13 most important festivals are celebrated in 12 months of the year, and many other festivals are also celebrated in Odisha with happiness. People called Odisha the land of festivals. Chandan Yatra, Ratha Yatra (Cart Festival of Lord Jagannath), Durga Puja, Ganesh Puja, Raja Sankranti, Kumara Purnima etc. In Ratha Yatra millions of people from various countries come to participate and to see lord Jagannath on chariot. Tourist mostly foreign countries tourist love to participate in Odisha Festivals, so that during festival seasons like at the time of Ratha Yatra thousands of tourist from various foreign countries come to Odisha.
Apart from popular festivals in Odisha, these are many other regional festivals and tribal festivals are celebrated by Odia people at different regions, as example in Sambalpur (a district of Odisha) NuaKhai parab is very popular, and many other festivals are celebrated at different villages of Odisha. Tourist most of the time demand to include festivals tour in their tour packages, so Odisha Tourism created special Odisha Festivals Tour Packages for tourist.
- Adivasi Mela Tribal Festival At Bhubaneswar
- Dhanu Yatra Festival
- Folk Dance Festival at Sambalpur
- Jhamu Yatra Odisha
- Joranda Sadhu Festival
- Khandagiri Mohastav & Kharavela Mela at Khandagiri
- Konark Dance and Music Festival
- Konark Dance Festival
- Parav Tribal Dance Festival
- Rajarani Music Festival
- Rath Yatra Festival Puri