Month wise fairs and festivals of HP
Month(s) | Festival/Fair Name | Region/Key Location |
January | Sazo Festival | Kinnaur |
January | Halda Festival | Lahaul-Spiti (Pattan, Chandra, Gahar valleys) |
January | Dechhang Festival (Spiti) | Spiti Valley |
January / February | Losar Festival (Tibetan New Year) | Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Buddhist settlements like Dorje Drak Monastery (Shimla), Tsuglagkhang Temple (McLeod Ganj), Shashur Monastery (Spiti) |
February | Gothsi / Gochi Festival | Lahaul-Spiti |
February | Fagli Festival | Lahaul-Spiti |
February / March | Mandi Shivratri Fair (International) | Mandi |
March | Nalwari Fair | Bilaspur |
March | Holi Festival Fairs | Palampur (Kangra), Sujanpur (Hamirpur), Paonta Sahib (Sirmour) |
March / April | Navratri Fairs (Spring) | Naina Devi (Bilaspur), Chintpurni (Una), Bajreshwari Devi (Kangra), Jwalamukhi, Chamunda Devi, Trilokpur (Sirmour), Bankhandi (Kangra) |
March / April | Deotsidh Fair | Deotsidh (Hamirpur/Bilaspur border) |
April | Baisakhi | Various places across the state |
April | Rali Festival | Kangra |
April | Sui Mela | Chamba (Sui Mata Temple) |
April | Mahu Nag Fair | Karsog (Mandi) |
April | Dechhang Festival (Lahaul) | Lahaul |
April / May | Losar Shona Chuksam | Kinnaur |
May | Markandeya Temple Fair | Near Bilaspur |
May | Jatar Fair (Shikhru Devta) | Rohru |
May | Kullu Spring Festival | Kullu |
May | Dhoongri Fair (Hadimba Devi) | Manali |
May | Banjar Fair | Parvati-Tirthan valley (Kullu) |
May | Sainj Fair | Parvati-Tirthan valley (Kullu) |
May | Sipi Fair | Sipur (near Mashobra, Shimla) |
June | Tsheshu Fair | Lahaul-Spiti |
June | Ghantal Festival | Guru Ghantal Monastery (Lahaul) |
June / July | Shashur Monastery Festival (Chham Dance) | Shashur Monastery (Lahaul) |
July / August | Minjar Mela (International) | Chamba (Chowgan) |
August | Naina Devi Fair | Naina Devi Temple (Bilaspur) |
August | Ladarcha Festival / Fair | Spiti (Kibber Maidan historically, now also other locations) |
August | Tribal Fair Keylong | Keylong (Lahaul) |
August | Pauri or Pori Fair | Lahaul-Spiti (Third week of August) |
September | Sair Festival | Shimla, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu, Solan |
September | Gataur Mela | Lahaul-Spiti (Fourth week of September) |
September | Chakhar Mela | Lahaul-Spiti (Last week of September) |
September / October | Phulaich / Ukhyang (Festival of Flowers) | Kinnaur |
October | Kullu Dussehra (International) | Kullu (Dhalpur Maidan) |
October | Himachal Hill Festival | Polian Purohitan village (Una, fourth week of October) |
November | Lavi Fair (International Trade Fair) | Rampur Bushahr (Shimla) |
December / January | Dechhang Festival (Spiti) | Spiti Valley |