North East India festival calendar 2026–27

By date

1. 100 Drums Wangala Festival (Golden Jubilee)

   Confirmed

   11–14 November 2026

   Meghalaya · Wangala A·dam, Chibragre, West Garo Hills (near Tura)

   Garo post-harvest thanksgiving to Misi Saljong. The 50th edition is billed around 1,000 drums.

   Source: Meghalaya Government press note, 28 Oct 2026

2. Sangai Festival

   Confirmed

   21–30 November 2026

   Manipur · Hapta Kangjeibung and venues across Imphal

   Manipur’s flagship tourism festival, named after the Sangai deer of Keibul Lamjao.

   Source: Incredible India / Manipur Tourism

3. Hornbill Festival

   Confirmed

   1–10 December 2026

   Nagaland · Naga Heritage Village, Kisama (near Kohima)

   Nagaland’s “Festival of Festivals”, timed with Statehood Day on 1 December. 27th edition.

   Source: Tourism Nagaland / DD News

4. Christmas in the hills

   Confirmed

   25 December 2026

   Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram · Churches and towns across the Christian-majority hill states

   Widely observed public holiday with midnight mass, carols and community feasts.

   Source: National / state holiday calendars

5. Magh Bihu (Bhogali Bihu)

   Confirmed

   14 January 2027

   Assam · Assam (statewide; community feasts and mejis)

   Assamese harvest festival marking the end of the harvesting season.

   Source: Assam state holiday list 2027

6. Me-Dam-Me-Phi

   Confirmed

   31 January 2027

   Assam · Assam (Ahom communities; Sivasagar and elsewhere)

   Ahom ancestor-propitiation festival observed as a state holiday.

   Source: Assam state holiday list 2027

7. Losar (Sonam Losar)

   Confirmed

   7 February 2027

   Sikkim · Sikkim (monasteries and Bhutia/Lepcha communities)

   Tibetan and Himalayan New Year; a Sikkim state holiday.

   Source: Sikkim state holiday list 2027

8. Lui-Ngai-Ni

   Confirmed

   15 February 2027

   Manipur · Manipur (Naga tribes; Imphal and hill districts)

   Seed-sowing festival of the Naga tribes of Manipur; state holiday.

   Source: Manipur state holiday list 2027

9. Nyokum Yullo

   Expected

   Expected: February 2027

   Arunachal Pradesh · Nyishi areas of Arunachal Pradesh (often Nyokum Lapang, Yupia)

   Nyishi festival invoking prosperity; exact 2027 dates follow local committees.

   Source: Arunachal tourism / cultural calendars (month-level)

10. Sekrenyi (Phousanyi)

    Expected

    Expected: February 2027

    Nagaland · Angami areas of Nagaland (Kohima district)

    Angami purification and renewal festival, usually in February.

    Source: Tourism Nagaland festival notes (month-level)

11. Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day

    Confirmed

    20 February 2027

    Arunachal Pradesh · Statewide

    Marks statehood (1987). Cultural programmes accompany the holiday.

    Source: Arunachal state holiday list 2027

12. Chapchar Kut

    Confirmed

    5 March 2027

    Mizoram · Aizawl (main ground) and across Mizoram

    Mizo spring festival after the jhum clearing; state holiday with Cheraw dance.

    Source: Mizoram state holiday list 2027

13. Yaosang

    Confirmed

    22–23 March 2027 (opening days; festival runs about a week)

    Manipur · Imphal and across Manipur

    Manipuri spring festival aligned with Holi; sports, dance and Yaoshang sports.

    Source: Manipur state holiday list 2027

14. Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)

    Confirmed

    7 April 2027

    Manipur · Manipur (Meitei New Year; hill climbs at Cheiraoching)

    Meitei lunar New Year; also listed as Cheiraoba on the state calendar.

    Source: Manipur state holiday list 2027

15. Bohag / Rongali Bihu

    Confirmed

    14–16 April 2027

    Assam · Assam (statewide; Bihu stages in Guwahati and districts)

    Assamese New Year and spring festival. Goru Bihu on 14 April; Manuh Bihu on 15 April.

    Source: Assam state holiday list 2027

16. Biju Festival

    Confirmed

    14 April 2027

    Tripura · Tripura (Tripuri communities)

    Tripuri New Year festival, aligned with mid-April sankranti.

    Source: Tripura state holiday list 2027

17. Moatsu Mong

    Expected

    Expected: early May 2027 (traditionally 1–3 May)

    Nagaland · Ao areas of Nagaland (Mokokchung)

    Ao Naga post-sowing festival. Exact 2027 municipal programme is announced closer to May.

    Source: Tourism Nagaland (traditional dates)

18. Ambubachi Mela

    Expected

    Expected: June 2027 (lunar; usually mid-June)

    Assam · Kamakhya Temple, Nilachal Hill, Guwahati

    Annual temple fair during the Ambubachi period at Kamakhya. Exact dates follow the temple calendar.

    Source: Kamakhya / Assam tourism (month-level)

19. Behdienkhlam

    Expected

    Expected: July 2027

    Meghalaya · Jowai, West Jaintia Hills

    Pnars’ post-sowing festival to drive away plague and seek a good harvest.

    Source: Meghalaya tourism festival notes (month-level)

20. Kharchi Puja

    Confirmed

    11 July 2027 (opening; rituals continue for a week)

    Tripura · Chaturdasha Devata temple, Old Agartala

    Worship of the fourteen deities; a major Tripura state holiday and fair.

    Source: Tripura state holiday list 2027

21. Pang Lhabsol

    Expected

    Expected: August–September 2027 (lunar)

    Sikkim · Sikkim (Rumtek and other monasteries; Gangtok)

    Honours Mount Kanchenjunga as Sikkim’s guardian deity; date follows the Tibetan calendar.

    Source: Sikkim tourism (month-level)

22. Solung

    Expected

    Expected: September 2027

    Arunachal Pradesh · Adi areas of Arunachal Pradesh (Pasighat and elsewhere)

    Adi agricultural festival with ritual and community dance; local dates vary by village.

    Source: Arunachal tourism (month-level)

23. Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu)

    Expected

    Expected: mid-October 2027 (Kati month)

    Assam · Assam (statewide; earthen lamps in paddy fields)

    Autumn Bihu of lighting and prayer for the standing crop. Exact civil date follows the Assamese calendar.

    Source: Assam cultural calendar (month-level)

24. Wangala (village observances)

    Expected

    Expected: September–December 2027 (village dates vary)

    Meghalaya · Garo Hills villages

    Village Wangala rites continue after the organised 100 Drums festival; each village sets its own day.

    Source: Meghalaya cultural notes (month-level)

25. Sangai Festival

    Expected

    21–30 November 2027 (expected; fixed annual window)

    Manipur · Imphal

    Expected return of Manipur’s ten-day tourism festival on its usual November dates.

    Source: Incredible India (annual 21–30 Nov window)

26. Hornbill Festival

    Expected

    1–10 December 2027 (expected; usual Statehood Week window)

    Nagaland · Kisama, near Kohima

    Expected 28th edition on the usual 1–10 December dates pending Tourism Nagaland confirmation.

    Source: Tourism Nagaland (usual dates)

By state

Sources

• Tourism Nagaland (Hornbill)
• DIPR Nagaland / DD News on Hornbill 2026
• Incredible India (Sangai Festival)
• Meghalaya Government press note (Wangala 2026)
• Public Holidays India 2027 (state holidays)

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