Tapakeshwar Fair Tapakeshwar is a legendary place located on the eastern bank of the river Tons. Lord Shiva is the reigning deity of the ancient temple located here in a cave. In the Skandapurana, the place has been referred to as Deveshwara. It is believed that during Dwaparyuga this place was abode of Guru Dronacharya who livd here with his family. Since then, the cave was known as Drona Gufa. One of the famous heroes of Mahabharata and osn of Guru Drona, ashwathama, was born here. When

Ashwathama was very young, the poor father could not find any milk for him. The Guru was too poor to afford a cow. It was a matter of worry to the great master. One day, when young Ashwathama was crying for milk the helpless Guru advised him to pray and worship Lord Shiva who would bless him with milk. Ashwathama did so. Pleased with the young boy’s tough penance, Lord Shiva appeared before him in the garb of Brahmin and enquired about his wish.

Siddha Fair Lakshman siddha is one of the four siddhpeeths around Dehradun. It has immense religious importance. It is about 10 kms away on Dehradun-Rishikesh Road. It can be easily approached by city bus or three-wheelers and is located about 1 km off the road inside jungle. It is mainly a local religious fair held every Sunday, but last Sunday of April has a special significance, when people turn up in very large number and congregation of 20 to 25 thousand people can be seen offering obeisance to the samadhi here.

Surkhanda Devi Fair
Surkhanda Devi Fair is hel on the Ganga dussehra day at Surkhanda Devi temple, located at a distance of 33 kms. from Mussoorie. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga and is an important pilgrimage center. It can be reached by trekking about 2 kms. from Kaddukhal via Dhanolti on the road to Chamba. The worship of the Goddess is the main attraction of theis fair. Besides folk music and dance, the traditional handicrafts are also on display.

Kunjapuri Fair
This fair is held in October every year during Navrataras at narendra Nagar. Over fifty thousand people gather here to participate in various activities. Display of skill and strength by the youth, handicrafts and handmade articles are main attractions of this fair.

Magh Mela
Magh mela takes places on the occasion of makar Sankranti (January) in Uttarkashi every year. It is an important event of the district from religious, cultural and commercial point of view. a large number of local people and tourist participate in the mela, with many pouring in from different parts of Kunaon, Garhwal and other parts of Uttar Pradesh.

Lakhawar Fair
This is a rural fair which is held in the month of Sept.and Oct. It is a colour ful festival of Gharwali people and an reflection of their culture and tradition and it is very popular in the neighbouring area of Chakrata,which is situated at a distance of 78 km. from Mussoorie.

Bissu Fair
This fair is held at Jhanda ground which is about 3kms from Chakrata. This fair is also a tribe fair of Jaunsari tribe and it is a reflection of their cultural heritage and tradition .

Neelkanth Mahadev Fair
This fair is held at the temple of Neelkanth Mahadev which is situated at an altitude of 1675 mts. from the sea level, on a hill above Swarga Ashram.
Being one of the most revered temples of Rishikesh this place is very much important for pilgrims. Every year a great fair is held in the month of July and August which is also a month of Bhadrapad in Hindu religion. At this time a visit to the temple is considered very auspicious.

Mahasu Devta's Fair
This is mainly a tribe fair in which the local Govt. provides the material for prayer or offering (Hawan).This fair is held at Hanol which is about 120kms. on the Chakrata Tyuni road. The fair takes place in August every year Thousands of participants throng the place on the occasion from the adjacent Tehri, Uttarkashi and Saharanpur district to celebrate this place .This fair has good significance among the local people and it is celebrated with great reverends.

Jhanda Fair
This fair is mainly celebrated by the Sikh community but being a multicultural place other people also takes part in this fair. This Fair is held every year at the historic Guru Ram Rai Darbar on the sacred memory of the Guru Ram Rai. A large number of devotees turn up from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and U.P. etc.