Festivals, events, arts and cultural life in Dehradun
Garhwali folk music has lost most of its old village settings. In Dehradun the dhol-damau still sounds, but only inside a small group of holdouts. Here is who they are.
Badrinath temple opens April 23, 2026 at 6:15 AM completing the Chardham season. What pilgrims passing through Dehradun need to know today.
The Chardham Yatra Dehradun economy comes alive every April. Something shifts in the city: The pace quickens at ISBT, the dharamshalas fill…
Dehradun has a real photography community: photowalks, college clubs, Instagram collectives, and landscape shooters. Here is where to find them.
Kedarnath Dham opens April 22, 2026 at 8 AM. Here is everything Dehradun pilgrims need to know: route, trek, registration, and what to carry.
Char Dham Yatra 2026 has begun. Gangotri and Yamunotri opened April 19. Kedarnath opens April 22, Badrinath on April 23. Dates and travel info.
How the Tibetan community transformed Dehradun bazaars and restaurants since the 1960s — markets, monasteries, and food.
On the fifth day after Holi every year, something happens in Dehradun that most outsiders have never heard of. A massive fair — one of the largest in Uttarakhand — takes over the grounds of the Guru R