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Polo at Shandur, Kalasha rites, blossom weeks, Sufi urs, and desert fairs, 51 events to plan around across Pakistan.
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March–May
Blossom weeks in Hunza and Skardu, the Kalasha spring festival, Nowruz, and the last mild weeks in the plains.
At its best now:HunzaSkarduKalasha ValleysChitralLahore
Urs of Sachal Sarmast
Sindh's mystic-poetry festival at Daraza Sharif, raag, devotional music, and literary gatherings for Sachal Sarmast.
Pakistan Day Parade
The national day on 23 March, marked by a formal parade in Islamabad and civic events across the country.
Saraiki Culture Day (Ajrak Day)
South Punjab's day for the Saraiki language and culture: blue Saraiki ajrak, jhoomar dance, poetry and rallies in Multan and across the region.
Punjabi Culture Day
Bhangra, giddha, folk poetry, and a full Punjabi table, a spirited celebration of Punjab's living heritage.
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 Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Sehwan's great urs for the 13th-century saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar: more than two million pilgrims, dhamaal drums at dusk, and the red-and-gold shrine lit all night.
Jashn-e-Nowruz
Persian new year across the northern valleys, spring cleaning, feasts, and the first outdoor gatherings after winter.
Mela Chiraghan, Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights: three nights of lamps, dhol and dhamaal at the shrine of the Punjabi poet Shah Hussain, beside the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore.
Spring Blossom Festival
Apricot and cherry blossoms wake the orchards of Hunza and Skardu, the first sign of mountain spring.
Baloch Culture Day
A province-wide celebration of Baloch identity, embroidered dress, turbans, folk music, dance, and sajji feasts.
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.