev Kenduli Mela	West Bengal
Jan 15, 2021	Friday	Kerala Village Fair	Kerala
Jan 15, 2021	Friday	Mamallapuram Dance Festival	Chennai -Tamil Nadu
Jan 15, 2021	Friday	Army Day	New Delhi
Jan 19-21, 2021	Tue-Thurs	Modhera Dance Festival	Gujarat
Jan 20, 2021	Wednesday	Guru Govind Singh Jayanthi	Bihar
Jan 23, 2021	Saturday	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanthi	West Bengal
Jan 26, 2021	Tuesday	Republic Day	Across India
Jan 30, 2021	Saturday	Mahatma Gandhiji's Martyrdom	All over India
Feb 1-2, 2021	Mon - Tue	Sula Fes	Nashik - Maharashtra
Jan 30-Feb 2, 2021	Sat-Tue	Naguar Fair	Jodhpur-Rajasthan
Feb 2, 2021	Tuesday	India Heritage Walk Festival	Mahalaxmi Race Course-Mumbai
Jan 30-Feb 2, 2021	Sat-Tue	India Art Fair	Okhla Industrial Estate-New Delhi
4 Feb, 2021	Thu	Adoor Gaja Mela	Chengannur-Kerala
5 Feb - 8 March, 2021	Fri - Mon	Udyanotsav	Rashtrapati Bhavan-New Delhi
7 Feb, 2021	Sunday	Rose Day	Across the World
8 Feb, 2021	Monday	Propose Day	Across the              World
1 Feb-17 Feb, 2021	Mon -Wed	Surajkund International Crafts Mela	Faridabad-New  Delhi
7 - 9 Feb, 2021	Sun - Tue	Jaisalmer Desert Festival	Jaisalmer-Rajasthan
7-9 Feb, 2021	Sun - Tue	Udaipur World Music        Festival	Udaipur-Rajasthan
7-9 Feb, 2021	Sun - Tue	Dhauli Kalinga Mahotsav	Dhauli Hill-                  Bhubneswar
8 Feb, 2021	Mon	Joranda Mela (Mahima Mela)	Jorhanda-              Odisha
8 Feb, 2021	Mon	Thaipusam	Palani -Tamil Nadu.
8 Feb, 2021	Mon	Vel Festival	Bandel - West Bengal
8 - Feb, 2021	Mon	Thaipooyam Mahotsavam	Many Districts in Kerala
8 - 9 Feb	Mon - Tue	Mahindra Blues Festival	Bandra west - Mumbai

FESTIVALS IN FEBRUARY IN  MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

9 - Feb	Tue	Chocolate Day	World Wide
10 - Feb	Wed	Teddy Day	World Wide
11- Feb	Thu	Promise Day	World Wide
12 -Feb	Fri	Kiss Day	World Wide
13 - 16 Feb	Sat-Tue	World Sacred Spirit Festival	Mehrangarh Fort - Rajasthan
13 - 16 Feb	Sat - Tue	Shekawati Heritage Festival	Navalgarh - Rajasthan
13 - Feb	Sat	Hug Day	World Wide

14 - Feb	Sun	Valentine's Day	World Wide
16 - Feb	Tue	Vasanth Panjami / Saraswathi Puja	Many States in India
Jan 25 - 12 Feb	0	Pondicherry Heritage Festival	Pondicherry - Tamil Nadu
14-Feb	Sun	Pariyanampetta Pooram	Palakkadu - Kerala
18 - 27 Feb	Thu-Sat	Taj Mahotsav	Agra - Uttar Pradesh
19 - Feb	Fri	Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaja Jayanti	Maharashtra
20 -Feb	Sat	Machathu Mamangam	-Trissur - Kerala
20 - 26 Feb	Sat-Fri	Kajhuraho Dance Festival	Khajuraho - M P
21 - Feb	Sun	Magh Mela	Prayag - U P
21 - Feb	Sun	Mahashivaratri	Shiva Temple across India
22 - Feb	Mon	Angalamman Festival	Kaveri Pattanam- T N
22 - 25 Feb	Mon-Thu	Goa Carnival	Cities in Goa
23 - 26 Feb	Tue-Fri	Kuttikol Thampuratty Theyyam	Kuttikol - Kerala
28 - Feb	Sun	Chettikulangara Bharani	Mavelikkara - Kerala

FESTIVALS IN MARCH MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
2-March	Tuesday	Chapchar Kut	Mizoram
4 - March	Thursday	Paripally Gajamela	Kollam - Kerala
9-31 March	Tue - Wed	Velas Turtle Festival	Maharashtra
12  Dec- 10 April	Sat -Sat	Kochi-Muzhiris Biennale	Fort Kochi -Kerala
Date not c	-	Arattu Festival	Ambalappuzha-Kerala
16 March-4 April	Tue - Thu	Myoko Festival	Ziro-Arunachal Pradesh
8-March	Monday	International Women's Day	World Wide
11-March	Thursday	Masik Shivaratri / Maha Shivaratri	All the States in India.
20-March	Saturday	Parsi New Year	Gujarat
22-March	Monday	Masik Durgashtami	North Indian States
23-March	Tuesday	Shaheed Divas	Jammu & Kashmir
24 March	Wednesday	Lathmar Holi	Nandgaon -Mathura
24 - 25 March	Wed - Thurs	Brij Festival	Bharatpur - Rajasthan
27 - 28 March	Sat	Panikkuni Festival	Padmanabha Swamy Temple - Kerala
27 - 29 March	Sat- Mon	Mewar Festival	Udaipur - Rajasthan
28 - 29 March	Sun - Mon	Holi	Many States In India
28 - March	Sunday	Jaipur Elephant Festival	Jaipur - Rajasthan
28 - March	Sunday	Doljatra	Sikkim
28 March	Sunday	Mewar Holika Dahan	Udaipur - Rajasthan
28-March	Sunday	Holika Dahan	Many States In India
29 - March	Monday	Holi	Many States in India
29 - March	Monday	Basanta Utsav	West Bengal
29 March - 15 April	Mon - Thu	Gangaur Festival	Rajasthan
29 - 31 March	Mon -Wed	Hola Mohalla	Punjab
Date Not C	---	Virupaksha	Hampi - Karnataka
Date Not C	-----	Hoysala Mahotsava	Karnataka
Date Not C	-	Godwar Festival	Udaipur- Rajasthan
31-March	Wednesday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti	Maharashtra

FESTIVALS IN APRIL 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
2-April	Friday	Good Friday	Across the world
2- April	Thursday	Ram Navami	Several States
4-April	Sunday	Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda Panchami)	Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh
12- April	Monday	Ramadan Begins	Across the world
13 - April	Tuesday	Chaitra Navaratri	Northern India
13- April	Tuesday	Gudi  padwa / Ugadi	Andra Pradesh
14 - April	Wednesday	Baisakhi /Vishu	Punjab / Kerala
14 - April	Wednesday	B R Ambedkar Jayanti	All over India
15- April	Thursday	Pohela Boishokh (Nabo Barsh)	W.Bengal, Tripura
14 - 20 April	Wed- Tue	Rongali Bihu / Bohag Bihu	Assam
18 - April	Saturday	Birthday of Guru Angad Dev	Punjab
21-April	Thursday	Earth Day	U.P, Bihar,W.Bengal Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Delhi
23 - April	Friday	Trissur Pooram	Trissur - Kerala
25 - April	Sunday	Mahavir Jayanti	Karnataka, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab
27 -April	Tuesday	Hanuman Jayanti	Tamil Nadu - Kerala
30 - April	Friday	Lag B'Omer	Jewish Across the world

FESTIVALS IN MAY 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
1  May 2021	Saturday	International Workers Day	Across the World
9 May 2021	Sunday	Rabindra Nath Tagore Jayanthi	West Bengal
9 May 2021	Sunday	Mother's Day	Across the World
9 May 2021	Sunday	Maha Rana Pratap Jayanti	Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
12 April- 13 May 2021	Thursday	Ramadan / Eid-Ul-Fitr	Across the World
Date N C	First Week	Moatsu festival	Nagaland
7 May - 9 May	Fri - Sun	Yogashala Expo	Pragati Maidan-New Delhi
14 May - 16 May	Fri - Sun	Dhungri Mela	Manali - Himachal Pradesh
14 May-21	Friday	Akshaya Tritiya	Several States in India
24 May-21	Monday	Kannambra Vela	Sri Kurumba Temple-Kerala
26 May-21	Wednesday	Budha Jayanti	Buddhist Temples across India
26 May-21	Wednesday	Saga Dawa	Sikkim - Gangtok
29 May- 30	Sat-Sun	Mount Abu Summer Festival	Mount Abu-Rajasthan
May 25 - 20 June	Thursday	Kottiyoor Utsavam	kottiyoor - Kerala

FESTIVALS IN JUNE 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
1- June	Monday	Ganga Dusshera	Ganga River
2-7	Tuesday	Shimla Summer Festival	Shimla
5	Friday	Saga Dawa	Gangtok and Other Monasteries
12	Friday	Sindhu Darshan Festival	Sindhu River (Indus)
20	Saturday	Savitri Brata	Several States in May-June
21	Sunday	Father’s Day	International
22	Monday	Ambubachi Mela	Assam
23	Wednesday	Rath Yatra	Odisha
23-24	Wednesday	Silk Route Festival	Ladakh and Nubra Valley
24	Thursday	Sao Joao Feast	Goa
29	Monday	Feast of St.Peter and Paul	Goa

FESTIVALS IN JULY 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
4-Jul	Saturday	Champakulam Boat Race	Kerala
5-Jul	Sunday	Guru Purnima	Several States
5-Jul	Sunday	Dree Festival	Arunachal Pradesh
5-Jul	Sunday	Guru Hargobind Jayanti	Jammu and Kashmir
11-Jul	Sunday	Behdienkhlam	Meghalaya
9 - 11	Thursday	Splash	Wayanad - Kerala
20-Jul	Monday	Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Festival	Trivandrum-Kerala
27-Jul	Monday	Drupka Teshi Festival	Sikkim
31-Jul	Friday	Karsha Gustor Festival	Ladakh
21 July	Thursday	Bakrid-Eid-Al-adha	Several Countries
31-July	Friday	Varalakshmi Puja	All South India except Kerala.

FESTIVALS IN AUGUST 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
1-Aug	Saturday	Eid-al-Adha	Several Countries
3-Aug	Friday	Raksha Bandhan	Several States
21-Aug	Tuesday	Bonderam Festival	Goa
8-Aug	Saturday	Nehru Trophy Boat Race	Keralam
11-Aug	Tuesday	Janmashtami	Several States
13-Aug	Thursday	Patriot's Day	Manipur
15-Aug	Saturday	Independence Day	All India
17-Aug	Monday	Parsi New Year / ChingaPulari/Kerala NewYear	Kerala/Gujarat and Maharashtra
17-Aug	Friday	Jhapam Mela	West Bengal
20-Aug	Monday	Islamic New Year / Muharram /Al-Hijra	Across Muslim Countries
21-23	Friday	Tarnetar Fair / Harthalika Teej	Gujarat / Several States
22-Aug	Saturday	Chakradar Samaroh	Chattisgarh
22-Aug	Saturday	Athachamayam	Keralam
22-Aug	Saturday	Ganesh Chathurthi /Madras Day	Several States/Tamil Nadu
28-Aug	Friday	Ayyankali Jayanthi	Keralam
28-Aug	Friday	Ramdev Jayanthi/Teja Dashami	Rajasthan
29-Aug	Saturday	Ashura/Taziya Procession	Many States
29-Aug	Saturday	Karam	Orissa, Jharkhand, M.P, Chattisgarh, W.B
31-Aug	Monday	Onam / Thiruvonam	Keralam

11- Aug

Wednesday

Teej Festival

Rajasthan/ Several States in India

FESTIVALS IN SEPTEMBER 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE 

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
1-Sept	Tuesday	Ganesh Visarjan	Maharashtra, Gujarat, and AP.
2-Sept	Wednesday	Payippadu Vallam Kali / Pang Lhabsol Festival	Keralam / Sikkim
3-Sept	Thursaday	Onam Puli Kali	Swaraj Round -Keralam
3-Sept	Thursaday	Sri Gaura Purnima	Maharashtra, Gujarat, and AP.
1-7-Sept	Tues - Mon	Solung Festival / Passighat	Arunachal Pradesh.
6-8 Sept	Sun - Tues	India Food Fair	Pune-Maharashtra
7-9 Sept	Monday	Lonavala International Film Festival	Pune-Maharashtra
9 - Sept	Wednesday	Ramnagar Ramlila	Varanasi -UP
10-Sept	Thursday	Sree Krishna Jayanthi	Southern India
13-28-Sept	Sun - Mon	Pitru Paksha Mela	Gaya
13-28-Sept	Sun - Mon	Brahmotsavam Festival	Tirupathi
17-Sept	Thursday	Vishwakarma Jayanthi	Assam,U.P, Karnataka, W.B, Bihar, Jharkand, Odisha and Tripura
17-Sep	Thursday	Neelamperoor Padayani	Keralam
17-Sep	Thursday	Abhaneri Festival	Agra-Rajasthan Road
18-21-Sep	Fri-Mon	Latin Festival	Madras
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Date NOC	T	Pune International Literary Festival	Pune
23-Sep	Wednesday	Delhi Book Fair	Delhi
24-27 Sept	Thurs - Sun	India Art Festival	Bengaluru, New Delhi, Mumbai
25-28 Sept	Friday	Ladakh Festival	Leh and surrounding Ladakh
27-30 Sept	Saturday	Ziro Festival of Music	Arunachal Pradesh
NOC	NOC	Dehradun International Film Festival	New Delhi

FESTIVALS IN OCTOBER 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE LIST

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
2-Oct	Friday	Ramnagar Ramlila	Varanasi
2-Oct	Friday	Gandhi Jayanthi	All over India
9-Oct	Friday	Birthday Of Guru Ramdas	Punjab
9-11 Oct	Friday	India Art Festival	Mumbai
12-Oct	Monday	Vetticode Aayilyam Festival	Keralam
12-13 Oct	Monday	Marwar Festival	Jodhpur- Rajasthan
17-24 Octo	Thursday	Bathukamma Floral Festival	Telangana
17-25  Oct	Saturday	Navarathri Festival / Navaratari Bommai Golu	Several States / South India
17-26 Oct	Saturday	Navarathri Sangeetholsavam/ Karni Mata Festival	Keralam / Bikaner(Rajashtan)
17-27 Oct	Saturday	Mysore Dussehra	Mysore
21-4 Nov	Wednesday	Tithal Beach Festival	Gujarat
22-26 Oct	Thursday	Durga Puja / Durga Ashtami / Mahalaya	Kolkata and other States
25-Oct	Sunday	Dussehra / Vijayadashami / Vijayadashami South	All Over India /Kerala
25-31 Oct	Sunday	Kota Dussehra / Kullu Dussehra	Kota-Rajasthan / Himachal Pradesh
28-31 Oct	Wednesday	Tawang Festival	Arunachal Pradesh
29-2 Nov	Thursday	Rajasthan Int'l Folk Festival	Rajasthan
30-Oct	Friday	Kojagari Lakshmi Puja	West Bengal
31-Oct	Saturday	Halloween	International
ToBA	--	KabirYatra	Rajasthan
To B A	----	India Music Summit	Jaipur -Rajasthan
25-Oct	-----	Ashwa Puja	Udaipur-Rajasthan

FESTIVALS IN NOVEMBER 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE 

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
1 Nov	Sun	Kerala Piravi	Kerala
1-7 Nov	Sun-Sat	International Yoga and Music Festival	Rishikesh-Uttarakhand
3-5 Nov	Tue-Thu	Bundi Utsav	Bundi-Rajasthan
4 Nov	Wed	Karwa Chauth	Northern  States of India
6-8 Nov	Thu-Sat	Dhokra Mela	Bikna-West Bengal
8-Nov	Saturday	Mannarashala Ayilyam	Harippad-Alleppey
9-11 Nov	Sun-Tue	Mukha Mela Wooden Mask Festival	Kushmandi-W.B
To be A	--	Wangala Festival	Asanang-Meghalaya
13-Nov	Friday	Danteras	Several States In India
14-Nov	Saturday	Diwali / Children's Day	Several States In India / Across India
16-Nov	Monday	Bhai Dooj	Several States In India
20-Nov	Friday	Chhath Puja	Bihar/Several States
20-22 Nov	Fri-Sun	Pot Maya	Pingla-West Bengal
22-30 Nov	Sun-Mon	Pushkar Camel Fair	Pushkar-Rajasthan
23-25 Nov	Mon-Wed	Baul Fakir Mela	West Bengal
25-26 Nov	Wed-Thu	Matsya Festival	Alwar-Rajasthan
26-29 Nov	Thu-Sun	Indian Art Festival	New Delhi
28-30 Nov	Sunday	Kolayat Fair(Kapil Muni Fair)	Bikaner-Rajasthan
29-Nov	Monday	Karthigai Deepam	South India
29-Nov	Monday	Dev Dipawali	Varanasi-U.P
29-Nov	Monday	Chandrabhaga Fair	Jhalawar-Rajasthan
30-Nov	Tuesday	Guru Nanak Jayanthi	Amritsar-Punjab
30-Nov	Tuesday	Bali Jatra	Cuttack-Odisha
30-Nov	Tuesday	Sonepur Fair	Patna-Bihar
To B A	-----	Cherry Blossom Festival	Shillong-        Meghalaya
To B A	-----	International Tantra Festival	New Delhi

FESTIVALS IN DECEMBER 2021 MONTH - STATE WISE 

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
To B A	-	Rann Utsav	Rann of Kutch -Gujarat
1-3 Dec	Tue-Thu	Kumbhalgarh Festival	Kumbhalgarh -Rajasthan
1-5 Dec	Tue-Sat	Konark Festival	Odisha
1-10 Dec	Tue-Thu	Hornbill Festival	North and the East India States
3-Dec	Thu	Feast of Francis Xavier	Panaji - Goa
3-6 Dec	Friday	Potter's Market	Bhopal - M. P.
4-6 Dec	Friday	Mahindra Kabira Festival	Varanasi - U. P.
1-7 Dec	Friday	India Craft Week	AeroCity - New Delhi
4-5 Dec	Fri-Sat	India Bike Week	Vagator - Goa
7-8 Dec	Fri-Sat	Echoes of Earth	Bangalore - Karnataka
12-15 Dec	Sat-Tue	Orange Festival	Dambuk - Arunachal Pradesh.
Mid Dec	--	Chennai Music Festival	Madras - Tamil Nadu.
18-20 Dec	Fri-Sun	Chhau Jhumur Utsav	Purulia - West Bengal
21-22 Dec	Mon-Tue	Ranakpur Festival	Pali - Rajasthan
21-30 Dec	Mon-Wed	Shilpgram Art & Craft Fair	Udaipur - Rajasthan
24-27 Dec	Thu-Sun	Poush Mela	Shantiniketan - W. B
25-Dec	Friday	Christmas	Across the World.
25-27 Dec	Fri-Sun	Sundarban Folk Festival	Sundarban - W.B
25 Dec-25Jan	Friday	Mamallapuram Indian Dance Festival	Chennai - Tamil Nadu
Last week	---	The Tamara Carnival	Coorg - Karnataka
Last week	-----	Cochin (Kochi) Carnival	Fort Kochi - Kerala
28 Dec- Jan 1	Mon	Kanathoor Nalvar Bhoothathanam Theyyam	Kasaragod - Kerala
29-31 Dec	Tue-Thu	Mt. Abu Winter Festival	Mt.Abu -       Rajasthan
31-Dec	Thursday	Hill Top NYE Party	Vagator - Goa
To B A	-----	Himachal Hills Festival	Kasol- Himachal Pradesh
To B A	-	Sunburn Festival	Vagator - Goa
To B A	-----	Serendipity Arts Festival	Panjim - Goa
To B A	-	Toshali Crafts Mela	Bhubneshwar-Odisha
To B A	-----	National Street Food Festival	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - New Delhi
To B A	--	Ranthambore Music and Wild Life Festival	Ranthambore - Rajasthan
To B A	-----	Dhanu Jatra	Odisha and Chhattisgarh Border
To B A	--	Comic Con	Mumbai and Delhi
To B A	-----	Dastkar Winter Mela	Chattarpur - South Delhi
To B A	--	Magnetic Field Festival	Rajashtan -New Delhi
To B A	-----	Military Literature Festival	Chandigarh
To B A	--	Times Lit Fest	Bandra - Mumbai

NB:- Due to Pandemic disease Covid-19, all the state festivals and other events have been suspended for the time being. 

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