Lakshman Siddha Fair
This fair is held at Lakshman Siddha, which is a very important religious place. Since it is one of the four "Siddh Peeths" around Dehradun.
Although every Sunday local religious fair, last Sunday of April has a special significance. This is the day when the fair is held on a large scale as people turn up in thousands to pay their respects to the Samadhi here. Lakshman Siddha is at a distance of 10kms on the Dehradun Rishikesh road, located 1km off the road inside a jungle.
Bissu Fair
This Jaunsari tribe celebrates their harvesting season in the form of the Bissu fair. It is held at the Jandha ground in the Cantonment area of Chakrata. This fair actually represents the cultural heritage and tradition of the Jaunsari Tribe .A large number of people congregate in this fair to sing, dance and enjoy their harvested yields. They come from different places as far as Uttarkashi, Tehri and Saharanpur districts. The venue of the fair is located at a distance of 3kms from Chakrata in Dehradun.
Mahusu Devta's Fair
This is also a local fair of the Jaunsari tribe, devoted to the Mahasu Devta. This deity is highly revered among the Jaunsaris and taken out in a procession during the fair.
Mahasu Devta's fair is held in August every year at Hanol, which is about 120 Kms. from Chakrata - Tyuni road. This place attracts thousand of people who come from Tehri, Uttarkashi and Saharanpur districts. Musical prayer and 'Havans' are organized, which carry on for three days and nights. The 'Havan Samgari' or offering materials is arranged by the Govt. of India.
Shaheed veer Kesari Chandra Fair
This fair, also popularly known as 'Chakrata Mela', is held on a big scale annually during 'Navratra' in the month of April. The venue of the fair is Ramtal which is a beautiful natural tank measuring about 30*30 Mts. and located on a hill. The green ground surrounding the tank, provides enough space for the fair to be organized. Ramtal is situated in the Nagau Gram sabha of Chakrata in the Dehra Dun district.
This fair also gets its name from a temple and a memorial, dedicated to the freedom fighter Veer Kesari Chandra, which is located here. Ramtal is easily approchable as it is well cnnected by a 700 Mts. long motorable road.
District Tehri
Chandrabadani Fair
This fair is held in the month of April and October and attracts thousands of devotees. This place also has a famous legend attached to it, according to which when Indra the king of Gods asked Surya the Sun God, as to who he thought was the most beautiful woman on earth, Surya took the name of Ahilya, Gautami Rishi's wife. Overtaken by lust and desire, Indra set out to acquire Ahilya by hook and crook. Gautmi Rishi was a pious Brahmin who used to go for sacred bath in the holy Ganga every morning. Taking advantage of this fact, Indra tricked the Rishi into believing that it was dawn and time to go for the sacred bath. Finding Ahilya alone at home, he impersonated as Gautmi Rishi and tried to bluff her. But Ahilya sensed Indra's evil intentions and cursed him to be a leper with thousand eyes. Meanwhile, pleased with the Rishis devotion, goddess Ganga wanted him about his wife being in trouble. In a hurry to go back, he left behind his Kamandal (sacred pot) which the goddess herself returned after filling it up with the holy water. This water was in the Ashram as a 'Sarover' or tank, with its water being equal in holiness the actual Ganga Ji.
Even since then, this place because a holy bathing site and it is believed that those who take a dip in the holy tank are blessed in the same way as ones that have a holy dip in the Ganga. Here this place has lot of religious significance attached to it.
Chandrabadani is about 8 Kms. on Dehra Dun-Saharanpur road.
Surkanda Devi Fair
Surkanda Devi fair is held at the Surkanda Devi Temple dedicated to Goddess Durga, and immensely important from the religious point of view since it is also a pilgrimage centre. This fair is organized on the Ganga Dushera day when goddess Durga is worshipped. This is the main attraction of the fair, besides this, the place is also
