– · Main stage
The opening: the procession comes onto the ground
With Dr. Kamla Thakur
Drums, horns and the villages' canopies, led onto the ground.
Add to calendar: The opening: the procession comes onto the groundRangdhar Utsav Committee (Demo) presents Edition 6
Rangdhar Valley Utsav 2027
Seven days of the valley's music, its dances and its crafts on the ground by the river.
About
The valley comes down to the river
For seven days each September the villages of the valley bring their music, their dances and their crafts to one ground. Two stages run from morning to night, the crafts fair fills the river side, and the valley kitchens feed everyone.
- Two stages, morning to night
- Folk dance and folk song from the villages
- A crafts fair of the valley's makers
- The valley kitchens, all seven days
- Free entry on the ground in the day
Programme
Day by day, stage by stage
20–26 Sep 2027 · Rangdhar Maidan, by the Beas
Mon 20 Sep
– · River stage
Dhol and horn, a morning of the old instruments
With The Three Villages Dhol Party
The drummers and horn players of three villages, one after another.
Add to calendar: Dhol and horn, a morning of the old instruments– · Main stage
Opening night: songs of the valley
With Rangdhar Lok Mandali
Folk song from the upper valley, then the whole ground sings.
Add to calendar: Opening night: songs of the valley
Tue 21 Sep
– · Main stage
Nati from the villages, first round
With Shamshi Nati Troupe
Village troupes dance the nati in their own costume.
Add to calendar: Nati from the villages, first round– · River stage
Stories by the river
Tales of the valley, told in the old dialect and then in Hindi.
Add to calendar: Stories by the river
Wed 22 Sep
– · River stage
Children's drawing on the ground
Paper, colours and the festival to draw. Every drawing is put up.
Add to calendar: Children's drawing on the ground– · Main stage
The night of the young bands
With Beas Static
Bands from the valley's colleges, folk songs made new.
Add to calendar: The night of the young bands
Thu 23 Sep
– · Main stage
Folk dance competition, heats
With The judges' panel
Troupes from twelve villages; the judges choose six.
Add to calendar: Folk dance competition, heats– · River stage
The weavers' talk
With Savitri Devi
How a pattu is woven, by the people who weave them.
Add to calendar: The weavers' talk
Fri 24 Sep
– · Main stage
Folk song competition
With The judges' panel
Solo and group, judged by the panel.
Add to calendar: Folk song competition– · River stage
Flute at dusk
With Tenzin Bodh
A flute and a dhol by the river as the light goes.
Add to calendar: Flute at dusk
Sat 25 Sep
– · River stage
Cooking the valley's food
The valley kitchens show how siddu and babru are made.
Add to calendar: Cooking the valley's food– · Main stage
Folk dance final
With Dr. Kamla Thakur, The judges' panel
The six troupes dance for the cup.
Add to calendar: Folk dance final
Sun 26 Sep
– · Main stage
Prizes and the closing
With Dr. Kamla Thakur
The cups for the troupes and the singers, and the thanks.
Add to calendar: Prizes and the closing– · Main stage
Closing concert
With Rangdhar Lok Mandali, Beas Static
The last night: the valley's singers and the young bands together.
Add to calendar: Closing concert
On stage
Who is coming
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Chief guest
Dr. Kamla Thakur
A folklorist who has recorded the songs of the valley for thirty years. An invented person, for this demo.
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Performer
Rangdhar Lok Mandali
A folk song troupe of eleven singers from the upper valley. Invented for this demo.
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Performer
The Three Villages Dhol Party
Drummers and horn players who play the old processional music. Invented for this demo.
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Performer
Beas Static
A college band that plays the valley's songs on electric guitars. Invented for this demo.
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Performer
Shamshi Nati Troupe
A village troupe that has danced the nati at every edition. Invented for this demo.
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Performer
Tenzin Bodh
A flautist from the Lahaul side. Invented for this demo.
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Judge
The judges' panel
Three teachers of folk dance and song from the valley. Invented for this demo.
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Speaker
Savitri Devi
A weaver from Bhuntar with forty years at the loom. Invented for this demo.
What's on
Book your place
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Learn the nati, on the ground
Tue 21 Sep 2027, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Rangdhar Maidan, by the Beas, Bhuntar road, 4 km below Kullu town, Kullu district
Free
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Shawl weaving, a morning at the loom
Thu 23 Sep 2027, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Rangdhar Maidan, by the Beas, Bhuntar road, 4 km below Kullu town, Kullu district
₹300 a ticket
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Front enclosure: the closing concert
Sun 26 Sep 2027, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Rangdhar Maidan, by the Beas, Bhuntar road, 4 km below Kullu town, Kullu district
₹500 a ticket
Visit
Register to visit
Entry to the ground is free in the day. For the evening concerts in the front enclosure, take a pass.
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Free day entry
Free · Mon 20 Sep, Tue 21 Sep, Wed 22 Sep, Thu 23 Sep, Fri 24 Sep, Sat 25 Sep, Sun 26 Sep
The ground, the crafts fair and both stages in the day: register, pick your days and show the QR code at the gate.
Register for this pass -
Evening enclosure, one night
₹200 · Mon 20 Sep, Tue 21 Sep, Wed 22 Sep, Thu 23 Sep, Fri 24 Sep, Sat 25 Sep, Sun 26 Sep
A place in the front enclosure for one evening's concert on the main stage.
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All seven evenings
₹1,000 · Mon 20 Sep, Tue 21 Sep, Wed 22 Sep, Thu 23 Sep, Fri 24 Sep, Sat 25 Sep, Sun 26 Sep
The front enclosure every evening, all seven days.
Register for this pass
Crafts fair
The makers on the ground
Weavers at their looms, carvers, metal workers and the valley kitchens, along the river side of the ground.
10 exhibitors
- Bhuntar Pattu Looms Shawls and weaves Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh Pattu and shawls woven on a family pit loom. Booth Hall A · A-01, Hall A · A-24 Featured
- Deodar Carvers Wood, metal and clay Manali, Himachal Pradesh Carved deodar panels, boxes and masks. Booth Hall A · A-08, Hall B · B-02 Featured
- Naggar Cap House Shawls and weaves Naggar, Himachal Pradesh Kullu caps with hand-woven bands. Booth Hall A · A-02, Hall A · A-30 Featured
- Siddu Corner Valley kitchens Kullu, Himachal Pradesh Steamed siddu with walnut and poppy seed, all day. Booth Hall A · A-13, Hall B · B-12 Featured
- Beas Trout Kitchen Valley kitchens Patlikuhl, Himachal Pradesh River trout, grilled on the ground. Booth Hall A · A-16
- Brass and Bell Works Wood, metal and clay Kullu, Himachal Pradesh Temple bells, lamps and brass plates, beaten by hand. Booth Hall A · A-10, Hall B · B-05
- Orchard Lane Preserves Valley kitchens Raison, Himachal Pradesh Apple butter, apricot jam and plum chutney. Booth Hall A · A-21
- River Clay Pottery Wood, metal and clay Bajaura, Himachal Pradesh Cups, bowls and lamps fired in a wood kiln. Booth Hall A · A-11, Hall B · B-07
- Available (34)
- Held (6)
- Booked (18)
Hall A
Crafts and textiles. Entrance from the main gate.
Booths in Hall A
- A-01 · Premium corner 3x3 m Bhuntar Pattu Looms Booked
- A-02 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Naggar Cap House Booked
- A-03 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-04 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Upper Valley Wool Circle Booked
- A-05 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Seobagh Shawl Studio Booked
- A-06 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Held
- A-07 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-08 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Deodar Carvers Booked
- A-09 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-10 · Premium corner 3x3 m Brass and Bell Works Booked
- A-11 · Premium corner 3x3 m River Clay Pottery Booked
- A-12 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-13 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Siddu Corner Booked
- A-14 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-15 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-16 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Beas Trout Kitchen Booked
- A-17 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-18 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Held
- A-19 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-20 · Premium corner 3x3 m Not for sale
- A-21 · Premium corner 3x3 m Orchard Lane Preserves Booked
- A-22 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-23 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-24 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Bhuntar Pattu Looms Booked
- A-25 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-26 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-27 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Held
- A-28 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-29 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-30 · Premium corner 3x3 m Naggar Cap House Booked
- A-31 · Premium corner 3x3 m Available
- A-32 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-33 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Upper Valley Wool Circle Booked
- A-34 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-35 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Held
- A-36 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-37 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-38 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-39 · Shell scheme 3x3 m Available
- A-40 · Premium corner 3x3 m Available
Hall B
Food court and local produce. Seating in the middle.
Booths in Hall B
- B-01 · Food stall Seobagh Shawl Studio Booked
- B-02 · Food stall Deodar Carvers Booked
- B-03 · Food stall Available
- B-04 · Food stall Available
- B-05 · Food stall Brass and Bell Works Booked
- B-06 · Food stall Available
- B-07 · Food stall River Clay Pottery Booked
- B-08 · Food stall Available
- B-09 · Food stall Held
- B-10 · Food stall Available
- B-11 · Food stall Available
- B-12 · Food stall Siddu Corner Booked
- B-13 · Food stall Available
- B-14 · Food stall Held
- B-15 · Food stall Available
- B-16 · Food stall Available
- B-17 · Food stall Available
- B-18 · Food stall Available
- B-19 · Food stall Available
- B-20 · Food stall Not for sale
Supported by
Title partner
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Beas Valley Weavers' Society (Demo)
Supported by
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Rangdhar Panchayat Samiti (Demo)
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Kullu Folk Arts Circle (Demo)
Channel partners
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Valley Hill Radio (Demo)
Partners
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Deodar Apple Growers (Demo)
Our story
Edition by edition
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04
Edition 4
Rangdhar Valley Utsav 2025
· Rangdhar Maidan, by the Beas
One stage, forty stalls and the first troupes from the upper valley.
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05
Edition 5
Rangdhar Valley Utsav 2026
· Rangdhar Maidan, by the Beas
A second stage by the river, and the crafts fair doubled.
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06
This edition
Rangdhar Valley Utsav 2027
· Rangdhar Maidan, by the Beas
Seven days, two stages, the folk competitions and the valley kitchens.
News
From the ground
The sixth Utsav's dates are out
Seven days on the ground by the river, from 20 September.
Troupes from the valley: entries open
Folk dance and folk song, by village, judged on the fourth and fifth days.
Stalls for the crafts fair
Weavers, carvers, metal workers and the valley kitchens: apply for a stall.
A look around
In pictures
Plan your visit
Getting here
By air: Bhuntar airport, 6 km. By road: buses from Delhi and Chandigarh to Kullu; get down at the Bhuntar road stop. By taxi: from Manali, 45 km, about an hour and a half.
Getting around
The ground is a five-minute walk from the bus stop. Shared taxis run to Kullu town until late on festival nights.
Where to stay
Hotels and lodges in Kullu, Bhuntar and up the valley towards Manali. September is busy: book early.
Questions
Before you come
Is entry free?
Yes, on the ground in the day. The evening concerts in the front enclosure take a pass.
Where do I park?
On the river road below the ground, free; follow the volunteers' flags.
What time does it start?
The stalls open at 10 am; the main stage starts at 11 and runs to 10 pm.
Can I take part?
Troupes from the valley can write to us by July; the competitions' rules are on the news page.
Is there food?
Yes: the valley kitchens in the crafts fair, from siddu to babru, all seven days.
What if it rains?
The main stage is covered and the programme goes on; the river stage moves under the big canopy.
Contact
Write to us
Performers, stalls, partners and visitors: we usually reply within a day. Message us on WhatsApp.
Call +91 98160 00302