
22
Mar 2017Festivals & Fairs
Posted by Mark / in Blog, Featured Posts, frontpage, Horse Riding Holidays, Tavistock Travel Agents, Traveller's Tales /
I’m often asked to include a festival within an itinerary to India and there’s no doubt they are amazing experiences! The whole community turns out for these colourful, vivacious and noisy affairs. Brilliant!
I was going to make a list of all the festivals and fairs in India – but there are too many! Here’s a list of the fairs in Rajasthan which is just one small part of India. Most of these fairs you can ride to, but some are more about a specific Hindu god and don’t really lend themselves to a ride. They can all be visited by car/on foot.

Vishnois ladies, Rajesthan
Title | Place | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Kite Festival | Jaipur | 13 & 14 Jan | 13 & 14 Jan | 13 & 14 Jan | 13 & 14 Jan |
Camel Festival | Bikaner | 10-12 Jan | 31 Dec-2 Jan | 19-21 Jan | 8-10 Jan |
Ramdeoji Cattle Fair | Nagaur | 1-4 Feb | 22-25 Feb | 10-13 Feb | 30 Jan-2 Feb |
Desert Festival | Jaisalmer | 8-10 Feb | 29-31 Feb | 17-19 Feb | 7-9 Feb |
Beneshwar Festival | Dungarpur | 7-10 Feb | 31-Jan | 14 Feb | 9 Feb |
Dhulandi Festival | Jaipur | 13 Mar | 2 Mar | 21 Mar | 10 Mar |
Gowar Festival | Pali | 29-30 Mar | 18-19 Mar | 6-7 April | 27-28 Mar |
Gangaur Fair | Jaipur | 29-30 Mar | 18-19 Mar | 6-7 Apr | 27-28 Mar |
Mewar Festival | Udaipur | 29-31 Mar | 18-20 Mar | 6-8 Apr | 27-29 Mar |
Mahaveerji Festival | Mahaveerji | 19 Apr | 28 Mar | 18 Apr | 6 Apr |
Summer Festival | Mt. Abu | 9-10 May | 29-30 Apr | 17-18 May | 6-7 May |
Teej Festival | Jaipur | 26-27 July | 13-14 Aug | 3-4 Aug | 23-24 July |
Kajli Teej | Bundi | 9-10 Aug | 28-29 Aug | 17-18 Aug | 5-6 Aug |
Abhaneri Festival | Dausa | 21-23 Sept | 10-13 Sept | 29-30 Sept | 17-19 Sept |
Marwar Festival | Jodhpur | 4-5 Oct | 23-24 Oct | 12-13 Oct | 30-31 Oct |
Ranakpur Festival | Pali | 6-7 Oct | 25-26 Oct | 14-15 Oct | 1-2 Nov |
Matasya Festival | Alwar | 25-26 Nov | 25-26 Nov | 25-26 Nov | 25-26 Nov |
Pushkar Fair | Ajmer | 28 Oct-4 Nov | 15-23 Nov | 4-12 Nov | 22-30 Nov |
Chandrabhaga Fair | Jhalawar | 3-5 Nov | 22-24 Nov | 11-13 Nov | 29 Oct -1 Nov |
Bundi Festival | Bundi | 6-8 Nov | 26-28 Nov | 15-17 Nov | 3-5 Nov |
Winter Festival | Mt. Abu | 29-30 Dec | 29-30 Dec | 29-30 Dec | 29-30 Dec |
Kolayat Festival | Bikaner | 2-4 Nov | 21-23 Nov | 10-12 Nov | 28-30 Nov |