After a difficult year of pandemic, Maharashtra is all set to welcome tourists again, provide an opportunity to explore the state and join in on the festivities across the length and breadth of the state. These marquee festivals will provide exciting opportunities for tourists to celebrate cultural heritage tourism of Maharashtra.
These festivals will be organised through regional offices of the Directorate of Tourism with the help of the local district administration. These mini festivals will help feature the less explored destinations prominently on the Maharashtra tourism map.
The State Government’s tourism department announced 20 mini festivals across the six regions of Maharashtra i.e. Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, and Nagpur in the months of February and March to boost tourism in the state. The state tourism department has earmarked an amount of INR 100 Lakh for organising these 20 festivals.
Some of the landmark festivals that will be held in Nashik include Grape Harvesting, Nandur Madhyameshwar, Bhandardara in Ahmednagar and Laling Fort Festival in Dhule. Pune will witness the iconic Junnar Grape festival, Wai in Satara, and Panhala in Kolhapur.
In the Konkan region, one can visit the popular festivals such as Vengurla (Sagareshwar) festival in Sindhudurg, Shrivardhan in Raigad, Katalshilpa and Anjarle in Ratnagiri.
The famed festivals planned in the Aurangabad division are Ter in Osmanabad, Kapildhara in Beed and Hottal festival in Nanded. Similarly, Sindkhed Raja in Nagpur, Narnala Fort in Akola and Tipeshwar Forest festival in Yavatmal are planned under the Amravati region.
Lastly, the Nagpur division will organise the illustrious festivals including Ramtek festival in Nagpur, Bor Dam and Wildlife festival in Vardha and Bodalkasa Bird festival in Gondia.
