Calendar of Events - 2020 – 2021 Sl.No Festival Actual Dates DakshinaChitra Dates Theme / Programs 1 Village Festival 25th Dec – 26th Jan 2020 Wed - Sun 25th Dec – 26th Jan 2020 Wed - Sun Village Mela 2 Food Fest 15th – 17th Jan 2020 Wed - Fri 15th – 17th Jan 2020 Wed - Fri Food and garden fest 3 15th Jan 2020 Wed 15th – 19th Jan 2020 Wed - Sun 4 Vasantha Vizha 22nd Jan to 20th March Wed – Fri 22nd Jan to 20th March Wed – Fri Crafts and Children’s Mela 5 Garden Festival 8th – 9th Feb 2020 Sat - Sun 8th – 9th Feb 2020 Sat - Sun Garden Festival 6 Tamil Quiz 5th Feb 2020 Wed 5th Feb 2020 Wed Heritage quiz for school children 7 National Festival 15th -23rd Feb 2020 Sat- Sun 15th -23rd Feb 2020 Sat- Sun Festival of Nagaland 8 Utsavam 6th – 8th Mar 2020 Fri - Sun 6th – 8th Mar 2020 Fri - Sun Utsavam 9 25th March 2020 Wed 18th – 22nd Mar 2020 Wed - Sun The New Year for & 10 DAM Fest 29th Feb & 1st Mar Sat - Sun 29th Feb & 1st Mar Sat - Sun Design, Art and Music 11 DakshinaChitra Virudhu 28th March 2020 Sat 28th March 2020 Sat DakshinaChitra Virudhu 12 Grandparents day 12th April 2020 Sunday 12th April 2020 Sunday Family day out 13 Tamil New Year 14th April 2020 Tue 13th April 2020 Mon Tamilnadu New year 14 Day 18th May 2020 Mon 18th May 2020 Mon Museum Day 15 National day 21st June 2020 Sun 21st June 2020 Sun National Yoga day 16 Gramiya Makkal Thirunal 20th & 21st June 2020 Sat & Sun 20th & 21st June 2020 Sat & Sun Village mela 17 Children’s Mela 1st July – 18th Sept 2020 Wed- Fri 1st July – 18th Sept 2020 Wed- Fri Mela for School Children

18 Adiperuku & Ayyanar Festival 2nd Aug 2020 Sun 31st July – 4th Aug 2020 Wed- Sun Village & Water Festival

19 Heritage quiz 24th August 2020 Monday 24th August 2020 Monday English Quiz program for school children 20 Madras Week Celebration 17 - 31 Aug 2020 Mon - Mon 17 – 31 Aug 2020 Mon - Mon Exhibitions/ Film screening 21 Vinayaka Chaturthi 22nd Aug 2020 Sat 22nd Aug 2020 Sat Vinayaka Chaturthi Celebration 22 31th Aug 2020 Mon 19th – 23rd Aug 2020 Wed- Sun Harvest festival 23 Dussera 25th Oct 2020 Sun 14th – 18th Oct 2020 Wed- Sun Social Celebration of Girl Children 24 Deepavali 14th Nov 2020 Sat 14th Nov 2020 Sat Festival of Lights 25 World Heritage Week 19th – 25th Nov 2020 Thur- Wed 19th – 25th Nov 2020 Thur- Wed Exhibition and workshops 26 Karthigai 29th Nov 2020 Sun 28th / 29th Nov 2020 Sat / Sun Exhibition of lamps/ Folk performance 27 DakshinaChitra Anniversary 14th Dec 2020 Mon 14th Dec 2020 Mon Annual day 28 25th Dec 2020 Fri 19th & 20th December 2020 Sat –Sun Christmas Carols 29 Village Festival 23rd Dec- 24th Jan 2021 Wed- Sun 23rd Dec- 24th Jan 2021 Wed- Sun Village Mela