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Events / March
Punjab
Lahore's “Festival of Lights”, the Urs of the Sufi poet Shah Hussain, celebrated with lamps, music, and devotion.
Mela Chiraghan marks the Urs of the 16th-century Punjabi Sufi poet Shah Hussain (Madho Lal Hussain), held near Shalimar Gardens in Lahore. Once one of the largest festivals in Punjab, it blends lamps, dhamaal, and devotional music over several days.
Lamps, devotional music, and crowds fill the shrine and grounds over several nights. As with all Urs gatherings, it is a religious event, dress modestly and move with local hosts who know the venue.
Use Plan a trip to base in Lahore in spring and tie the festival to the Walled City, the Mughal gardens, and the city's shrines.
February
Pakistan's largest motorsport event, a multi-day off-road rally across the Cholistan dunes, staged around the great Derawar Fort.
February
Lahore's spring kite festival, rooftops and skies fill with colour to welcome the end of winter.
14 March
Bhangra, giddha, folk poetry, and a full Punjabi table, a spirited celebration of Punjab's living heritage.
