India Festivals
Jammu and Kashmir — Andhra Pradesh — Arunachal Pradesh — Assam — Bihar — Delhi — Goa — Gujarat — Haryana — Himachal Pradesh — Jammu and Kashmir — Jharkhand — Karnataka — Kerala — Madhya Pradesh — Maharashtra — Manipur — Nagaland — Odisha — Pondicherry — Punjab — Rajasthan — Tamil Nadu — Uttar Pradesh — Uttarakhand — West Bengal
Jammu and Kashmir | ||
| Ladakh Festival | Dance, Music | September 1 - 15, 2011 |
Andhra Pradesh |  | |
| Hyderabad Theatre Festival | Drama | June 10 - 14, 2009 |
| RangSutra Festival of Performing Arts | Drama | March 1 - 4, 2012 |
| Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival | Dance, Music | January 4 - 6, 2013 |
| Vijayawada Book Festival | Literary, Music | January 1 - 11, 2013 |
Arunachal Pradesh | | |
| Ziro Festival of Music | Music | September 14 - 16, 2012 |
Assam | | |
| North East Dance and Music Festival | Dance, Music | September 22 - 25, 2011 |
| Poorvottar Natya Samaroh | Drama | November 12 - December 1, 2010 |
| Pragjyoti International Dance Festival | Dance | February 2 - 4, 2012 |
Bihar | | |
| Rajgir Mahotsava Festival | Dance, Music | October 24 - 26, 2010 |
Delhi | | |
| 100 Pipers India Music Week | Music | November 16 - 20, 2011 |
| Amarrass Desert Music Festival | Music | December 1 - 2, 2012 |
| Ananya Dance Festival | Dance | October 1 - 5, 2011 |
| Bacardi NH7 Weekender Festival - Delhi | Music | October 13 - 14, 2012 |
| Bharat Rang Mahotsav Theatre Festival | Drama | January 5 - 20, 2013 |
| Bihar Utsav | Dance, Music | March 28, 2011 |
| Delhi Ibsen Festival | Drama | December 1 - 9, 2012 |
| Delhi International Arts Festival (DIAF) | Dance, Drama, Music | October 26 - November 15, 2012 |
| Delhi Jazz Festival | Music | March 16 - 18, 2012 |
| Duet Dance Festival | Dance | November 8 - 9, 2012 |
| Fly Music Festival | Music | February 16 - 17, 2013 postponed |
| International Children's Festival for Performing Arts | Dance, Drama, Music | December 8 - 13, 2011 |
| Jazz Utsav | Music | November 24 - December 3, 2010 |
| National Folk Dance Festival "Lok Tarang" | Dance | January 23 - 28, 2009 |
| Qutub Festival | Dance, Music | November 4 - 8, 2011 |
| Raasrang Holi Utsav | Dance, Music | March 23 - 25, 2013 |
| Raasrang World Flute Festival | Music | August 27 - 30, 2013 |
| Ruhaniyat the All India Sufi and Mystic Music Festival | Music | November 26 - 27, 2011 |
| Sangeet Nritya Utsav | Dance, Drama, Literary, Music | March 16 - 20, 2013 |
| Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra Summer Ballet Festival | Dance | May 7 - 15, 2010 |
| Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival | Music | February 27 - March 1, 2009 |
| South Asian Women's Theatre Festival "Leela" | Drama | March 8 - 15, 2010 |
| Sunburn Festival - Delhi | Dance | March 31, 2013 |
Goa | | |
| GoaWire Goa Music Festival | Music | April 8 - May 30, 2012 |
| Jazz for Goa Festival | Music | March 7 - 31, 2012 |
| Sunburn Electronic Dance Music Festival (EDM) | Music | December 27 - 29, 2012 |
Gujarat | | |
| Ahmedabad Theatre Festival | Drama | February 24 - 16, 2012 |
| Bhawai Dance Theatre | Dance, Drama | October |
| Modhera Dance Festival | Dance | January 21 - 23, 2011 |
| Saptak Music Festival | Dance, Music | January 1 - 13, 2012 |
| Tana Riri Music Festival | Music | November 15 - 16, 2010 |
| Times Ahmedabad Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | October 31 - November 6, 2009 |
Haryana | | |
| NRI Music and Dance Festival | Dance, Music | January 9 - 10, 2013 |
Himachal Pradesh | | |
| Kasauli Rhythm & Blues Festival | Music | April 6 - 8, 2012 |
| Music in the Hills Festival | Music | April 6 - 7, 2012 |
Jammu and Kashmir | | |
| Harud Lit Festival | Literary | September 16 - 18, 2011 |
| Ladakh Confluence | Music | July 15 - 18, 2010 |
Jharkhand | | |
| Natyotsav Theatre Festival | Drama | January 3 - 4, 2009 |
Karnataka | | |
| 100 Pipers India Music Week | Music | November 16 - 20, 2011 |
| Bacardi NH7 Weekender Festival - Bengalaru | Music | December 15 - 16, 2012 |
| Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival | Drama | April 6 - 10, 2011 |
| Bangalore Literature Festival | Literary | December 7- 9, 2012 |
| Bangalore Open Air | Music | June 16, 2012 |
| Bengalooru Habba | Dance, Drama, Music | February 15 - 22, 2009 |
| Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Arts Festival | Comedy, Dance, Drama, Music | August 31 - September 16, 2012 |
| Eristoff Invasion Festival | Music | March 9 - 11, 2012 |
| Fireflies Festival of Music | Music | November 27, 2011 |
| Fly Music Festival | Drama, Music | February 16 - 17, 2013 postponed |
| Hampi Utsav | Dance, Drama, Music | January 27 - 29, 2012 |
| Jazz Utsav | Music | November 24 - December 3, 2010 |
| Karavali Festival (Karavali Utsav) | Dance | January 7 - 16, 2011 |
| Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival | Music | January 7, 2012 |
| National Veena Festival at the India International Centre | Music | Arpil 13 - 17, 2007 |
| Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival | Drama, Music | October 27 - November 11, 2012 |
| Rock 'n India | Music | February 2011 cancelled |
| Samskrutham - A Dance Festival to Celebrate Sanskrit | Dance | January 11 - 13, 2013 |
| Storm Festival | Music | January 20 - 21, 2012 |
| Submerge Supernova Festival | Music | April 22, 2012 |
| Sunburn Festival - Bengalaru | Music | March 30, 2013 |
Kerala | | |
| Atchachmayam Festival | Dance, Music | August 21, 2012 |
| Chembai Music Festival | Music | September |
| Hay Festival Kerala | Literary, Music | November 17 - 19, 2011 |
| International Theatre Conference and Solo Performance Festival | Drama | January 18 - 22, 2009 |
| International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK) | Drama | February 2012 |
| International Women's Folk Dance Festival at Shimla | Dance | September 21 - 26, 2011 |
| Kerala Drama Festival Thiruvananthapuram | Drama | February 25 - 27, 2011 |
| Kerala Piravi' Golden Jubilee | Dance | November 1, 2006 |
| Kritya International Poetry Festival | Dance, Drama, Literary, Music | January 16 - 18, 2012 |
| Malabar Mahotsavam | Dance, Music | January 13 – 16, 2009 |
| Nine Nights Music Festival (Navarathri Music Festival) | Music | October 8 - 17, 2010 |
| Nishagandhi Dance Festival (Nishagandhi Nritya Utsav) | Dance, Music | February 21 - 28, 2011 |
| Sarga Sangamam Cultural Festival | Drama | November 8 - 12, 2011 |
| Soorya Festival - Thiruvananthapuram | Dance, Drama, Music | September 1, 2011 - September 1, 2012 |
| Swaralaya Dance and Music Festival - Palakkad | Dance, Music | October 1 - 11, 2009 |
| Swathi Sangeethotsavam Music Festival | Music | January 4 - 13, 2013 |
| Theatre Time Festival (Nataka Kaalam) | Drama | August 26 - 31, 2012 |
| Theyyam Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | October 27 2010 - May 10 2011 |
Madhya Pradesh | | |
| Khajuraho Dance Festival | Dance | February 20 - 26, 2013 |
| Tansen Utsav Music Festival | Dance | December |
Maharashtra | | |
| 100 Pipers India Music Week | Music | November 16 - 20, 2011 |
| Ajanta-Ellora festival | Dance, Music | November 25 - 28, 2010 |
| Bacardi NH7 Weekender Festival - Pune | Music | November 2 - 4, 2012 |
| Centerstage Theatre Festival | Drama | November 18 - 27, 2011 |
| Glow Music Festival | Music | December 8 - 9, 2012 |
| Holi Mahotsav | Dance, Music | March 18 - 20, 2011 |
| Hridayesh Festival | Music | January 23 - 24, 2010 |
| International Children's Festival of Performing Arts | Dance, Drama, Music | January 4 - 7, 2013 |
| International Clown Festival | Drama | September 30 - October 2, 2011 |
| Jazz Utsav | Music | November 24 - December 3, 2010 |
| Johnnie Walker One Tree Music Festival | Music | February 7 - 8, 2009 |
| Kabir Festival Mumbai | Literary, Music | February 17 - 19, 2012 |
| Kalidas Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | November 1, 2010 |
| Literature Live Festival | Literary | November 12 - 14, 2011 Mumbai November 15, 2011 Lavasa |
| Lost Festival | Music | November 23 - 25, 2012 |
| Mahindra Blues Festival | Music | February 16 - 17, 2013 |
| Mood Indigo — Moodi | Music | December 18 - 21, 2011 |
| Naked Comedy Festival | Comedy | October 31 - Novemberr 1, 2012 |
| Prithvi Theatre Festival | Drama | November 3 - 18, 2012 |
| Salsa India Festival | Dance | April 3 - 6, 2008 |
| Sangat Music Festival | Music | December 11 - 17, 2008 |
| Satellite Theatre Festival | Drama | November 1 - 4, 2009 |
| Sawai Gandharva Music Festival | Dance, Music | December 9 - 12, 2010 |
| Sulafest | Music | February 5, 2011 |
| Sunburn Summerfest | Music | March 29, 2013 |
| Vinod Doshi Memorial Theatre Festival | Drama | February 22 - 26, 2011 |
Manipur | | |
| Bhagyachandra National Festival of Classical Dance | Dance | November 27 - 30, 2007 |
| Courtyard Theater Festival (Shumang Leela Festival) | Drama | February 3 - 23, 2010 |
| Northeast Theatre Festival | Drama | February 19 - 28, 2011 |
| Roots Festival Tour | Music | April 3 - 26, 2010 |
| Zonal Mime Theatre Festival | Drama | November 24 - 28, 2010 |
Nagaland | | |
| Hornbill Festival | Dance, Music | December 1 - 7, 2010 |
Odisha | | |
| Gotipua Dance Festival | Dance | November 15 - 17, 2012 |
| International Odissi Festival | Dance | December 23 - 29, 2012 |
| International Odissi Music Festival | Music | January 8 - 10, 2013 |
| Konark Dance and Music Festival | Dance, Music | December 1 - 15, 2012 |
| Mukteswar Dance Festival | Dance | Janaury 14 - 16, 2012 |
| Rajarani Music Festival | Music | January 18 - 20, 2013 |
Pondicherry | | |
| Raaga Tapasya Sacred Music Festival | Music | February 25 - March 2, 2013 |
Punjab | | |
| Amritsar International Folk Festival | Dance | January 27 - February 5, 2011 |
| Chandigarh Theatre Festival | Drama | November 11 - 19, 2011 |
| Peace Festival (Saanjh Festival) | Dance, Drama, Music | October 10 - 24, 2009 |
| Punjab Multicultural Festival | Dance, Music | November 5 - 12, 2011 |
Rajasthan | | |
| Blue Lotus Festival | Dance, Music | February 13 - 18, 2013 |
| Jaipur Heritage International Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | January 14 - 25, 2010 |
| Jaipur Literature Festival | Literary | January 24 - 28, 2013 |
| Jaisalmer Desert Festival | Dance, Music | February 23 - 25, 2013 |
| Jodhpur RIFF - Rajasthan International Folk Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | October 26 - 30, 2012 |
| Marwar Festival | Dance, Music | October 10 - 11, 2011 |
| Mewar Festival | Dance, Music | April 6 - 8, 2011 |
| Mount Abu Summer Festival | Dance, Music | May 15 - 17, 2011 |
| Mount Abu Winter Festival | Dance, Music | December 29 - 31, 2010 |
| Nagaur Sufi Music Festival | Music | February 16 - 18, 2012 |
| Shree Music Festival | Music | December 7 - 9, 2012 |
Tamil Nadu | | |
| Adishakti Ramayana Festival | Drama, Music | February 16 - 23, 2011 |
| Madras Music Festival | Music | December 15, 2011 - January 1, 2012 |
| Mamallapuram Nritya Utsav | Dance | December 25, 2008 – January 25, 2009 |
| Music Academy Bharatanatyam Dance Festival | Dance | January 3 - 9, 2009 |
| Natyadarshan Dance Festival | Dance | December 25 - 27, 2010 |
| Natyanjali Dance Festivals | Dance | February 12 - 16, 2011 |
| Tantidhatri International Women's Performing Arts Festival | Dance | March 11 - 15, 2012 |
| The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Festival | Drama | August 14, 2010 |
| The Park's New Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | September 3 - 26, 2010 |
| Thyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival | Dance | January 21 - 25, 2011 |
Uttar Pradesh | | |
| Purab Ang Gayaki Utsav | Music | February 22 - April 3, 2011 |
| Sunburn Festival Noida | Music | October 7, 2012 |
| Taj Mahotsav | Dance | February 18 - 27, 2011 |
Uttarakhand | | |
| Carnival of e-Creativity (CeC) | Dance, Drama, Literary, Music | February 24 - 26, 2012 |
| Escape Music and Arts Festival | Music | May 20 - 22, 2011 |
West Bengal | | |
| Calcutta International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition | Music | December 28,2012 - January 3, 2013 |
| Classical Sangeet & Nritya Sabha Festival | Music | November 18 - 19, 2011 |
| Dover Lane Music Conference | Music | January 22 - 25, 2009 |
| Independence Rock Concert | Music | November 25, 2012 |
| ITC Sangeet Sammelan Music Festival | Music | January 16 - 17, 2009 |
| Kolkata International Music Festival | Music | November 15 - 16, 2012 December 13 - 14, 2012 |
| Nandikar National Theatre Festival | Drama | December 16 - 25, 2012 |
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