Festivals & Events in Northeast India Northeast India

Held at Kisama Naga Heritage Village near Kohima, Nagaland. Unites all 17 recognized Naga tribes in a 10-day extravaganza featuring grand tribal Morungs, warrior dances in authentic boar-tusk and hornbill-feather regalia, indigenous archery, the International Rock Contest, and evening night bazaars.

The premier cultural festival of Assam marking the onset of the Assamese New Year and spring seeding season. Celebrated with energetic Bihu folk dances accompanied by the rhythmic beat of the Dhol (drum), Pepa (buffalo horn pipe), and Gogona (bamboo jaw harp), alongside feasts of Joha rice, fish, and sweet Pitha cakes.

India's premier outdoor indie music festival hosted in the picturesque, pine-clad paddy valley of Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh. Features two stages (Donyi and Polo) built entirely from locally sourced bamboo, bringing together top independent musicians from across India and the globe alongside the indigenous Apatani community.

Celebrated with profound spiritual devotion across the Mahayana Buddhist monasteries of Tawang, Bomdila, and Sikkim. Features masked Cham monastic dances performed by lamas in vibrant silk robes depicting the triumph of Dharma, accompanied by long copper dungchen horns and cymbal chants.

Named after the state's rare brow-antlered Sangai deer, this grand festival in Imphal showcases Manipur's classical Manipuri Raas Leela dance, indigenous martial arts (Thang-Ta), polo matches (Sagol Kangjei—the ancient birthplace of modern polo), and boat races on Loktak Lake.

Celebrates the unique autumn blooming of wild Himalayan cherry blossom trees (Prunus cerasoides) across the pine ridges of Shillong, Meghalaya. Features international musical headliners, fashion showcases, Korean food and anime stalls, and illuminated lakeside night walks.

The supreme agricultural festival of Mizoram celebrated in Aizawl. Features the mesmerizing Cheraw bamboo dance, where dancers step rhythmically between pairs of horizontal bamboo poles clapped together by village youths in traditional Puan attire.

Celebrated at the Fourteen Gods Temple in Old Agartala, Tripura. An ancient royal festival where fourteen ancestral deities are cleansed in the sacred Howrah River, drawing thousands of tribal and non-tribal devotees for community worship and cultural fairs.

The grand post-harvest thanksgiving of the Garo people in Meghalaya and Assam, dedicated to Saljong (the Sun God of Fertility). Celebrated with 100 synchronized traditional long oval drums (Dama) and graceful buffalo horn dances.