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Festivals & Seasons
Polo at Shandur, Kalasha rites, blossom weeks, Sufi urs, and desert fairs, 51 events to plan around across Pakistan.
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December–February
The plains and the coast at their best: Lahore, the Cholistan desert rally, the Makran coast and Sindh's heritage; solstice fires and Chawmos up north.
At its best now:LahoreBahawalpur & CholistanMakran CoastThatta & MakliKarachiKalasha Valleys
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.
Quaid-e-Azam Day
The birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, marked with the change of guard and ceremonies at the Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi.
Christmas in Pakistan
Midnight services, carols and lit-up churches: Christmas with Pakistan's Christian communities, at Lahore's cathedral, Karachi's Christ Church and across Punjab.
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.
Sibi Mela
Balochistan's great annual fair at Sibi, held since 1885: horse and cattle shows, camel races, tent pegging, crafts and folk dance.
Basant, Jashn-e-Baharan
Lahore's spring kite festival, back in 2026 after a nineteen-year ban: rooftops, yellow clothes and kites, under strict new rules.
Lahore Literary Festival
Three days of writers, historians and musicians at the Alhamra Arts Centre on The Mall, held each February since 2013.
Kashmir Solidarity Day
A national day on 5 February when Pakistan and Azad Kashmir hold rallies and human chains in support of the people of Indian-administered Kashmir.
Maha Shivaratri at Umarkot
One of Pakistan's largest religious festivals: three days at the ancient Shiv Mandir of Umarkot, with around 250,000 Hindu pilgrims from across Sindh.
Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally
The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab's desert rally, run every February since 2005 from Derawar Fort across the Cholistan dunes.