Eid al-Fitr
Season or date: Shawwal 1 on Hijri calendar
Three-day grand festival celebrating end of Ramadan fasting month
Festivals in Pakistan
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Festivals
Eid al-Adha
Season or date: Dhul-Hijjah 10 on Hijri calendar
Sacrifice festival. Sacrifice livestock and distribute meat to the needy
Basant
Season or date: February
Punjab festival celebrating spring's arrival with kite flying
Mela Sufi Music Festival
Season or date: November
Qawwali music festival held in Sindh's Sehwan
Shandur Polo Festival
Season or date: July
Tribal polo competition held at world's highest polo ground
Lahore Literature Festival
Season or date: February
South Asia's leading literary event gathering renowned writers domestically and internationally
Nowruz
Season or date: March 21
Spring New Year celebrated by Persian community
National Day Parade
Season or date: March 23
Military parade held on Republic Day
Karachi Biennale
Season or date: Biennial
International exhibition introducing contemporary art
Faisalabad Cross-Stitch Festival
Season or date: October
Exhibition introducing traditional embroidery and textile crafts
Public holidays
- Republic Day
- Independence Day
- Defense Day
- May Day
- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- Ashura
- Eid al-Fitr
- Eid al-Adha