15 festivals in 3 cities, soonest first.
15 food festivals with a guide across 3 cities in India, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
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Week-long Diwali bazaar at the Blind Relief Association near the Oberoi, with about 250 stalls, food vendors and Café Mast, run by visually impaired trainees.
TipEntry is free; the bazaar opens at 10:30 daily. Café Mast is staffed by the association's visually impaired trainees and proceeds fund their training.
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Diwali in early November fills Mumbai's mithai counters, with shops such as Tewari Bros. Mithaiwala known for festive ladoos, pedas and gift hampers.
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The National Street Food Festival fills Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi each December with 500 street vendors from 27 states, from dahi-jalebi to Kashmiri wazwan.
TipEnter by Gate 14 of JLN Stadium, as in 2025. The 2026 dates were not yet announced when we checked, so confirm on the NASVI site before you go.
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Jaipur's Kite Festival fills the sky on Makar Sankranti, 14 January, with Rajasthan Tourism's event at Jal Mahal and kite flying from rooftops, fuelled by gajak, til ladoo and dal pakode.
TipThe 2026 event ran 11:00 to 14:00 at the Jal Mahal embankment, with lanterns and fireworks by Hawa Mahal in the evening.
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Mumbai's biggest cultural festival spans late January into early February, taking over the Kala Ghoda district for nine days.
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The 30 nights of Ramadan transform Mohammed Ali Road and Bohri Mohalla into an iftar food street. Stalls open at sundown and run until suhoor with smoked.
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During Ramadan the lanes of Matia Mahal by Jama Masjid in Delhi cook through the night after iftar: haleem in huge pots, seekh kebabs over charcoal, nihari and shahi tukda.
TipArrive just before sunset to watch iftar at Jama Masjid, then walk into Matia Mahal; Jama Masjid and Chawri Bazar metro stations are a short walk away.
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Eid celebrations on Mohammed Ali Road peak with sweetmeats and the full biryani menu at every stall. Sheermal bakers fire ovens through the night; sevaiyan.
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Jaipur's Gangaur Festival sends a procession from the City Palace through Tripolia Bazaar, Chhoti Chaupar and Gangauri Bazaar each spring, with ghewar the sweet of the season.
TipThe date follows the Hindu calendar: the 2026 procession ran on 21 March and Rajasthan Tourism lists the 2027 edition for April, so confirm before you book.
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Delhi Tourism's Mango Festival, whose 2026 edition was its 35th, brings more than 400 mango varieties to Delhi each summer, from Rataul and Husnara to the huge Hathi Jhool.
TipThe venue moves: Dilli Haat Janakpuri in 2024 and 2026, Thyagaraj Stadium in 2025. Check Delhi Tourism's announcement in June before you go.
The Jaipur Teej Festival carries the Teej Mata procession from the City Palace through Tripolia Bazaar and Chhoti Chaupar on two monsoon evenings, with ghewar the sweet of the season.
TipFind a spot on Tripolia Bazaar before the procession sets out, then buy rabri ghewar at Sambhar Fini Wala in Johari Bazaar.
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Mumbai's most beloved festival runs 10 days from new moon. Sweet shops across the city sell steamed coconut-and-jaggery modak, Lord Ganesh's favoured.
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The Grub Fest's 2026 Legacy Edit, marking twelve years of the festival, fills the NSIC grounds in Okhla on 3 and 4 October with food brands and night concerts.
TipGates open at 13:00 at NSIC Estate; buy passes through the organiser's site, and plan on the evening concerts in the Grub Arena.
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Durga Puja turns Chittaranjan Park in Delhi into a Bengali food fair: free bhog of khichuri and labra at the pandals, plus rolls, fish cutlets and Kolkata biryani at the stalls.
TipBhog is served at the pandals from 13:00 to 14:00; the Anondo Mela food stalls run on Panchami and Shashthi evenings, and cars are restricted from Shashthi.
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Navratri, the nine nights of autumn, is observed across Mumbai with garba dancing and faraali fasting foods such as sabudana khichdi, kuttu roti and sabudana vada.
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