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Konark Festival 2025

A festival that celebrates dance, music and art in a venue where every stone has a story to tell. Konark Dance festival is one of the reasons why the cultural heritage of Odisha is alive and blossoming

About The Event

The enthralling Konark Festival is held every year, from 1st to 5th December in Open Air Auditorium, Konark, in the backdrop of the mammoth Sun Temple is co-organised by the Tourism Department and Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi way back in 1989, to provide a platform for classical dancers in India and as well as to act as showcase for India’s cultural depth where dance forms are concerned. It also comes as a right opportunity for the budding artists who are yet to make their presence felt on the international scale. 
 
The Konark Festival showcases the best of the traditional and classical dance forms of India, besides offering interesting insights into the rich cultural and dance heritage of the country like no one else. A solitary splendor par excellence, folklore and mythology have created layers of legends shrouding the genesis of this UNESCO world heritage monument built in the 13th century A.D. 
 
The International Sand Art Festival is also organized at Chandrabhaga Beach, Konark during the same date which attract huge tourists to witness this festival.

Programme

Previous Years

Immersive and divine ; the Konark dance festival has been captivating audiences since 1989. Below is a sneak peak into the golden performances of the previous years

LOGO Department of Tourism, Odisha