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FESTIVALS · HIMACHAL PRADESH · SEPTEMBER

Himachal Pradesh festivals in September.

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

Chitkul Pahari Fair

Chitkul

Post-harvest celebration in India's last inhabited village on the Indo-Tibet border, with Kinnauri dances, archery, and offerings at the Mathi temple.

September (after harvest)

Nako Lake Festival

Nako

Festival at the sacred Nako Lake in Spiti with Buddhist prayer ceremonies at the 11th-century Nako Monastery, folk dances, and boating on the high-altitude lake.

September (varies)

Phulaich (Festival of Flowers)

Sangla Valley

Festival celebrating wildflower blooms in upper Kinnaur, featuring processions of local deities, traditional folk dances, and reenactments of ancient war scenes in traditional attire. Three-day 'Ukhyang' celebration at Sangla Valley organized by Kinnaur administration.

September 15-25 (16th Bhadrapada in lunar calendar)

Phulech Festival

Kalpa

Kinnauri flower festival where locals collect alpine wildflowers from high meadows and decorate homes, temples, and deity palanquins to welcome autumn.

September (varies)

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