Events in Gorakhpur

Festivals, fairs and gatherings in and around the city — listed only when a date has been published by an organiser, a venue, the administration, or a recognised panchang. Every listing names its source.

Listed Events

  • Dhanteras — 2026-11-06, City-wide observance, Across Gorakhpur. The first day of the Diwali period, when households across Gorakhpur worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Dhanvantari and traditionally buy metal goods and utensils. City markets stay busy and lit into the evening.
  • Diwali — Lakshmi Puja — 2026-11-08, City-wide observance, Across Gorakhpur. The festival of lights: Lakshmi Puja in homes and shops across the city, with diyas, candles and fireworks through the evening. Drik Panchang lists both Lakshmi Puja and Diwali on this date for Uttar Pradesh.
  • Govardhan Puja — 2026-11-10, City-wide observance, Across Gorakhpur. Observed the day after the main Diwali period in Uttar Pradesh, honouring Lord Krishna’s lifting of Govardhan hill, with annakut offerings in temples and homes. (Drik Panchang gives this date for UP; some western regions observe it a day earlier.)
  • Bhai Dooj (Bhaiya Dooj) — 2026-11-11, City-wide observance, Across Gorakhpur. Sisters apply tilak to their brothers and pray for their wellbeing, closing the Diwali festival period. Families across the city gather for the ceremony and festive meals.
  • Chhath Puja — 2026-11-13 to 2026-11-16, Ghats and water bodies across the city, Across Gorakhpur. The four-day Surya Shashthi observance central to Purvanchal: Nahay Khay on 13 November and Kharna on 14 November lead to Sandhya Arghya — offerings to the setting sun — on 15 November, and Usha Arghya to the rising sun on 16 November, when the fast concludes. Devotees gather at ghats and water bodies across the city.
  • Devutthana Ekadashi (Prabodhini Ekadashi) — 2026-11-20, Temples and homes across the city, Across Gorakhpur. Marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu at the end of Chaturmas; devotees fast and the auspicious season for weddings and ceremonies resumes. Temples across the city hold special prayers.
  • Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2026-11-24, Ghats, temples and homes across the city, Across Gorakhpur. The full moon of Kartik month: devotees take ritual baths and light rows of earthen lamps at ghats, temples and homes in the evening — the observance kept as Dev Deepawali.
  • NMOCON 2027 — National Medicos Organisation Conference — 2026-12-17 to 2026-12-20, Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Asuran, Gorakhpur. The national conference of the National Medicos Organisation (NMO), hosted at Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Gorakhpur. The official conference site also lists a Cycle Yatra from Ayodhya to Gorakhpur (17–18 December) and a Kala-Kavya Mahotsav (19–20 December) as part of the programme. See the official site for registration and schedule details.
  • Makar Sankranti — Khichdi at Gorakhnath Temple — 2027-01-15, Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhnath, Gorakhpur. Gorakhpur’s signature observance: devotees offer khichdi — raw rice, lentils and vegetables — to Guru Gorakhnath at Gorakhnath Temple, a tradition the temple is famed for across Purvanchal and Nepal. Drik Panchang places the Sankranti moment late on 14 January, with the observance day on 15 January 2027. Note: the temple and administration had not announced separate Khichdi Mela fair dates when this listing was checked.
  • Vasant Panchami — 2027-02-11, City-wide observance, Across Gorakhpur. Dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the day marks the approach of spring; schools, students and musicians across the city offer prayers, and yellow attire and food are traditional.
  • Magha Purnima — 2027-02-20, Temples and ghats across the city, Across Gorakhpur. The full-moon day of Magha month, observed with ritual bathing, charity and prayers at temples and river ghats.
  • Maha Shivratri — 2027-03-06, Shiva temples across the city, Across Gorakhpur. The great night of Lord Shiva: devotees fast and keep vigil, and Shiva temples across the city draw long queues for jalabhishek through the night.