São João

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 · 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.

Goa · August/September

Chovothचवथ

Ganesh Chaturthi as Goa keeps it: families bring home a clay Ganesh, hang a matoli canopy of forest fruits above it, and women gather to dance Fugdi through the festival nights.