Chhattisgarh – Schedule of Annual Events, Festivals & Fairs

Where: Statewide
Type: Agricultural Festival
When: Varies
Duration: 1 Day

Champaran Mela

Where: Champaran
Type: Cultural Fair
When: Varies
Duration: Multi-Day

Where: Sheorinarayan
Type: Religous/Cultural Festival
When: February (during Magh Purnima)
Duration: 1 Day

Rajim Lochan Fair

Where: Rajim
Type: Folk/Cultural Fair
When: 16 February
Duration: 14 Days

Narayanpur Mela

Where: Bastar
Type: Tribal Festival
When: Last Week of February
Duration: 1 Day

Koriya Mela

Where: Koriya
Type: Cultural Fair
When: Varies (during Mahashiv Ratri)
Duration: 1 Day

Where: Jhabua
Type: Religious Festival
When: 1 week before Holi
Duration: 1 Day

Mati Puja A.K.A. Maati Ti’aar

Where: Bastar
Type: Agricultural Festival
When: March/April
Duration: 1 Day

Bhoramdeo Mahotsav

Where: Bhoramdeo Temples
Type: Religious Festival
When: Last Week of March
Duration: 1 Day

Where: Jagadalpur
Type: Tribal Festival
When: July (during Ratha Yatra)
Duration: 1 Day

Kajari Festival

Where: Statewide
Type: Religious/Agricultural Festival (celebrated by women only)
When: July/August (based on Hindu calendar)
Duration: 1 Day

Where: Statewide
Type: Agricultural Festival
When: July/August
Duration: 1 Day

Pola Festival A.K.A. Pithori Amavasya

Where: Statewide
Type: Religious Festival
When: Following Hareli
Duration: 1 Day

Where: Statewide
Type: Harvest Festival
When: September/October (After harvest)
Duration: 1 Day

Chakradhar Festival

Where: Raigarh
Type: Music Festival
When: September/October (during Ganesh Chaturthi)
Duration: 1 Day

Hariyali

Where: Statewide
Type: Agricultural Festival
When: Varies
Duration: 1 Day

Kora

Where: Statewide
Type: Agricultural Festival
When: Varies
Duration: 1 Day

Where: Statewide (See When)
Type: Religious Festival
When:
December – Bastar
January – Kanker, Charama and Kurna
February – Bastar, Antagarh, Narayanpur and Bhanupratappur
March – Kondagaon, Keshkal and Bhopalpattanam
Duration: Varies