Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Mysuru Dasara Festivities: School Holiday and Grand Celebrations
The Mysuru Dasara festival is a big deal, celebrating local traditions and a goddess.
To let kids enjoy the festivities, schools in Karnataka will have a special 18-day holiday.
This means kids can watch the parades and cultural events.
The holiday starts on September 20th.
The main event, the Jamboo Savari, where decorated elephants will parade, happens on October 2nd.
The government has also invited a famous writer to kick off the celebrations.
It's a fun time for everyone in Mysuru!
Schools in Karnataka will have an 18-day holiday for the Mysuru Dasara festival.
The holiday runs from September 20 to October 7.
Attendance is required on October 2 for Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti.
The festival includes cultural programs and the Jamboo Savari procession.
Booker Prize-winning writer Banu Mushtaq will inaugurate the celebrations.
- Who
- Karnataka Government, Department of School Education
- What
- Declared an 18-day holiday for schools and organizing the Mysuru Dasara festival
- When
- September 20 to October 7
- Where
- Mysuru, Karnataka
- Why
- To allow schoolchildren to participate in the festival and celebrate royal traditions
Supporters
Critics
Economic impact
Supporters
Boost Tourism
Critics
Government spending is unsustainable.
- Event
- Mysuru Dasara Festival
- Holiday Duration
- 18 days (Sept 20 - Oct 7)
- Compulsory Attendance
- Oct 2 (Gandhi Jayanti/Shastri Jayanti)
- Inauguration
- Banu Mushtaq (Booker Prize winner)
- Main Event
- Jamboo Savari on Oct 2
