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Festivals in India are back with a bang! Save the dates of all new festivals taking place in India in 2022. With this handy list of confirmed dates between July and December, you can make sure you don’t miss your favourite festival as we wind down this year.
JANUARY
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana
What: Literature
Where: Bengaluru
When: Friday, 06 January to Sunday, 08 January 2023
Purple Fest
What: Multiarts
Where: Panjim
When: Friday, 6 January to Saturday, 7 January 2023
Vindhya International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Sidhi
When: Friday, 6 January to Sundya, 8 January 2023
Jaipur International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Jaipur
When: Friday, 6 January to Tuesday, 10 January 2023
Kerala Literature Festival
What: Literature
Where: Calicut
When: Thursday, 12 January to Sunday, 15 January 2023
Jaipur Literature Festival
What: Literature
Where: Jaipur
When: Thursday, 19 January to Monday, 23 January 2023
India Science Festival
What: New Media
Where: Hyderabad
When: Friday, 20 January to Sunday, 22 January 2023
IndieGaga Music & Arts Festival
What: Multiarts
Where: Kozhikode
When: Saturday, 21 January 2023
Hyderabad Literary Festival
What: Literature
Where: Hyderabad
When: Friday, 27 January to Sunday, 29 January 2023
Lollapalooza
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Saturday, 28 January to Sunday, 29 January 2023
Kochi-Muziris Biennale
What: Visual Arts
Where: Kochi
When: Monday, 12 December 2022 to Monday, 10 April 2023
FEBRUARY
Jazz Weekender
What: Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Saturday, 25 February and Sunday, 26 February 2023
India Design ID 2023
What: Design
Where: New Delhi
When: Thursday, 23 February to Sunday, 26 February 2023
Kalinga Literary Festival
What: Literature
Where: Bhubaneshwar
When: Friday, 24 February to Sunday, 26 February 2023
Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters
What: Literature
Where: Kerala
When: Thursday, 2 February to Sunday, 5 February 2023
Gaatha – Mumbai International Storytelling Festival
What: Storytelling
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 17 February to Sunday, 19 February 2023
MARCH
Under 25 Summit 2023
What: Multiarts
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 04 March to Sunday, 05 March 2023
Future Fantastic
What: Multiarts
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 11 March to Sunday, 12 March 2023
Ladies First Street Art
What: Visual Arts
Where: Mumbai
When: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
Utsavam
What: Multiarts
Where: Chennai
When: Saturday, 04 March to Sunday, 05 March, 2023
Aravali International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 03 March to Sunday, 05 March, 2023
Flame FirstCut
What: Film
Where: Pune
When: Friday, 03 March to Sunday, 05 March 2023
Nabanna Folk Art and Craft Fair
What: Arts and Crafts
Where: Shantiniketan, West Bengal
When: Friday, 03 March to 13 March 2023
New Delhi World Book Fair
What: Literature
Where: New Delhi
When: 25 Feb to Sunday, 05 March 2023
DECEMBER
Raw Collaborative
What: Visual Art
Where: Baroda
When: Friday, 02 December 2022
India Bike Week
What: Biking
Where: Goa
When: Friday, 02 December and Saturday, 03 December 2022
Jashn-e-Rekhta
What: Literature
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 02 December to Sunday, 04 December 2022
Bangalore Literature Festival
What: Literature
Where: Bangalore
When: Saturday, 03 December and Sunday, 04 December 2022
Echoes of Earth
What: Music
Where: Kuduragere, Karnataka
When: Saturday, 03 December and Sunday, 04 December 2022
Thespo 24
What: Drama
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai
When: Monday, 05 to 11 December 2022
India Art Festival
What: Visual Arts
Where: Bengaluru
When: Thursday, 08 December to Sunday, 11 December 2022
International Film Festival of Kerala
What: Film
Where: Thiruvananthapuram
When: Friday, 09 December to Friday, 16 December 2022
16mm Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 09 December to Sunday, 11 December 2022
Comic Con
What: Multiarts
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 09 December to Sunday, 11 December 2022
DGTL
What: Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 09 December and Saturday, 10 December 2022
DGTL
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Saturday, 10 December and Sunday, 11 December 2022
Delhi Poetry Festival
What: Literature
Where: New Delhi
When: Saturday, 10 December and Sunday, 11 December 2022
SteppinOut Music Festival
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 10 December and Sunday, 11 December 2022
Rediscover Goa Festival
What: Travel
Where: Goa
When: Monday, 12 December to Sunday, 18 December 2022
Indian Beatbox Festival
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Chennai International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Chennai
When: Thursday, 15 December to Thursday, 22 December 2022
Kolkata International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Kolkata
When: Thursday, 15 December to Thursday, 22 December 2022
Serendipity Arts Festival
What: Multiarts
Where: Panaji, Goa
When: Thursday, 15 December to Friday, 23 December 2022
Bloom In Green
What: Multiarts
Where: Panaji, Goa
When: Friday, 16 December to Sunday, 18 December 2022
Zomaland
What: Food & Culinary Arts
Where: Multi-city
When: Saturday, 17 December to Sunday, 18 December 2022
AMI Arts Festival
What: Multiarts
Where: Kolkata
When: Saturday, 17 December to Sunday, 25 December 2022
Mood Indigo
What: Multiarts
Where: IIT Bombay, Mumbai
When: Tuesday, 27 December to Friday, 30 December 2022
Sunburn
What: Music
Where: Vagator, Goa
When: Wednesday, 28 December to Friday, 30 December 2022
What: Literature Festival
Where: Kerala
When: Thursday, 29 December to Friday, 30 December 2022
JULY
Utopian Dystopia
What: New media
Where: Kochi
When: Saturday, 02 July to Saturday, 09 July 2022
Mahindra Excellence In Theatre Awards
What: Theatre
Where: New Delhi
When: Thursday, 07 July to Sunday, 10 July 2022
NCPA Bandish: A Tribute To Legendary Composers
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 15 July to Sunday, 17 July 2022
DRIFT (Dharamsala Residential and International Festival for Theatre)
What: Theatre
Where: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
When: Saturday, 16 July and Sunday, 17 July 2022
LiveBox Festival
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 16 July 2022
Bangalore Queer Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Bengaluru
When: Friday, 22 July to Sunday, 24 July 2022
Art Song Festival
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 22 July and Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Raindrops Festival of Indian Classical Dance
What: Dance
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 22 July and Saturday, 23 July 2022
Khazana – A Festival of Ghazals
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 29 July and Saturday, 30 July 2022
Manifest Dance Film Festival
What: Dance
Where: Pondicherry
When: Friday, 29 July to Sunday, 31 July 2022
AUGUST
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Bengaluru
When: Thursday, 04 August to Sunday, 14 August 2022
Covelong Classic
What: Multiarts
Where: Chennai
When: Friday, 05 August to Sunday, 07 August 2022
Mukta: The Voices of Women Today
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 05 August to Sunday, 07 August 2022
Dance Bridges
What: Dance
Where: Kolkata
When: Thursday, 11 August to Monday, 22 August 2022
Satellite Beachside
What: Music
Where: Goa
When: Friday, 12 August to Sunday, 14 August 2022
Ritu Rangam
What: Film
Where: Barasat, West Bengal
When: Saturday, 13 August and Sunday, 14 August 2022
Shoonya – Festival of Nothingness
What: Multiarts
Where: Pushkar
When: Saturday, 13 August to Monday, 15 August 2022
The Whistle Flea
What: Multiarts
Where: Pune
When: Saturday, 13 August and Sunday, 14 August 2022
Delhi Art Week
What: Visual arts
Where: New Delhi
When: Wednesday, 24 August to Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Beat Street
What: Food and Culinary Arts, Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 26 August to Sunday, 28 August 2022
Freedom Festival
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Friday, 26 August to Sunday, 28 August
Delhi Contemporary Art Week
What: Visual arts
Where: New Delhi
When: Wednesday, 31 August to Wednesday, 07 September 2022
SEPTEMBER
Ballet Festival of India
What: Dance
Where: Online
When: Saturday, 03 September and Sunday, 04 September 2022
South Side Story
What: Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Sunday, 04 September 2022
Ooty Literary Festival
What: Literature
Where: Ooty
When: Friday, 09 September and Saturday, 10 September 2022
Durrie Festival
What: Arts and Crafts
Where: Salawas, Jodhpur
When: Saturday, 10 September 2022 and Sunday, 11 September 2022
Bangalore Business Literature Festival
What: Literature
Where: Online
When: Tuesday, 13 September to Saturday, 17 September 2022
AF Weekender
What: Visual arts
Where: Multi-city
When: Friday, 23 September to Sunday, 25 September 2022
LiveBox Festival
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Saturday, 24 September 2022
The Outback Festival
What: Music
Where: Leh
When: Saturday, 24 September and Sunday, 25 September 2022
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
What: Music
Where: Phayeng Pathar Bazaar, Imphal
When: Saturday, 24 September and Sunday, 25 September 2022
Ziro Festival of Music
What: Music
Where: Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
When: Thursday, 29 September to Sunday, 02 October 2022
Yellowstone International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Delhi NCR
When: Friday, 30 September to Friday, 07 October 2022
OCTOBER
Musicathon
What: Music
Where: Bir
When: Saturday, 01 October and Sunday, 02 October 2022
Science Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Online
When: Saturday, 01 October and Sunday, 18 December 2022
Rajasthan Kabir Yatra
What: Music
Where: Multi-city, Rajasthan
When: Sunday, 02 October 2022 to Sunday, 09 October 2022
Jodhpur RIFF
What: Music
Where: Jodhpur
When: Thursday, 06 October to Monday, 10 October 2022
Himalayan Echoes
What: Literature
Where: Kumaon
When: Saturday, 08 October and Sunday, 09 October 2022
Jaipur Crafts Festival
What: Arts and Crafts
Where: Jaipur
When: Saturday, 08 October and Sunday, 09 October 2022
India Art Festival
What: Visual Arts
Where: New Delhi
When: Thursday, 13 October to Sunday, 16 October 2022
Khushwant Singh Literary Festival
What: Literature
Where: Kasauli
When: Friday, 14 October to Sunday, 16 October 2022
Keli Festival
What: Dance, Folk Arts
Where: Mumbai
When: Saturday, 15 October and Sunday, 16 October 2022
The Pine Tree Music Festival
What: Music
Where: Darjeeling
When: Saturday, 15 October and Sunday, 16 October 2022
India Craft Week
What: Arts and Crafts
Where: New Delhi
When: Thursday, 20 October to Sunday, 23 October 2022
NCPA Nakshatra Dance Festival
What: Dance
Where: Mumbai
When: Thursday, 27 October to Sunday, 30 October 2022
Flying Chameleon
What: Multiarts
Where: New Delhi
When: Saturday, 29 October and Sunday, 30 October 2022
NOVEMBER
IAPAR Theatre Festival
What: Theatre
Where: Pune
When: Tuesday, 01 November to Sunday, 06 November 2022
Bass Camp Festival
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru, Goa, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune and Kathmandu
When: Wednesday, 02 November and Sunday, 13 November 2022
Dharamshala International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
When: Thursday, 03 November and Sunday, 06 November 2022
Should Art
What: Multiarts
Where: Mumbai
When: Thursday, 03 November and Sunday, 20 November 2022
The Hills Festival
What: Music
Where: Shillong
When: Friday, 04 November and Saturday, 05 November 2022
Breezer Vivid Shuffle
What: Dance
Where: Hyderabad, Mumbai and Guwahati
When: Saturday, 05 November to Saturday, 19 November 2022
Independence Rock
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Saturday, 05 November and Sunday, 06 November 2022
Jazz Weekender
What: Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Saturday, 25 February and Sunday, 26 February 2023
Zomaland
What: Food and Culinary Arts, Music
Where: Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata
When: Saturday, 05 November 2022 to Sunday, 26 February 2023
Emami Art Experimental Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Kolkata
When: Wednesday, 09 November to Sunday, 13 November 2022
International Indie Music Festival
What: Music
Where: Kovalam
When: Wednesday, 09 November to Sunday, 13 November 2022
Tata Literature Live!
What: Literature
Where: Mumbai
When: Wednesday, 09 November to Sunday, 13 November 2022
Guwahati Theatre Festival
What: Theatre
Where: Guwahati
When: Friday, 11 November to Sunday, 13 November 2022
Locals District Festival
What: Music
Where: Alwar, Rajasthan
When: Friday, 11 November to Sunday, 13 November 2022
POSTPONED Ranthambhore Music & Wildlife Festival
What: Music
Where: Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
When: Friday, 11 November and Saturday, 12 November 2022
Shadipur Natak Utsav
What: Theatre
Where: New Delhi
When: Saturday, 12 November 2022 to Sunday, 27 November 2022
All Living Things Environmental Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Panchgani, Maharashtra
When: Thursday, 17 November and Sunday, 20 November 2022
Indian Photo Festival
What: Photography
Where: Hyderabad
When: Friday, 18 November to Monday, 19 December 2022
Mahindra Kabira Festival
What: Music
Where: Varanasi
When: Friday, 18 November to Sunday, 20 November 2022
Rider Mania
What: Multiarts
Where: Goa
When: Friday, 18 November to Sunday, 20 November 2022
Comic Con
What: Multiarts
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 19 November and Sunday, 20 Nov 2022
Parx Music Fiesta
What: Music
Where: Thane, Mumbai
When: Saturday, 19 November and Sunday, 20 Nov 2022
Simba Uproar
What: Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Saturday, 19 November and Sunday, 20 Nov 2022
Spoken
What: Multiarts
Where: Mumbai
When: Saturday, 19 November and Sunday, 20 Nov 2022
International Film Festival of India, Goa
What: Film
Where: Goa
When: Sunday, 20 November 2022 to Monday, 28 November 2022
Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival
What: Music
Where: Shillong
When: Wednesday, 23 November 2022 to Saturday, 26 November 2022
Bacardi NH7 Weekender
What: Music
Where: Pune
When: Friday, 25 November 2022 to Sunday, 27 November 2022
Majuli Music Festival
What: Music
Where: Majuli
When: Friday, 25 November 2022 to Sunday, 27 November 2022
NCPA International Jazz Festival
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 25 November 2022 to Sunday, 27 November 2022
RhythmXChange
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Friday, 25 November 2022 to Sunday, 27 November 2022
Indiegaga
What: Music
Where: Khozikode
When: Sunday, 27 November 2022
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What: New Media
Where: Bengaluru
When: Sunday, 27 November 2022
Disclaimer: All dates have been sourced from organisers and are subject to change.
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