Events / November
Punjab
Thal Desert Rally & Cultural Festival
A desert jeep rally across the Thal, wrapped in Saraiki music, food, and craft from southern Punjab.
Run across the Thal desert around Muzaffargarh, Layyah, and Kot Addu, this rally pairs motorsport with Saraiki cultural programming, jhumar dance, folk music, regional food, and handicraft stalls of the Thal region.
- Desert jeep rally
- Saraiki music & jhumar
- Regional food
- Craft stalls
- Announced annually
- When to plan
- Usually November, when desert weather is cool; dates announced annually.
- Getting there
- Reach the Thal districts by road from Multan or via the M-4 corridor; events are signposted during the rally.
- Region
- Punjab guide →
Saraiki heart
Beyond the rally, the festival celebrates the Saraiki belt of southern Punjab, its music, dialect, and hospitality, making it a cultural event as much as a motorsport one.
Combine with the south
Pair it with Multan's shrines and bazaars or the desert forts of Cholistan for a fuller southern-Punjab loop.
More in Punjab
Region guide →
February
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.
February
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March
Mela Chiraghan, Festival of Lights
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