| State | Fairs / Melas | Location | District | Month | Duration (days) |
| Assam | Raasmela | Bilasipara | Dhubri | Oct/Nov | 5 |
| Netaji Mela | Karimganj | Karimganj | Jan | 15 | |
| Rashmahotsav | Harimandir | Nalbari | Nov | 20 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | Brahamotsavam | Tirupati | Chitoor | Oct | 13 |
| Pyditthallamma Utsavam | Vijayanagram | Vijayanagram | April/May | 5-10 | |
| Bihar | Sonepur Mela | Sonepur | Patna | Nov/Dec | 15 |
| Sorath Mela | Sorath | Madhubani | May/ June | 15 | |
| Vaisakh Purnima | Bodh Gaya | Gaya | May | 10 | |
| Shivratri Mela | Sayal | Hazaribagh | Feb | 7 | |
| Gujarat | Vautha Fair | Vautha | Ahmedabad | Nov | 4 |
| Somnath Fair | Patan | Junagarh | Nov | 11 | |
| Rajim Mela | Rajim | Raipur | Mar | 15 | |
| Dassera Mela | Jagdalpur | Bastar | Oct/Nov | 7-15 | |
| Narsinghji Fair | Gomitpur | Ahmedabad | May | 7 | |
| Bhavnath Fair | Junagarh | Junagarh | Feb | 5-7 | |
| Navratri Fair | Ambaji | Bansakantha | Sep/Nov | 10 | |
| Lilipari Krama Fair | Junagarh | Junagarh | Nov | 5-7 | |
| Gokulasthami Fair | Surat | Surat | Aug/Sep | 7-15 | |
| Bhadrapada ambaji mela | Ambaji Village | Banaskantha | Aug/Sep | 4 | |
| Manektari Punam Fair | Dakor | Kheda | Sep | 15 | |
| Shamlaji Fair | Shamlaji | Sabarkantha | Nov | 5 | |
| Haryana | Pihowa Mela | Pihowa | Kurukshetra | April | 4 |
| Pathri Mata Ka Mela | Pathri | Panipat | Mar | 10 | |
| Gangor Mela | Sirsa | Sirsa | April | 5-7 | |
| Kapalmochan Mela | Bilaspur | Yamunanagar | Nov | 5-7 | |
| Surajkund Mela | Surajkund | Faridabad | Feb | 15 | |
| Kisan Mela | Karnal | Karnal | Sep/Oct | 3 | |
| Dehati Mela | Ladana | Kaithal | Oct | 7 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Minjar Fair | Chamba | Chamba | July/August | 7 |
| Dussehra | Kullu | Kullu | Oct | 7-9 | |
| Phulaich fair | Kinnaur Valley | Kinnaur | Sep | 3 | |
| Sair Fair | Shimla | Solan | Sep/Nov | 3-5 | |
| Hamir Utsav | Shimla | Hamirpur | Nov | 3 | |
| Lavi Fair | Rampur | Bushahr | Nov | 4 | |
| Renuka_fair | Solan | Sirmur | Nov | 3-7 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jhiri Mela | Jhiri | Kanachak | Nov | 7-9 |
| Jharkhand | Kolhaiya Mela | Hazaribagh | Chatra | Jan | 5-7 |
| Kundri Mela | Ranchi | Chatra | Oct/Nov | 5 | |
| Kunda Fair | Pratappur | Chatra | Feb | 1 | |
| Karnataka | Dassara | Mysore | Mysore | Oct | 10 |
| Sangameswara Jatra | Harihar | Chitradurga | Mar/Apr | 7 | |
| Mahadeshwara Mela | Kollegal | Mysore | Oct/Nov | 5-7 | |
| Havanoor Mela | Havanoor | Dharwad | Jan | 3-5 | |
| Yellamma Devi Fair | Saundatti | Belgaum | Oct- February | 5 Times | |
| Godachi Fair | Godachi | Belgaum | Oct/Nov | 7-8 | |
| Hampi Festival | Hampi | Ballari | Jan | 3 | |
| Kerala | Pooram Festival | Trichur | Trichur | April | 7-9 |
| Onam | Trivandrum | Trivandrum | Sept | 12 | |
| Koratty Muthy | Koratty Village | Koratty | Oct | 3 | |
| Makara Vilakku | Malappuram | Malappuram | Jan | 3 | |
| Chirappu | Kottayyam | Kottayyam | Dec | 2 | |
| Feast Of St Sebastain | Chertala | Ernakulam | Jan | 1 | |
| Shivratri Vilakku | Aluva | Ernakulam | Feb/Mar | 2 | |
| Omallor Fair | Omallor | Ernakulam | Mar | 30 | |
| Magara Jyoti | Sabarimala | Idukki | Jan | 10 | |
| Sri Sundareswar | Kannur | Kannur | Mar/April | 1 | |
| Utsavam | Vadakkekara | Malappuram | Jan/Feb | 5 | |
| Aranmula Vallamkali | Pathanamthitta | Aranmula | Sep | 30 | |
| Kerala Village Fair | Trivandrum | Kovalam & Ernaculam | Jan | 10 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Kartik Mela | Ujjain | Ujjain | Nov | 15 |
| Kadam Mela | Kharagpur | Tikamgarh | Nov | 15 | |
| Gwalior Trade Fair | Gwalior | Gwalior | Jan | 30 | |
| Maker Sankranti | Barman | Ujjain | Jan | 7 | |
| Nimar Utsav | Khargone | Maheshwar | Nov | 3 | |
| Ujjain Kumbh Mela | Ujjain | Ujjain | Once In 12 Yrs | 30 | |
| Maharashtra | Nashik Kumbh Mela | Nashik | Nashik | Once In 12 Yrs | 30 |
| Sharda Utsav | Nagpur | Nagpur | Oct/Nov | 7-10 | |
| Ganesh Festival | Sangli | Sangli | Aug/Sep | 4-7 | |
| Orissa | Rath Yatra | Puri | Puri | June/July | 10 |
| Joranda Mela | Joranda | Dhenkanal | Jan/Feb | 2 | |
| Dhanu Jatra | Bargarh | Bargarh | Dec/Jan | 11 | |
| Bali Yatra | Cuttack | Cuttack | Oct/Nov | 7 | |
| Chatar Yatra | Kalahandi | Kalahandi | Oct | 2 | |
| Punjab | Rural Olympics | Quila Raipur | Ludhiana | Jan/Feb | 7 |
| Hollah Mohllah | Anand Pur Sahib | Ropar | Feb/Mar | 3 | |
| Baisakhi | Talvandi Sahib | Bhatinda | April | 1 | |
| Mag Mela | Muktsar | Faridkot | Jan/Feb | 3-7 | |
| Ramteerth Mela | Kaler Purnima | Amritsar | Nov | 5 | |
| Sahidi Jod Mela | Fatehgarh Sahib | Patiala | Dec/Jan | 3 | |
| Sodal Mela | Jalandhar | Jalandhar | Sep | 2 | |
| Chappar Mela | Chappar | Ludhiana | Aug/Sep | 3 | |
| Rajasthan | Khatu Shyam ji | Sikar | Sikar | Nov | 3 |
| Urs Festival | Ajmer | Ajmer | Mar | 6 | |
| Pushkar Fair | Pushkar | Ajmer | Nov | 10 | |
| Ramdevra | Ramdeora | Jaisalmer | Aug/Sep | 10 | |
| Dussherra Mela | Kota | Kota | Oct | 30 | |
| Beneshwar Fair | Beneshwar | Dungerpur | Sep/Oct | 3 | |
| Chanderbhaga Fair | Jhalawar | Jhalawar | Nov | 5 | |
| Khetlaji Fair | Bundi | Bundi | Mar/Aug | 3 | |
| Ranisati Mela | Jhunjhunu | Jhunjhunu | Aug | 2 | |
| Mahavir Mela | Sawai Madhopur | Sawai Madhopur | Apr | 7 | |
| Gopinathjika Gara Mela | Gopinathjika | Banswara | Sep | 1 | |
| Kaila Devi | Kaila | Sawai Madhopur | Apr/May | 15 | |
| Kaila Devi Fair | Karauli | Sawai Madhopur | Apr/May | 15 | |
| Kallaji Ka Mela | Kalkaji | Banswara | Sep/Oct | 2 | |
| Karni Mata Mela | Deshnok | Bikaner | Sep | 10 | |
| Kota dussera | Kota | Kota | Sep/Oct | 30 | |
| Sitabari fair | Sitabari | Baran | May | 1 | |
| Marwar Festival | Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Sep/Oct | 30 | |
| Nagaur Fair(Ramdeoji Cattle Fair ) | Nagaur | Nagaur | Jan | 4 | |
| Tamil Nadu | Peria Kirthigal | Trupparankundram | Trupparankundram | Dec | 2 |
| Panimaya Matha Festival | Tuticorin | Tuticorin | July/Aug | 10 | |
| Kundam | Chikkaram- sampalayam | Chikkaram- sampalayam | Mar/April | NA | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bemoli Katra Mela | Bemoli Katra | Agra | N/A | 1 |
| Kailash Mela | Kailash | Agra | Aug/Sep | 7-15 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Allahabad | Allahabad | Jan | 7 | |
| Allahabad Kumbh Mela | Allahabad | Allahabad | Jan/March | 2 Month | |
| Haridwar Kumbh Mela | Haridwar | Haridwar | April/May | 3 Month 14 days | |
| Barabanki Mela | Deva | Barabanki | Nov/Oct | 10 | |
| Bateshwar Fair | Bateshwar | Agra | OCT | 3 weeks | |
| Ramnavami Mela | Ayodhya | Faizabad | Mar | 4 | |
| Sharvan Jhoola | Ayodhya | Faizabad | July/Aug | 7 | |
| Nauchandi Mela | Meerut | Meerut | Mar/April | 1Month | |
| Ramlila Mela | Varanasi | Varanasi | Sep/Oct | 10 | |
| Chitrakoot Ramlila | Chitrakoot | Chitrakoot | Oct | 7 | |
| Shivaratri Mela | Kalahasti | Kalahasti | Feb | 4 | |
| Lucknow Mahotsav | Lucknow | Lucknow | Nov | 15 | |
| Nauchandi Mela | Muzaffarnagar | Muzaffarnagar | April | 30 | |
| Ramlila | Ramnagar | Nov | 5-7 | ||
| Rambarat | Agra | Agra | Oct/Sep | 3 | |
| Cattle Fair | Dadri | Balia | Nov/Dec | 2 weeks | |
| West Bengal | Gokulanand Mela | Gokulpur | Medinipur | Dec | 5-7 |
| Sankranti Mela | Ganganagar | North 24 Parganas | Jan | 15 |