Festivals in Madhya Pradesh

The state of Madhya Pradesh celebrates some of the famous fairs and festivals in India. Check out cultural celebrations and festivals in state of Madhya Pradesh.

Fairs and Festivals in Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh is home to some of the most beautiful fairs and festivals in central India. Here are religious festivals having mythological origins, those that mark the seasons, others commemorate a local deity or a hero. The festivals celebrated in the state makes an effort to bring out the local tribal art and culture in the national market. These festivals showcase the heritage and culture of the region. Some of the largest and most popular festivals in Madhya Pradesh are briefed here:

Lokrang Festival - The five day long festival of Lokrang in Bhopal begins every year on 26th January (the republic day). It is a cultural exposition organised by Madhya Pradesh Adivasi Lok Kala Academy. The main features of the Lokrang are folk and tibal dances, classical dances, performing art form, exhibition and presentation of art and craft and cultural presentations from abroad also are a big draw.

Khajuraho Dance Festival - The famous temples of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh are famous for its archaeological excellence. The temples were built during the Chandela Dynasty between 250 and 1050 AD.

Tansen Sangeet Samaroh - This cultural festival is dedicated to the pillar of Indian classical music, the great Tansen. The place where this great musician lies buries, Tansen Tomb, in Gwalior is the venue of a music festival held annually in November - December.

Festivals in Madhya Pradesh 2010
Festival / Event in Madhya Pradesh	Location / Place	Details
Festival of Dances	Khajuraho	Indian Classical Dance Performance
Akhil Bharatiya Kalidas Samaroh	Ujjain	Literary Presentations along with dramas and Indian Classical Dance programmes.
Tansen Sangeet Samaroh	Gwalior	Indian Classical Vocal and Musical performances.
Dhrupad Samaroh	Bhopal	Vocal perfromaces of Dhrupad style of Indian Classical Music.
Allauddin Khan Sangeet Samaroh	Maihar, Satna	Indian Classical Music.
Ameer Khan Festival	Indore	Indian Classical performances.
Rashtriya Hindi Natya Samaroh	Bhopal	Hind's Best Drama's performances.
Pachmarhi Utsav	Pachmarhi	Indian Folk Art's performances.
Mandu Utsav	Mandu
Orchha Utsav	Orchha
Keshav Jayanti Samaroh	Orchha	Literary Presenatation.
Alauddin Khan Vyakhyanmala	Bhopal	Lectures based on Classical Music.
Muktibodh Samaroh	Bhind	Literary Programmes.
Bhavbhuti Samaroh	Gwalior	Sanskrit's Literary Programmes.
Malwa Utsav	Ujjain & Indore	Folk Arts and Indian Classical Music.
Makhanlal Chaturvedi Samaroh	Jabalpur	Literary Programmes.
Rashtriya Ramleela Mela	Different Parts of MP	Country's Best Ramleela Mandlis Performance.
Pt. Balkrishna Sharma "Naveen" Samaroh		Hindi Literary Programmes.
Rajshekhar Samaroh		Sanskrit Literary Programmes.
Lokrang Samaroh	Bhopal	Indian Folk Art's Presentation and performance.
Pt. Kumar Gandharva Samaroh	Dhar	Sanskrit Literary Programmes.
Padmakar Samaroh		Hindi Literary Programmes.
Bhoj Samaroh	Dhar	Sanskrit Literary Programmes.
Shankari Samaroh	Throughout Madhya Pradesh	Sanskrit Literary Programs
Kabir Samaroh	All over Madhya Pradesh	Folk Arts, Music, Dances and Literary Programmes.
Rashtriya Alankaran Samaroh	Bhopal	Distribution of Cultural Awards
Jagar Samaroh		Indian Classical and Folk Arts Display.
Krishna Rao Samaroh	Gwalior	Indian Classical Music.
Pandit Samaroh		Performances.
M.P. Sangeet Samaroh	Throughout Madhya Pradesh	Nimar Utsav, Maheshwar Indian Folk and Classical Performances.
Bharat Bhawan	Bhopal	Various Folk arts exhibition and performances throughout the year.
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan Samaroh		Hindi Literary Programmes and performances.
Film Festival	Bhopal	Films from India and Abroad.
* This festival calendar has been taken from MP tourism board for tourist information.