Goa comes alive with a variety of festivities that showcase its vibrant energy and rich cultural history throughout the monsoon season. Visitors and residents come to celebrate the start of the rainy season against a backdrop of beautiful greenery and the calming pattern of falling rain.
Here are 4 upcoming monsoon festivals in Goa
Sao Joao Festival
The Sao Joao Festival, one of the most well-known monsoon festivals in Goa, is widely celebrated throughout the state with incredible passion. This feast day, which carries St. John the Baptist’s name, is celebrated with water-themed activities that include people jumping into ponds, rivers and wells. Every year on June 24th, Goa celebrates the Sao Joao Festival.
Sangodd Festival
The Sangodd Festival marks the start of the monsoon celebrations, which are highly regarded by the Goan fishing community. Goa honours Saint Peter and Saint Paul on June 29 each year. Saint Peter is especially reverence for fishermen and this festival marks the beginning of the ‘rampon’ fishing season.
Chikhal Kalo Festival
“The Mud Festival,” a religious festival, is a traditional celebration held in Goa during the monsoon season, especially around June. This unique celebration, which has its origins in the Ponda village of Marcel, is centred around the Devki Krishna Temple, which is devoted to Lord Krishna and his mother Devki.
Bonderam Festival
The picturesque island of Divar awakens to the vibrant Bonderam Festival as the monsoon rains cover the surrounding landscape. This festival, which is held on the fourth Saturday of August, is well-known for its vibrant parade that features mock battles between rival wards of the village.
