| January |
| 2008
|
Festivals |
State / Region |
Official
Holiday |
| 1 |
New Year's Day |
All over India |
Official |
| 5 |
Guru Govind Singh's Birthday |
All over India |
Official |
| 13 |
Lohri |
All over India |
Official |
| 14 |
Makar Sankranti |
All over India |
Official |
| 26 |
Republic Day |
All over India |
Official |
| 31 |
Muharram |
All over India |
Official |
| 13 |
Bhogi, Maghi (Sikh) |
South India |
|
| 13 - 15 |
International Kite Festival |
Gujarat |
|
| 2 to 6 |
Winter Carnival |
Himachal
Pradesh |
|
| 14 - 18 |
Pongal Festival |
South India |
|
| 21 - 23 |
Camel
Festival |
Rajasthan
|
|
|
Desert
Festival |
Rajasthan |
|
| 14 - 21 |
Jaipur International Heritage Festival |
Rajasthan |
|
| 4 to 7 |
International Yoga Festival |
Pondicherry
|
|
| 1st week of Jan |
Amaravathi Buddhist Festival |
Andhra
Pradesh |
|
| February
|
| 2 |
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday |
All over India |
Official |
| 12 |
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
|
Official |
| 25 |
Maha Shivaratari |
All over India |
Official |
|
Auli Winter Games (Auli Festival) |
Uttaranchal |
|
| 15 - 18 |
International Yoga Week |
Uttaranchal |
|
| 17 - 20 |
Goa
Carnival |
Goa |
|
| 18 - 27 |
Taj Mahotsav |
Agra, Uttar
Pradesh |
|
| 13 - 16 |
Nagaur
Festival |
Rajasthan
|
|
| 19 -21 |
Desert
Festival |
Rajasthan |
|
| 8 to 10 |
Alwar Festival |
Rajasthan |
|
| 1 to 15 |
Surajkund Crafts Fair |
Haryana |
|
| 1st week of Feb |
Golconda Festival |
Andhra
Pradesh |
|
| 17 - 21 |
Baneshwar Fair |
Rajasthan |
|
| 2 - 4 |
Brij Festival |
Bharatpur ,Rajasthan |
|
| March |
| 22 |
Holi |
All over India |
Official |
| 21 |
Elephant
Festival |
Jaipur, Rajasthan
|
|
| 21 - 30 |
Rajasthan Day Celebration |
Rajasthan |
|
| 21 |
Jamshedi Naoroj (Parsi) |
|
|
| 12 |
Shitala Ashtami |
Jaipur,Rajasthan |
|
| 21-22 |
Keladevi Fair |
Sawai Madhopur,Rajasthan |
|
| 21 |
Eid Milad - Un- Nabi |
All over India |
Official |
| 21 |
Good Friday |
All over India |
Official |
| April
|
| 14 |
Rama Navani |
All over India |
Official |
| 14 |
Baisakhi / Indian New Year's Day |
All over India |
Official |
| 8 to 9 |
Gangaur
Festival |
Jaipur, Rajasthan
|
|
| 8 to 9 |
Mewar
Festival |
Udaipur, Rajasthan |
|
| 3 |
Keladevi Fair |
Sawai Madhopur , Rajasthan
|
|
| 27 |
Easter |
All over India |
|
| 18 |
Mahavir Jayanti |
All over India |
Official |
| 19 |
Hanuman Jayanti |
|
|
| May
|
| 1 |
May Day / Labour Day |
All over India |
Official |
| 20 |
Buddha Purnima |
All over India |
Official |
| 18 - 20 |
Summer Festival |
Mt. Abu, Rajasthan
|
|
| 1 to 7 |
Visakha Utsav |
Andhra
Pradesh |
|
| 8 |
Parshuram Jayanti |
|
|
| June |
| 22 |
Champakulam Boat Race |
Kerala |
|
| 24 |
Sao Joao |
Goa |
|
| 13 |
Ganga Dussehra |
North India |
|
| July
|
| 7 |
International Mango Festival |
Delhi |
|
| 18 |
Guru Purnima |
|
|
| 4 |
Puri Rathyatra |
Orissa |
|
| August
|
| 15 |
Independence Day |
All over India |
Official |
| 16 |
Raksha
Bandhan |
All over India |
Official |
| 4 to 5 |
Teej
Festival, Jaipur |
Rajasthan
|
|
| 18 - 19 |
Kajli Teej, Bundi |
Rajasthan |
|
| 20 |
Parsi New Year Day |
|
|
| 19 |
Naga Panchami |
|
|
| 28 |
Janmashtami |
All over India |
Official |
| 25 |
Nand Mahotsav |
|
|
| September
|
| 3 |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
All over India |
Official |
| 27 |
World Tourism Day |
All over India |
|
|
Navratari Festival |
Gujarat |
|
| 4 |
Paragliding & other Air Aerobic Show
|
Himachal
Pradesh |
|
| 12 |
Onam Festival |
Kerala |
|
| 19 |
Aranmula Boat Race |
Kerala |
|
| 1 |
Haryana Tourism Day |
Haryana |
|
| 9 to 10 |
Ramdeora Fair Fair |
Jaisalmer , Rajasthan
|
|
| October
|
| 2 |
Gandhi Jayanti |
All over India |
Official |
| 2 |
Eid - Ul - Fitr |
All over India |
Official |
| 9 |
Dussehra (Durga
Puja) |
All over India |
Official |
| 13 - 14 |
Marwar Festival |
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
|
|
| 10 to 15 |
Paragliding Pre World Cup |
Himachal
Pradesh |
|
| 2 to 8 |
Kullu Dussehra |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
| 14 |
Sharad Purnima |
|
|
| 18 |
Karva Chauth |
|
|
| 31 |
Sardar Patel Jayanti |
|
|
| 28 |
Deepawali |
All over India |
Official |
| 30 |
Bhai Duj |
All over India |
Official |
| November
|
| 13 |
Guru Nanak's Birthday |
All over India |
Official |
| 5 to 13 |
Pushkar
Fair |
Rajasthan
|
|
| 21-22 |
Chandrabhaga Fair |
Jhalawar, Rajasthan |
|
| 9 to 18 |
Kolayat Fair |
Bikaner, Rajasthan |
|
| 4 |
Annual Vinatage Car Rally |
Himachal
Pradesh |
|
| 3 to 5 |
Hampi Festival |
Karnataka |
|
| 22 - 28 |
All India Kalidasa Festival |
Madhya
Pradesh |
|
| December
|
| 11 |
Eid - Ul - Azha |
All over India |
Official |
| 25 |
Christmas |
All over India |
Official |
| 5 to 11 |
Sikkim Tourism Festival |
Sikkim |
|
| 19 |
Diu Festival |
Daman & Diu |
|
| 25 |
Ice Skating Carnival |
Himachal
Pradesh |
|
| 10 to 12 |
International Himalayan Festival |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
