January

Modhera Dance Festival
 For three days in January, there is a romantic fete of Classical dance against the backdrop of an incredibly beautiful Sun Temple at Modhera near Ahmedabad.

The Kite Festival
Kite flying is a special event in Ahmedabad on Makar Sankranti day, the beginning of the northerly journey of the sun (uttarayan). Although this day is celebrated all over Gujarat it is celebrated with great gusto in Ahmedabad. Kite festival is one of the main festivals in January.

February

Kutch Utsav
This 3-day organized package in February, which combines the journey into the lovely destinations with evenings, filled with the choicest food, dance, music and craft Kutch is an unforgettable experience.

March

Chitra Vichitra
In the interior of Sabarkantha, at Poshina, the tribals get together in March and you have a fiesta of extraordinarily ethnic attires, skills, customs and dance forms.

Somnath Festival
Somnath festival is also celebrated in March

Dang Darbar
It is held on the day before Holi (around March) at Dangs Adivasi District. The Dangs is Gujarat's southern most districts bordering Maharashtra and inhabited by tribal whose lifestyle is almost the same as it was thousands of years back. The fair is comparatively of recent origin. There are weeklong festivals of tribal dances, distribution of prizes by tribal chiefs, etc.

April

Vautha Fair
The fair is held on the 9^th day of Chaitra (around April) at Vautha near Ahmedabad, to celebrate the confluence of seven rivers. Pilgrims light small lamps and set them afloat in the river. There is also a cattle fair where horses, camels and donkeys are sold.

September

Tarnetar
At this exceedingly colorful gathering of most handsome rural men and women, there is heady mixture of Gujarat folk dance and music and a riot of lovely handcrafted umbrellas for 2 days in September every year. Just 3 hours from Ahmedabad. A distinctive feature of the Fair is the Tarnetar Chhatri (Umbrella). These umbrellas are a delightful treat for a connoisseur of art, meticulously embellished with art, mirror work, intricate embroidery and enchanting laceworks
 
October

Navaratri
This is a nine-day  festival of dedication of  Goddess Amba held from the first day of Ashvin (around October). It is the most important and colorful festival of Gujarat when different forms of the Mother Goddess are worshipped. People dance the garba and dandiya ras through the night in an explosion of colour in all their traditional finery and garba competitions are also held.

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