# List of Indian classical music festivals

The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition dating back to 1500 BC. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music. There are two divisions in Indian classical music. Hindustani music is mainly found in North India. Carnatic music, from South India, tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than Hindustani music. While some festivals such as the Carnatic event Tyagaraja Aradhana (founded in the 1840s) continue to focus on traditional Carnatic classical music, an emergent trend of the past few decades has been that of fusion music, where genres such as khyal and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience.

## Festivals
### Carnatic

| Festival name | 1st yr | Country | State | City | Notes |
| Tyagaraja Aradhana | 1846 | India | Tamil Nadu | Thiruvaiyaru | |
| Chembai Sangeetholsavam | 1910 | India | Kerala | Guruvayur | |
| Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh | 1920 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | |
| Madras Music Season | 1927 | India | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | |
| Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival | 1967 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Secunderabad | |
| Ramanavami Global Music Festival by Sree Ramaseva Mandali RCT | 1939 | India | Karnataka | Bangalore | |
| Purandara Dasa Aradhana | 1974 | India | Karnataka | Hampi | |
| Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival | 1978 | United States of America | Ohio | Cleveland | |
| Parampara Series – Andhri | 1997 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
| Swathi Sangeethotsavam | 1999 | India | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru | 2005 | India | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | |
| Nadaneerajanam - SBVC TV | 2009 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala | |
| Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival | 2016 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | 5-Day Event |

### Hindustani

| Festival name | 1st yr | Country | State | City | Notes |
| Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan | 1875 | India | Punjab | Jalandhar | Held every year in last week of December |
| Festival of Tabla | 2017 | USA | California | LA | Globally recognized landmark for percussive arts and Indian Classical Music. |
| Tansen Samaroh | 1950s | India | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | |
| Dover Lane Music Conference | 1952 | India | West Bengal | Kolkata | Held every year in January |
| Uttarpada Sangeet Chakra | 1955 | India | West Bengal | Uttarpara | |
| Nadaneerajanam svbc tv | 2009 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala | Daily One and Half Hour live |
| Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan | 1952 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
| Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival | 1953 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | Held every year in December |
| Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar Sangeet Samaroha (Goa) | 19?? | India | Goa | Panaji (Panjim) | Held every year in November |
| Ninaad Sangeet Mahotsav | 1965 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Agra | |
| Sabrang Utsav | 1968 | India | Delhi | | |
| ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan | 1971 | India | Various | Various | |
| Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh | 1972 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
| Dumru Percussion Festival | 2011 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | |
| Saptak Festival of Music | 1980 | India | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Held every year in January |
| Ganga Mahotsava | 1985 | India | Verius | Varanasi | |
| Pandit Chatur Lal Festival | 1990 | India | New Delhi | Delhi | |
| Virasat | 1995 | India | Various | Various | |
| Jahan-e-Khusrau | 2001 | India | Delhi | New Delhi | |
| Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival | 2001 | India | Various | Mumbai/Various | |
| Sitar in Petersburg | 2008 | Russia | NW District | St. Petersburg | Focus on sitar |
| SwaraZankar Music Festival | 2009 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | |
| Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant Festival | 2010 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
| Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival | 2010 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | |
| Riwaayat | 2010 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
| Chaturprahar | 2011 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
| Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad | 2012 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
| 8 Prahar | 2014 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Annual Event, last 10 November 2019 |
| Qutub Festival | | India | Delhi | New Delhi | |
| Giligundi Music Festival | | India | Karnataka | Giligundi, Near Sirsi | Held in May every year |
| Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Music Festival | 1992 | India | New Delhi | Delhi | |
| Gunidaas Sangeet Samaroh | | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
| Karikan Parameshwari moonlight Sangeeta Festival | | India | Karnataka | Honnavar | |
| Kolkata International Dance Festival | 2017 | India | West Bengal | Kolkata | |
| Nila Festival, Kerala Kalamandalam | 1986 | India | Kerala | Cheruthuruthy | |
| Tihai, Shatatantri Media | 2019 | USA | San Francisco | California | First held in 2014, 18–20 September, now held annually |
| Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan Sangeetotsav | 1954 | India | Karnataka | Dharwad | Annual Event |
| Vasantotsav | 1985 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | |
| Darbar Festival | 2005 | UK | London | London | |

### Odissi

| Festival name | 1st yr | Country | State | City | Notes |
| Rajarani Music Festival | 2002 | India | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Annual Event |