One of the most famous festivals celebrated in Nagaland, North East India is the Hornbill Festival. At the Hornbill Festival, you can enjoy tempting food, folk music, handicrafts, rice beer, and many more things. The celebration of the festival lasts for 10 days in the first week of December. You can enjoy games, quizzes, painting competitions and much more at the Hornbill Festival.
The Hornbill Festival 2024 dates have been announced. This year is going to be the celebration of 25th Anniversary of Hornbill Festival. There will be Music, Dance, Food, Fashion, Craft, and Culture to be witnessed at the Hornbill Festival.
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Hornbill Festival Highlights
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Hornbill Festival Date 2024 |
December 1-6, 2024 |
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Hornbill Festival Venue |
Kohima, Nagaland |
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Hornbill Festival Tickets |
Rs. 20 - Rs. 30 per day |
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Hornbill Festival Nearest Airport |
Dimapur Airport, Nagaland |
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Hornbill Festival Nearest Railway station |
Dimapur Railway station |
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Hornbill Festival Events
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Event Name |
Date / Time |
Place |
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Hornbill Night Carnival |
2nd and 3rd December |
Main Town Zunheboto |
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Nagaland Literature Festival |
3rd December |
The Heritage, Kohima |
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The Great Hornbill Run |
5th December - 7am |
IG Stadium, Kohima |
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Hornbill RC Model Competition & Aviation Airshow |
5th and 6th December |
Nagaland State Stadium, Dimapur |
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Indigenous Games competitions |
2nd to 8th December |
Naga Heritage Village, Kisama |
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Hornbill Futsal fest |
03rd to 6th December |
Chumokedima |
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2nd Hornbill Festival Boat Race |
6th and 7th December |
Falcon Creek, Doyang Reservoir, Wokha |
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Mykifest (Singing Competitions) |
6th and 7th December |
Sahrie Park, Kohima |
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Nagaland Fashion week |
7th and 8th December |
Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre, Chumokedima |
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2nd Winter Open Air Gun Shooting Competition |
9th December |
Likya Community Hall, Wokha |
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Miss Nagaland |
9th December |
Capital Cultural Hall, Kohima |
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Great Escape Hornbill |
10th December |
Kohima |
Note:
There is an entry fee at The Great Hornbill Run: Senior INR 500, U-16/U-18 INR 200.
Hornbill Futsal fest entry fees is INR 2000.
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How to Reach Hornbill Festival
One can reach Hornbill Festival locations through:
Flight: You can take a flight to the National airport, The Dimapur Airport, Nagaland. In case of International Flights reach Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati or Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. From there you can take buses.
Train: You can take a train from Assam to Dimapur Railway station. For which first you need to reach Assam.
Road: You can also take private cars or cabs or Buses and travel through the National Highways that connect Nagaland to major states of India.
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