Rajasthan has one of the most colorful and vibrant deserts in the world. The great Thar Desert has much to offer through vivid celebrations. Festivals and fairs, music and dance, are a part of life in the State as well as in the desert. The yearlong festive flavor and cattle marts turn into delightful fairs. Festivals hold unusual attractions for the Rajasthanis and they have any number of reasons to celebrate.
Ceremony is in the form of weddings or rituals, or to promote trade. Each region has their own form of folk entertainment, traditions, and dialects adding to the Indian diversity. Some of the fairs are: Pushkar Fair, Desert festival, Elephant Festival and Camel festival. Having attained international repute, they are not to be missed.
These festivals born out of age-old traditions, adorn the land with innumerable colors. These celebrations are characterized by rhythm, jest and passion.
- Baneshwar Fair
- Banganga Fair
- Braj Mahotsav (Festival)
- Bundi Utsav
- Camel Festival
- Chambal Festival Kota
- Chandrabhaga Fair
- Desert Festival
- Elephant Festival
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Gangaur Festival
- Gogaji Fair
- Jambheswar Fair
- Kailadevi Fair
- Kajli Teej
- Kapil Muni Fair
- Karni Mata Fair
- Khatu Shyamji Fair
- Khetlaji Fair
- Kite Festival
- Kota Dusshera
- Kumbhalgarh Festival
- Mahaveer Ji Fair
- Mallinath Fair
- Marwar Festival
- Mewar Festival
- Nagaur Fair
- Pushkar Fair
- Ramdevra Fair
- Sheetla Mata Fair
- Shekhawati Fair
- Sitabari Fair
- Summer Festival
- Teej Festival
- Urs (Ajmer)
- Urs (Galiyakot)
- Winter Festival Mount Abu
- Diwali
- Dulhendi
- Dussehra
- Raksha Bandhan