Rajasthan Fair Festivals

The Rajasthani’s love for colour and joyous celebrations is proved by the elaborate rituals and the gay abandon with which he surrenders himself to the numerous fairs and festivals of the region. In addition to the festivals celebrated by the Hindus, Muslims and others, there are also the traditional fairs. There are animal fairs, there are religious fairs and there are fairs to mark the changing seasons.

Festivals in Rajasthan

The Rajasthani’s love for colour and joyous celebrations is proved by the elaborate Rajasthan Festival rituals and the gay abandon with which he surrenders himself to the numerous fairs and festivals of the region. In addition to the festivals celebrated by the Hindus, Muslims and others, there are also the traditional fairs.

There are animal fairs, there are religious fairs and there are fairs to mark the changing seasons. Infact, celebrations occur almost round the year and are a splendid opportunity for the visitor to gain an insight into the life of the Rajasthani. Other than the traditional fairs, recently established festivals which involve elephants, camel races, puppet shows, folk dances and music, camel races, cock and bull fights, buying and selling of cattle, colorful clothes have been specially organised for the tourists.

Fairs and Festivals	Place	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Camel Festival	Bikaner	30-31 Dec	18-19 Jan	8-9 Jan	26-27 Jan	15-16 Jan	4-5 Jan
Nagaur Fair	Nagaur	22-25 Jan	10-13 Feb	30Jan-2-Feb	17-20 Feb	6-9 Feb	26-29 Jan
Desert Festival	Jaisalmer	28-30 Jan	16-18 Feb	5-7 Feb	23-25 Feb	12-14 Feb	1-3 Feb
Beneshwar Fair	Dungarpur	26-30 Jan	14-18 Feb	3-7 Feb	21-25 Feb	10-14 Feb	1-3 Feb
Braj Festival	Bharatpur	2-4 Feb	2-4 Feb	2-4 Feb	2-4 Feb	2-4 Feb	2-4 Feb
Elephant Festival	Jaipur	28 Feb	19 Mar	7 Mar	26 Mar	16 Mar	5 Mar
Kailadevi Fair	Karauli	12 Mar	31 Mar	19 Mar	7 Apr	28 Mar	17 Mar
Gangaur Festival	Jaipur	18-19 Mar	6-7 Apr	25-26 Mar	13-14 Apr	2-3 Apr	22-23 Mar
Mewar Festival	Udaipur	18-20 Mar	6-8 Apr	25-27 Mar	13-15 Apr	2-4 Apr	22-24 Mar
Mahaveerji Fair	Mahaveerji	24-30 Mar	12-18 Apr	1-6 Apr	20-25 Apr	8-15 Apr	28Mar-4Apr
Summer Festival	Mt. Abu	26-28 May	15-17 May	4-6 May	23-25 May	12-14 May	2-4 May
Teej Festival	Jaipur	12-13 Aug	2-3 Aug	22-23 Jul	9-10 Aug	30-31 Jul	17-18 Aug
Kajli Teej	Bundi	26-27 Aug	15-16 Aug	4 Aug	22-23 Aug	12-13 Aug	31Aug-1 Sep
Dussehra Festival	Kota	15-17 Oct	4-6 Oct	22-24 Oct	12-14 Oct	1-3 Oct	21-22 Oct
Matasya Festival	Alwar	15 - 16 Oct	4-5 Oct	22-23 Oct	12-13 Oct	2-3 Oct	21-22 Oct
Marwar Festival	Jodhpur	21-22 Oct	10-11 Oct	28-29 Oct	17-18 Oct	7-8 Oct	26-27 Oct
Puskhar Fair	Pushkar (Ajmer )	13-21 Nov	2-10 Nov	20-28 Nov	9-17 Nov	30Oct-6 Nov	18-25 Nov
Chandrabhaga Fair	Jhalawar	20-22 Nov	9-11 Nov	27-29 Nov	16-18 Nov	5-7 Nov	24-26 Nov
Winter Festival	Mt. Abu	29-31 Dec	29-31 Dec	29-31 Dec	29-31 Dec	29-31 Dec	29-31 Dec

Rural Bazar The delightful and colourful bazaars of Rajasthan still have the distinct easy-going atmosphere, typical of the medieval times. Nothing much seems to have changed till today - not even the commodities in the market.The numerous fairs and festivals in this sparsely populated state are essentially an opportunity for people from far and wide to converge and shop. In the electrically charged cacophonic atmosphere, one can pick up exotic trinkets, beads, bangles, old tribal silver jewellery, a range of handicrafts and of course, animals. This is true of the towns and cities as well. Chaotic and noisy, people jostling against each other, stray cows butting in, lots of bargaining....
In the old days, the bazaars were segmented product-wise. An entire lane of lac bangle makers, a market of utensil makers and so on. Although a few stray shops have cropped up, the tradition continues to date.

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