Fairs & Festivals

Kite Festival - 14th January

- Street plays, Dance dramas

- Folk art performances

- Fighter kite competition

- Display kite flying




Camel Festival (BIKANER) - 18 to 19 January 2011


- Acrobats & Puppet shows

- Competition of best breed of camel

- Camel dance competitions



Desert Festival (JAISALMER) - 16 to 18 February 2011


- Turban Tying Competition

- Rajasthani folk songs and dance

- Gair and Fire dancers

- Camel Polo




Elephant Festival (JAIPUR) - 19 March 2011


- Procession of Elephants

- Match of elephant polo

- Elephant race

- Playing Holi on elephant's back

- Best Decorated Elephant Competition




Summer Festival (MT. ABU) - 15 to 17 May 2011

- Boat Race & Horse Race

- Panihari Matka Race

- Sham-e-Qawwali




Urs Festival (AJMER) - June 2011


- Commemorates death of Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti

- Sweets, religious goods and fabrics in local markets

- Quawwals and sufi singers

- Qul ceremony on last day of Urs



Teej Festival (JAIPUR) - 2 to 3 August 2011


- Songs and dances praising Parvati for her love and devotion
- Procession of Teej Mata starting from the City Palace
- Embellished palanquins, cannons pulled by bullock carts
- Decorated elephants, horses and camels
- Brass bands and dancers





Marwar Festival (JODHPUR) - 4 to 5 October 2011

- Folk Music & entertaining events


- Horse riding

- Polo

- Camel tattoo show




Camel Fair (PUSHKAR) - 12 to 21 Nov 2010

- Performances by folk musicians and performers

- Cameldancing competition / Camel beauty pageant

- Shopping for silver jewelery and Rajasthani clothes

- "Laado Oonth", many people try to ride the same camel