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Polo at Shandur, Kalasha rites, blossom weeks, Sufi urs, and desert fairs, 46 events to plan around across Pakistan.
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Sindh Festival
A celebration of Sindhi heritage, crafts, music, and performances at historic sites including Moenjodaro.
Snow Cross Jeep Rally
High-altitude winter motorsport, jeeps on a snow-cross course beneath Saran Pir Chanasi.
Sibi Mela
Pakistan's largest cattle and horse fair, a Baloch cultural gathering running since the 19th century.
Basant, Jashn-e-Baharan
Lahore's spring kite festival, rooftops and skies fill with colour to welcome the end of winter.
Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally
Pakistan's largest motorsport event, a multi-day off-road rally across the Cholistan dunes, staged around the great Derawar Fort.
Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Sehwan Sharif's great Sufi festival, three days of dhamaal drumming and devotion at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
Mela Chiraghan, Festival of Lights
Lahore's “Festival of Lights”, the Urs of the Sufi poet Shah Hussain, celebrated with lamps, music, and devotion.
Taghm (Tukham Rezi) Sowing Festival
The first-sowing spring festival of Hunza, Nagar, and the Baltistan valleys, ritual seeding, music, and shared meals.
Urs of Sachal Sarmast
Sindh's mystic-poetry festival at Daraza Sharif, raag, devotional music, and literary gatherings for Sachal Sarmast.
Baloch Culture Day
A province-wide celebration of Baloch identity, embroidered dress, turbans, folk music, dance, and sajji feasts.
Jashn-e-Nowruz
Persian new year across the northern valleys, spring cleaning, feasts, and the first outdoor gatherings after winter.
Spring Blossom Festival
Apricot and cherry blossoms wake the orchards of Hunza and Skardu, the first sign of mountain spring.
Punjabi Culture Day
Bhangra, giddha, folk poetry, and a full Punjabi table, a spirited celebration of Punjab's living heritage.
Pakistan Day Parade
The national day on 23 March, marked by a formal parade in Islamabad and civic events across the country.
Murree & Galiyat Spring Gala
Pine-forest spring fairs on the ridge above Islamabad, cool air, walking tracks, and the first escape from the plains heat.
Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) Mela
The Sikh harvest festival and pilgrimage, prayers, langar, and processions at Panja Sahib and Nankana Sahib.
Hinglaj Mata Yatra
Pakistan's largest Hindu pilgrimage, a desert-mountain yatra to the ancient Hinglaj Mata shrine in Hingol.
Qaqlasht Festival
One of Chitral's oldest spring gatherings, polo, paragliding, and mountain culture on the Qaqlasht plateau.
Eid Festivals
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, Pakistan's two great religious festivals of feasting, family, new clothes, and hospitality.
Chilam Joshi (Joshi)
The Kalasha spring festival, milk stored for days, processions, and group dancing at the Charso grounds in Bumburet.
Ginani Festival
Summer solstice thanksgiving in Hunza and Nagar, wheat harvest rituals and shared meals in the orchards.
Shandur Polo Festival
The world's highest polo ground, Chitral and Gilgit teams meet on a plateau above the clouds.
National Mango & Summer Fruits Festival
Mirpurkhas celebrates Sindh's legendary mangoes, Sindhri above all, with tastings, grower displays, and Sindhi culture.
Water Sports Festival
Boating and competitive events on Sadpara Lake, the warmest weeks at altitude.
Kalam Summer Festival
Swat's high-summer festival in Kalam, cultural shows, crafts, music, and mountain adventure in the upper valley.
Urs of Baba Farid
Pakpattan's great Punjabi Sufi gathering at the shrine of Baba Farid, qawwali, poetry, and the Bahishti Darwaza.
Sheedi Mela (Manghopir Festival)
Karachi's Afro-Pakistani Sheedi community festival at Manghopir, drumming, devotion, and the shrine's sacred crocodiles.
Ganga Choti Summer Festival
Bagh district's summer fair on the Ganga Choti ridge, views, picnics, and local sport above the Jhelum valley.
Sarfaranga Cold Desert Rally & Festival
Skardu's cold-desert jeep rally and cultural festival, motorsport, Balti music, polo, and sword dance among the dunes.
Urs of Bari Imam
Islamabad's patron-saint festival at Nurpur Shahan, qawwali, dhamal, langar, and pilgrim crowds in the capital's hills.
Neelum Valley Tourism Gala
Summer celebration along the Neelum, Keran, Sharda, and riverside villages host culture, sport, and tourism events.
Independence Day, Jashn-e-Azadi
Pakistan's national day on 14 August, flags, fireworks, and celebration nationwide, with Lahore's Minar-e-Pakistan at the symbolic centre.
Babusar Polo Cup & Alpine Festival
High-altitude polo and alpine culture where the Kaghan valley meets Gilgit-Baltistan, golden poplars and the last open pass roads.
Uchal (Uchau)
Kalasha harvest thanksgiving, cheese, bread, and rituals marking the end of the high pasture season.
Broghil Festival
A remote Wakhi mountain festival in upper Chitral, yak polo, buzkashi, horse sports, and high-altitude valley life.
Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh
Lahore's greatest Sufi gathering at Data Darbar, chadar processions, qawwali, dhamal, and langar for huge crowds.
Pashtun Culture Day
Attan dance, rubab music, poetry, and hospitality, a celebration of Pashtun identity across KP and beyond.
Pul Festival
The autumn festival celebrated only in Birir, the smallest and most secluded of the three Kalasha valleys.
Silk Road Festival
Gilgit's autumn celebration of trade routes, music, and mountain culture, a harvest-season counterpoint to summer polo.
Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
Bhit Shah's three-day Sufi festival honouring Sindh's greatest poet, nights of raag, the Shah Jo Risalo sung at his shrine.
Lok Virsa Festival
National folk heritage festival at the Lok Virsa museum, crafts, music, and regional food from across Pakistan.
Thal Desert Rally & Cultural Festival
A desert jeep rally across the Thal, wrapped in Saraiki music, food, and craft from southern Punjab.
Guru Nanak Gurpurab
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, Sikhism's most important pilgrimage in Pakistan, at Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur.
Sindhi Culture Day (Ajrak & Topi Day)
Sindh wears Ajrak and the Sindhi topi, folk music, poetry, and rallies celebrating one of the region's oldest identities.
Mayfung Fire Festival
Baltistan's winter solstice fire festival, bonfires, torches, music, and dance to light the longest night in Skardu.
Choimus (Chawmos)
The Kalasha winter solstice festival, fire, feasting, and rites that carry the community through the coldest months.