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
