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Events 2012

International Film Festival of India

The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) runs for 10 days at the end of each year, and is on a par with the Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto film festivals. This festival was first held in 1952 and has been hosted in...  see full details

Sunburn Music Festival

The MTV-sponsored Sunburn Music Festival is one of the fastest-growing trance music festivals in the world. In 2008, the event drew 5,000 electroheads to beautiful Candolim Beach in Goa; in 2009, 18,000 people were there; and in 2010, the crowd was in excess of...  see full details

New Year's Eve in Goa

Goa's beachfront trance parties are somewhat legendary in the worldwide party community. Revellers with a lot of stamina groove to psychedelic music under the stars, while famous Bollywood personalities put in cameo dancefloor appearances, as well. Try a glass of port wine or fenny,...  see full details

Goa Carnival

A throwback to the days of 18th-century Portuguese colonialism, the Goa Carnival is a mardi gras-style four-day party held every year on the weekend before Ash Wednesday, and which encompasses three days of music, dancing and general merriment. Though primarily a Christian custom, the...  see full details