Chovoth

Goa · 6 – 9 Feb 2027

Carnival

The days of music and parades before Lent, brought to Goa in the Portuguese era. King Momo opens the festivities, and decorated floats roll through Panjim, Margao, Vasco and Mapusa.

Goa · 24 Jun 2027

São João

The feast of St John the Baptist at the height of the monsoon, when young men wearing crowns of leaves and flowers leap into overflowing village wells and ponds.

Goa · February/March

Shigmoशिगमो

Goa's spring festival of the month of Phalgun, when villages take to the streets with drums, banners and folk troupes — from the small, rural Dhakto Shigmo to the big town parades of Vhodlo Shigmo.