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FESTIVALS · ARUNACHAL PRADESH · DECEMBER

Arunachal Pradesh festivals in December.

2 festivals this month — dates, locations, and travel tips.

Orange Festival of Adventure & Music (OFAM)

Dambuk

India's first adventure-and-music festival, held annually in Dambuk since 2015. ATV rides, river-rafting, zip-lining by day; rock, indie and DJ sets by night. Camp-style accommodation on festival grounds.

Mid-December (4 days, dates vary)

Podi-Barbi Festival

Mechuka

Podi-Barbi is a harvest festival celebrated by the Ramo, Pai-Libo, and Bokar communities (Adi subtribes) of Mechuka, serving as thanksgiving to Mother Nature for agricultural abundance. The festival features traditional competitions (archery, wrestling, tug-of-war), the Yapung ceremony where rice beer is exchanged as a symbol of friendship and goodwill, and community feasting that strengthens social bonds.

December 5

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