1.

Folk Dance Festival

-

4-6 January

Sambalpur

2.

Dhanu Yatra

Eleven days preceding Pausa Purnima

11- 22 January

Bargarh (Dist. Bargarh)

3.

Makar Mela  

Makar Sankranti  

15 January

Atri, Kalijai (Chilika), Jagatsinghpur, Jashipur, etc  

4.

Kalahandi Utsav

-

15-17 January

Bhawanipatna

6.

Adivasi Mela (Tribal Festival)  

-

26–31 January

Bhubaneswar  

5.

Saraswati Puja  

Magha Sukla Panchami  

11 February

Throughout Orissa   

7.

Magha Saptami  

Magha Sukla Saptami  

12 –13 February

Chandrabhaga (Konark)  

8.

Khandagiri Mela  

One week from Magha Sukla Saptami  

13–20 February

Khandagiri-Udayagiri,Bhubaneswar

9.

National Kharvel Festival

-

13-20 February

Khandagiri (Bhubaneswar)

10.

Ekamra – The Temple City Festival

i.Toshali National Crafts Mela

ii.Mukteswar Dance Festival

iii.Kalinga Mahotsav

iv.Rajarani Music Festival

-

15th – 28th February

15th – 27th February

17th – 19th February

23rd – 24th February


26th – 28th February

Bhubaneswar

11.

Joranda Mela

Magha Sukla Chaturdashi

19 February

Joranda (Dist.Dhenkanal)

12.

Konark Dance and Music Festival   

-  

19 –21 February

Konark  

13.

Maha Sivaratri

Falgun Krushna Chaturdashi

6 March

Bhubaneswar, Kapilash, Sarankul, Mahendragiri, Aradi, Huma, Khiching,etc.

14.

Dola & Holi  

Falguna Purnima and the day following  

21 –22 March

Throughout Orissa  

15.

Utkal Divas

-  

1 April

Bhubaneswar and other places  

16.

Taratarini Yatra  

2nd and 3rd Tuesday of Chaitra

1 & 8 April

Taratarini Pitha (Dist. Ganjam)  

17.

Chaitra Parba  Chhow Festival  

Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti  

11 –13 April

Baripada  
(Dist. Mayurbhanj)

18.

Chadak Mela  

Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti  

11 –13 April

Chandaneswar
(Dist-Balasore)

19.

Ashokastami  

Chaitra Sukla Astami  

13 April

Bhubaneswar  

20.

Sriram Navami  

Chaitra Sukla Navami  

14 April

Bhubaneswar, Odagaon and Saptasajya  

21.

Jhamu Yatra  

Last Tuesday of Chaitra  

15 April

Kakatpur (Dist.Puri)  

22.

Nrusimhanath Mela  

Baisakha Sukla Chaturdashi

18 May

Nrusimhanath and Harishankar  

23.

Sitalasasthi  

Jyestha Sukla Sasthi  

8 June

Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar

24.

Snana Yatra  

Jyestha Purnima  

18 June

Puri  

25.

Rath Yatra  

Asadha Sukla Dwitiya  

4 Jule

Puri,Kendrapara, Baripada, Berhampur and throughout Orissa  

26.

Bahuda Yatra

Asadha Sukla Dasami

12 Jule

Puri, Kendrapara, Baripada, Berhampur and other parts of Orissa

27.

Jhulana Yatra  

Sraban Sukla Dasami to Purnami  

11 –16 August

Puri

28.

Ganesh Puja  

Bhadrab Sukla Chaturthi  

3 September

Throughout Orissa

29.

Nuakhai  

Bhadrab Sukla Panchami  

4 September

Western part of Orissa

30.

Biswakarma Puja

Kanya Sankranti

16 September

Throughout Orissa

31.

Durga Puja   

Aswina Sukla Saptami to Dasami  

6-9 October

Orissa in general and Cuttack in particular  

32.

Kumar Purnima

Aswina Purnima  

14 October

Throughout Orissa

33.

Gajalaxmi Puja  

One week from Aswina Purnima

14-20 October

Dhenkanal Town  

34.

Kali Puja

One week from Kartika Amabasya

28 October

Bhadrak

35.

Vedavyas Sangeet Nrutya Utsav 

-

1-5 November

Rourkela

36.

Mondei  

-

1-5 November

Nawarangapur

37.

Anla Navami  

Kartika Sukla Navami  

7 November

Sakhigopal  (Dist-Puri)

38.

Bada Osha  

Kartika Sukla Chaturdashi  

11 November

Dhabaleswar (Dist-Cuttack)

39.

Bali Yatra  

Kartika Purnima  

13 November

Cuttack, Paradeep, Konark & Balugaon (Chilika)  

40.

Parab (Tribal Festival)  

-

16 –18 November

Koraput  

41.

Puri,Beach Festival 

-

23 – 27 November

Puri

42.

Konark Dance Festival  

-

1 –5 December

Konark