Upcoming · 24 to 26 Oct 2026 · Gunji
Adi Kailash Parikrama Run 2.0
A 70K ultra starting at 4,600 m, plus 42K, 21K, 10K, 5K and an MTB challenge, based at Gunji in the Vyas Valley. Entries close 10 October.
Read the event guideNews & Events in Haldwani and Kumaon
Runs, fairs, and gatherings worth planning a Haldwani trip around. Each listing is submitted by a contributor with first-hand knowledge of the route or the venue. Two listings below are still to come: the Adi Kailash Parikrama Run 2.0 runs 24 to 26 October 2026 and the Almora Literature Festival runs 30 October to 1 November. The seven dated below them have already happened, from The Kumaon Fest and its Pandavaas closing night (17 to 19 October) and Anubhav Singh Bassi's first Haldwani show on 2 October back to the late-monsoon season, kept as a record of dates, fees, start points and how each went. The landslide detector is live. Dates, fees, and start points come straight from the organiser, with our own notes on where to sleep the night before.
Upcoming · 30 Oct to 1 Nov 2026 · Almora
Almora Literature Festival 2026
Three days at Malla Mahal on the Almora ridge, three hours up NH109 from Haldwani. Free entry with pre-registration, with Devdutt Pattanaik among the first speakers named and a focus on glaciers and water.
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Explainer · Every 12 years · Chamoli
Nanda Devi Raj Jat: the walk to Homkund
A 280 km Himalayan foot pilgrimage held about once every twelve years. What it is, the route, the four-horned ram, and why it runs under two names.
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Live monitor · Updated 3 Oct 2026 · Kumaon
Kumaon Landslide Detector
A live monitor for the hill routes. Verified record of 62 landslides and road blockages across six districts in the 60 days to 3 October, live rainfall for Haldwani, Nainital and Bhowali, and a one-click check for fresh reports.
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Past event · 19 Oct 2026 · Haldwani
Pandavaas Live at The Kumaon Fest
The Uttarakhand folk band closed the festival at Vatika Banquet, 5 pm to 10 pm, on the last night of Navratri. Passes for the night had started at Rs 599. The record, and what the organiser posted from the night.
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Past event · 17 to 19 Oct 2026 · Haldwani
The Kumaon Fest: Naurt Utsav 2026
Three days at Vatika Banquet on Nainital Road over the last days of Navratri: a morning run on 17 October, the Garba night on 18 October and Pandavaas on 19 October. How it went, and what we could not confirm.
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Past event · 2 Oct 2026 · Haldwani
Anubhav Singh Bassi: Kisi Ko Batana Mat
His first Haldwani show, on Friday 2 October 2026, 6 pm to 8:15 pm, tickets from Rs 1,499. By 3 October the ticket page listed Ranveer The Garden Resort, not the Gaulapar indoor arena.
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Past event · 29 Aug 2026 · Haldwani
Neon Beats Night: DJ Harry at Fortune
DJ Harry played Fortune Park Walkway Mall, Haldwani, on Saturday 29 August 2026. Entry was Rs 500 per person, booked by phone. Presented with UV Music.
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Past event · 14 Aug 2026 · Haldwani
Bass Drop 2026: Open-Air DJ Night
DJ Aezy headlined an open-air DJ night at Ekant The Organic Farmstay, Chakulwah, on 14 August 2026 from 6:30 PM. Live bar, food stalls, free parking. Hosted by House of Events.
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Past event · 1 to 28 Aug 2026 · Haldwani
Haldwani Numaish 2026
Haldwani's month-long exhibition fair ran on the M.B. ground behind Durga City Centre, 1 August to Raksha Bandhan. Entry was Rs 30 on weekdays, Rs 50 at weekends, paid parking, gate tickets only.
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Past event · 30 Aug 2026 · Nainital
Nainital Monsoon Mountain Marathon 2026
Fifteenth edition of the late-monsoon hill run organised by Run2Live, run on 30 August 2026 and the last at 21K before it becomes a full marathon in 2027. Started 6 AM at DSA Ground, Mallital. 38 km up from Haldwani.
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