Rann Utsav

Month: December to February

The Government of Gujarat hosts an annual 3-month long “Rann Utsav” festival from December to February every year near Dhordo village in this 500 sq. km. pristine white salt desert landscapes during winte. Rannutsav can be visited by anyone but Tent City with 400 tents allows entry only to those who are staying there. Rann Utsav has cultural programs such as BSF Camel show held at 5 pm, adventure activities like hot-air ballooning, many stalls selling trinkets, handicraft, food, etc as well as camel cart excursion, paramotoring, golf carts, ATV rides, yoga and meditation. During the festival 3 to 4 day events are also held at many other exotic locations around the larger Kutch area to expose tourists to the native culture and food, for example semi arid grasslands of the Banni reserve exhibits folk architecture, arts and crafts of the area, and folk dance and dance music events are held at several locations with bonfire under the moon.