Experience has shown that Fairs & Festivals of Rajasthan have a great appeal for tourists. Some of the Fairs and Festivals have become internationally popular like Pushkar Fair and Desert Festival. The Government proposes to consolidate the facilities at such places to make these Fairs and Festivals more attractive. There are more than 1000 cattle fairs in Rajasthan which are very colorful and offer excellent opportunities to have a glimpse of rich animal wealth and handicrafts of rural areas at one place.
Fairs & FestivalsFair Festival | Place | Vikram Samvat | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Camel Festival | Bikaner | Paush-Shukla (14-15) | 8-9 Jan | 26-27 Jan | 15-16 Jan | 4-5 Jan |
Naguar Fair | Naguar | Magh-Shukla(7-10) | 30 Jan- 2 Feb | 17-20 Feb | 6-9 Feb | 26-29 Jan |
Desert Festival | Jaisalmer | Magh-S (13-15) | 5-7Feb | 23-25 Feb | 12-14 Feb | 1-3 Feb |
Baneshwar Fair | Baneshwar (Dungarpur) | Magh-S (11-15) | 3-7 Feb | 21-25 Feb | 10-14 Feb | 30 Jan-3 Feb |
Brij Festival | Bharatpur | Phalgun-S 11-13 | 2-4 Feb | 2-4 Feb | 2-4 Feb | 2-4 Feb |
Elephant Festival | Jaipur | Phalgun-S 15 | 7 March | 26 March | 16 March | 5 March |
Kailadevi Fair | Karauli | Chaitra-Krishna 12 | 19 March | 7 April | 28 March | 17 March |
Gangaur Festival | Jaipur | Chaitra-Shukla 3-4 | 25-26 March | 13-14 April | 2-3 April | 22-23 March |
Mewar Festival | Udaipur | Chaitra-Shukla 3-5 | 25-27 March | 13-15 April | 2-4 April | 22-24 March |
Mahaveerji Fair | Mahaveerji | Chaitra-Shukla 9-15 | 1-6 April | 20-25 April | 8-15 April | 28 March-4 April |
Summer Festival | Mount Abu | Vaishakha (13 Budh Purnima) | 4-6 May | 23-25 May | 12-14 May | 2-4 May |
Teej Festival | Jaipur | Shravan-Shukla 3-4 | 22-23 July | 9-10 Aug | 30-31 July | 17-18 August |
Kajli Teej | Bundi | Bhadra-Krishna 2-3 | 4 Aug | 22-23 Aug- | 12-13 Aug | 31 Aug-1 Sept |
Dussehra Festival | Kota | Ashwin-Shukla 8-10 | 22-24 Oct | 12-14 Oct | 1-3 Oct | 21-22 Oct |
Matasya Festival | Alwar | Asvian-Shukla 8-9 | 22-23 Oct | 12-13 Oct | 2-3 Oct | 21-22 Oct |
Marwar Festival | Jodhpur | Ashwin-Shukla 14-15 | 28-29 Oct | 17-18 Oct | 7-8 Oct | 26-27 Oct |
Pushkar Fair | Pushkar (Ajmer) | Kartik-Shukla 7-15 | 20-28 Nov | 9-17 Nov | 30 Oct 6 Nov | 18-25 Nov |
Chandrabhaga Fair | Jhalawar | Kartik-S 14 Magh-K 1 | 27-29 Nov | 16-18 Nov | 5-7 Nov | 24-26 Nov |
Winter Festival | Mount Abu | Pausha | 29-31 Dec | 29-31 Dec | 29-31 Dec | 29-31 Dec |