Jamnagar Festivals

All festivals like Holi festival, Makkar Sankranti, Janmashtami festival, Navratri Festival, Diwali Festival are celebrated in Jamnagar. The famous Jamnagar festival among all festivals in Jamnagar is Janmasthami and Navratri Festival. The Jamnagar festivals and fairs reflect its cultural tradition, richness and royalty and also the keenness of the Jamnagar People towards these festivals to celebrate it in the most traditional way with enjoyment and happiness.

The Navratri Jamnagar Festival is undoubtedly a very colorful festival for which the Jamnagar is well known and its unique attraction lies in the popular Dandiya Ras or Garba Ras dance in which all the young generations of the Jamnagar always participate. The Navratri Jamnagar Festival is celebrated with great happiness for nine days and attracts a huge of crowd from all over India. The Navratri Jamnagar is truly one of the most loved Festivals of Jamnagar.

The Makar Sankranti Festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Jamnagar and people during this festive season are very excited about famous Kite Festival. This Makkar Sankranti Festival Jamnagar is celebrated every year on the 14th of January and marks the Sun's cosmological entry into the Tropic of Capricorn's Axis. On this Makkar Sankranti Festival day you will be able to see all the Kite lovers of the Jamnagar city getting together and flying various shapes, sizes of kites and indulging in an enjoyable kite flying competition. The Makkar Sankranti Festival is among of the most visited Festivals of Jamnagar.

Janmasthami Festival has a special importance in Jamnagar as Dwarka, the land of Lord Krishna is located near to the Jamnagar. Countless Vaishnav devotees and Hindu devotees of the Jamnagar celebrate Janmasthami Festival (Lord Krishna's birth Anniversary) with eagerness and great enjoyment. The Janmasthami Festival Jamnagar is also one of the most visited Jamnagar Festivals.

The Diwali festival is also celebrated in Jamnagar with great happiness. The Diwali, festival of lights, is very famous festival among children, as they get chance to fire crackers and rockets. During this Diwali festival almost in every house of the Jamnagar various delicious sweet dishes and snacks such as gathiya, ras malai, barfi, ghugra, gulab jamun, ras patra, peda, mesub and many more are prepared to celebrate the joyful atmosphere of festival. The Diwali Festival Jamnagar is also one of the most enjoyable Jamnagar Festivals.

The Holi Festival is one of the interesting festivals in Jamnagar. The Holi Festival, festival of colors, is very much famous among the young generations and children, as they chance to throw water colored balloons on each other and celebrate the festival with various colors. During Holi Festival Jamnagar almost all the people prepare various sweet dishes at their home.

During the festive season in Jamnagar you can also see various small and big fairs organized in Jamnagar where huge numbers of stalls are set up selling delicious foods, clothes, jewelries and every other item to attract you for shopping. There are also Merry-Go-Rounds, toy trains for children for enjoyment.