9 Festivals Of Meghalaya & When You Should Experience Them

 

Here are our favorite festivals in Meghalaya: 

1. Shillong Autumn Festival 

Highlights: Music performances, fashion shows, food festivals, and much more. 

Where it is celebrated: Shillong

When it is celebrated: October and November

Duration: 1 day

2. Cherry Blossom Festival

Highlights: Rock concerts, Dance performances, Bike rallies

Where it is celebrated: Shillong

When it is celebrated: Mid-November

Duration: 2-3 days

3. Shad Sukra

Highlights: Dance performance with flute and drums

Where it is celebrated: Joeai Town

When it is celebrated: April and May

Duration: 3 days

4. Nongkrem Dance Festival

Highlights: Shad Mystieh dance and Khasi food

Where it is celebrated: Smit

When it is celebrated: Autumn

Duration: 5 days

5. Shad Suk Mynsiem Festival

Highlights: Colorful dance

Where it is celebrated: Weiking ground

When it is celebrated: April

Duration: 3 days

6. Seng Kut Snem

Highlights: Finest traditional clothing

Where it is celebrated: Shillong

When it is celebrated: November

Duration: 1 day

7. Wangala Festival

Highlights: Men playing a hundred drums

Where it is celebrated: Garo Hills

When it is celebrated: September to December

Duration: 2 days

8. Behdeinkhlam Festival

Highlights: Tall structures decorated with colorful paper and tinsel

Where it is celebrated: Jowai Town and Jaintia Hills

When it is celebrated: July

Duration: 4 days

9. Strawberry Festival

Highlights: Enjoy lush and sweet strawberries

Where it is celebrated: Unsming and sohliya village

When it is celebrated: February

Duration: 1 day