Northeast India Festival Calendar 2026

Nagaland · Angami Naga

Sekrenyi Festival

Kohima · February

A ten-day Angami purification festival of cleansing rituals and shared meals.

Arunachal Pradesh · Idu Mishmi

Reh Festival

Roing & Anini · February

The Idu Mishmi festival of brotherhood, priests' chants and mithun offerings.

Arunachal Pradesh · Wancho

Oriah Festival

Longding District · February

The Wancho festival of purification, ancestor offerings and inter-village friendship.

Arunachal Pradesh · Monpa

Losar Festival

Tawang · February / March

The Monpa new year — three days of monastery rituals, prayers and family feasts.

Arunachal Pradesh · Nyishi

Nyokum Yullo

Itanagar & Nyishi villages · February

The Nyishi festival invoking Nyokum, goddess of nature and prosperity.

Arunachal Pradesh · Apatani

Myoko Festival

Ziro Valley · March

An Apatani festival of friendship, prosperity and shared sacrifice in Ziro.

Mizoram · Mizo

Chapchar Kut

Aizawl · March

Mizoram's spring festival of the Cheraw bamboo dance and jhum cultivation.

Arunachal Pradesh · Galo

Mopin Festival

West Siang · April

A Galo agricultural festival marked by rice-paste blessings and Popir dance.

Nagaland · Konyak

Aoleang Festival

Mon District · April

The Konyak new-year festival — six days of seed-sowing rites and warrior dances.

Arunachal Pradesh · Tai Khamti

Sanken Festival

Namsai & Chongkham · April

The Tai-Khamti new year — gilded Buddha processions and the water-pouring ritual.

Nagaland · Ao Naga

Moatsu Festival

Mokokchung · May

An Ao Naga celebration after the sowing season, marked by Sangpangtu fire feasts.

Arunachal Pradesh · Apatani

Dree Festival

Ziro Valley · July

An Apatani agricultural festival of prayers for a bountiful harvest in Ziro.

Arunachal Pradesh · Independent festival (hosted in Apatani country)

Ziro Festival of Music

Ziro Valley · September

India's premier outdoor indie music festival, staged in the paddy fields of Ziro.

Arunachal Pradesh · Nocte

Chalo Loku Festival

Khonsa, Tirap · October

Nocte harvest festival of swords, songs and ancestral feasts.

Meghalaya · Garo

Wangala Festival

Asanang, West Garo Hills · November

The Hundred Drums harvest festival of the Garo people, thanking Misi Saljong.

Meghalaya · Khasi

Nongkrem Dance Festival

Smit Village · November

A five-day Khasi thanksgiving with the sacred Pomblang ceremony.

Meghalaya · Pan-Northeast

Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival

Shillong · November

Asia's only autumn cherry blossom festival, set against Shillong's pine hills.

Assam · Assamese Vaishnava

Raas Mahotsav

Majuli Island · November

A centuries-old retelling of Krishna's life across Majuli's sattras.

Manipur · Meitei & hill tribes

Sangai Festival

Imphal · November

Manipur's state festival celebrating the rare brow-antlered Sangai deer.

Nagaland · All 17 Naga tribes

Hornbill Festival

Kisama Heritage Village · December

The Festival of Festivals — ten days of Naga music, warrior dances and tribal heritage.