Odisha · Books, voices & the arts
Literature festivals, book fairs, poetry, storytelling, art and craft gatherings across Odisha. Find an occasion to read, listen, look—and take part.
37 events and programme sources · Research updated 14 October 2026
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Edition-specific announcements. Check the linked organiser for programme and entry details.
14–16 October 2026
BalasoreArt & exhibitions
Fakir Mohan University’s international literary, cultural and art festival celebrates indigenous heritage at its Balasore campus.
Dates confirmed in the university’s public Instagram announcement on 14 October; the account is linked from its official website. Daily programme and visitor-entry arrangements should be checked with the university.
Source checked 2026-10-1420–22 November 2026
PuriLiterature festivals
Literature, art and heritage at Taj Puri Resort & Spa, as announced on the festival website.
The dated header announces 2026; some registration and programme text still refers to 2025. Confirm current registration and programme with the organiser.
Source checked 2026-10-1427–29 November 2026
Baripada · MayurbhanjCraft & cultural festivals
A reason to spend time with craft practitioners and performance, then explore Mayurbhanj beyond a single stop.
Confirm entry, workshop places and the daily programme. Venue status does not establish available rooms or a festival accommodation package.
Source checked 2026-10-121–5 December 2026
KonarkCraft & cultural festivals
Make classical dance the centre of a coastal journey, with time to look closely at Konark’s architecture.
Check performance tickets, programme, venue access and late-evening transport. A temple visit has its own arrangements.
Source checked 2026-10-124–14 December 2026
BhubaneswarBook fairs
Books and publishers at IDCO Exhibition Ground, Unit-3. Organised by the Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department.
Stall reservation deadline: 16 November 2026. Visitor hours, admission and daily programme are not specified in the notice.
Source checked 2026-10-14Useful leads with unresolved dates or an organiser notice still needed.
15–22 November 2026 · reported
BhubaneswarBook fairs
An October report announces a fair at the Exhibition Ground following an organising committee meeting.
An organiser-issued 2026 notice is still needed. Dates are reported, not independently confirmed with the organiser.
Source checked 2026-10-1411–13 December 2026 · reported dates
BhubaneswarLiterature festivals
Art World’s 11th Odisha Art & Literature Festival is reported for three days in Bhubaneswar, including recognition of young Odia poets.
Dates are stated in the 29 September OdishaPlus report. A dated organiser programme, precise venue and attendance arrangements still need confirmation.
Source checked 2026-10-1419–21 March 2027 · latest organiser post; reconfirm opening
BhubaneswarLiterature festivals
The organiser’s public invitation posted on 13 October 2026 gives 19–21 March 2027 for the 13th edition in Bhubaneswar.
Earlier organiser letters give 18–21 March. The newer social post does not explicitly explain the change; confirm whether 18 March has a separate opening programme before booking.
Source checked 2026-10-14Established events and programme sources whose next public dates have not been verified.
Next edition not verified
BhubaneswarCraft & cultural festivals
ATLC’s fair presents tribal art, craft and cultural programmes. Its 2026 planning document specifies Unit-I Exhibition Ground.
2026 procurement document planned eleven days from 26 January. This is historical planning evidence, not a 2027 announcement.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition not verified
BhubaneswarLiterature festivals
Odia Media lists this festival alongside Koraput LitFest in its publisher profile.
Identity documented; current dates, venue and programme remain unverified.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition not verified
BhubaneswarPoetry & storytelling
Bakul Foundation and BDA’s oral storytelling festival brings storytellers and folk performers into city parks.
The organiser page retains a 2024 announcement; no new dates inferred.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition dates to confirm
Chandrabhaga · KonarkArt & exhibitions
A possible daylight arts stop alongside a Konark dance trip, once both editions and their schedules are confirmed.
Confirm edition year, installation days, visitor hours and weather arrangements. The generic calendar is not a ticket confirmation.
Source checked 2026-10-12Check individual programme announcements
BhubaneswarCraft & cultural festivals
SIDAC notices document workshop programming and classical and folk dance activity at the Odisha Crafts Museum.
Artist empanelment and participation notices do not guarantee a visitor session every week. Confirm the next public programme.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition not verified
BhubaneswarBook fairs
A separate book fair whose organiser website provides the 28th edition’s brochure and participation documents.
Website dates are 21–30 November 2025. They are not confirmed 2026 dates; distinct from the state festival and Rajdhani fair.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next in-person edition not verified
KandhamalLiterature festivals
KLF’s initiative exploring the relationships between indigenous literature, nature and culture.
Series identity is documented; no current in-person dates or venue established. Earlier virtual activity does not establish a physical event.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next session not verified
BhubaneswarPoetry & storytelling
The organiser describes a monthly literary series at Oxford Bookstore.
Monthly is the series description, not confirmation of any particular upcoming session. Check the next announcement.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition not verified
KoraputLiterature festivals
An initiative connecting indigenous literatures, oral storytelling, folklore and wider literary dialogue.
The organiser page describes April 2018. It does not announce a new edition. Distinct from Odia Media’s similarly named festival.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition not verified
Koraput / edition venue variesLiterature festivals
Odia Media’s literary festival, documented in the publisher’s Jaipur BookMark rights catalogue.
Distinct from Kalinga Literary Festival’s Koraput initiative. Previous editions have also included Bhubaneswar; confirm the actual venue.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next exhibition not verified
BhubaneswarArt & exhibitions
The Akademi’s event record includes the Bhubaneswar regional centre’s Metamorphosis exhibition on 24 July 2026.
Use individual regional-centre announcements for exhibition duration, access and opening hours.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition not verified
BhubaneswarPoetry & storytelling
Poetry and performance associated with Kalinga Literary Festival.
Listed as a simultaneous event in the KLF 2026 ticket page; a new standalone edition is not confirmed.
Source checked 2026-10-14Check individual programme announcements
Barkul · ChilikaArt & exhibitions
The folk and tribal art centre hosts workshops and cultural activity, as described by Odisha Tourism.
Venue programme source. No particular upcoming workshop or festival date verified.
Source checked 2026-10-14Next edition dates to confirm
KoraputCraft & cultural festivals
Start with an invited public cultural programme, then make room for the wider Koraput landscape and its contemporary communities.
Obtain the District Council of Culture programme: village/block activities and the finale may have different dates and venues. Regional stays are not necessarily near the festival.
Source checked 2026-10-12Next edition not verified
BhubaneswarLiterature festivals
A multilingual festival for poets, translators and writers. The reported fourth edition took place on 15–16 November 2025.
Historical venue: Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre. Do not reuse the 2025 dates for 2026.
Source checked 2026-10-14Check individual programme announcements
BhubaneswarArt & exhibitions
Utsha Foundation for Contemporary Art hosts residencies, discussions, film screenings and other creative programmes at Unit-6.
No dated public exhibition or talk was found in the checked events page. The homepage advertises a 2026 residency open call, but the application page says applications are closed; confirm availability directly.
Source checked 2026-10-14A record of Odisha’s cultural calendar. These dates have passed; future editions are not assumed.
8–11 January 2026
BhubaneswarArt & exhibitions
The tenth art festival was announced alongside KLF 2026, featuring painters, sculptors and visual storytelling.
Part of the KLF programme, not an additional independent trip. Next art-edition dates are not inferred from KLF 2027.
Source checked 2026-10-1424 January–1 February 2026
SambalpurBook fairs
NBT, SETU and the district administration organised the 26th edition, combining books and cultural programmes.
2026 edition completed. Next dates not verified.
Source checked 2026-10-1431 January–1 February 2026 · past edition
Bhubaneswar regionLiterature festivals
Udayagiri Foundation’s literary festival includes poetry and the Jayanta Mahapatra National Award for Literature.
The organiser’s 2026 schedule supplies these dates, although the page title still mentions 2025. The Ranch, Mangalpur, is listed for the edition. Next-edition dates are not verified. Separate from the Toshali crafts mela.
Source checked 2026-10-143–12 February 2026
RourkelaBook fairs
Bhanja Cultural Trust, in association with SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant, organised the book festival at Bhanja Bhavan, Sector-5.
2026 edition completed; next dates not verified.
Source checked 2026-10-1414–26 February 2026 · past edition
BhubaneswarCraft & cultural festivals
The 20th Toshali Swadeshi Mela brought handicrafts, handloom and cultural performances to Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar.
Dates come from the operational partner’s post-event account and contemporary news. Earlier tender dates were 13–25 February; those are superseded here by the account of the event held. Next edition not verified.
Source checked 2026-10-1428–29 March 2026
Dhauli · BhubaneswarArt & exhibitions
Dhauli College of Art & Crafts’ seventh festival was reported with collaborative painting and children’s activities.
Distinct from the Dhauli-Kalinga performing arts festival. Next edition unverified.
Source checked 2026-10-1424–28 April 2026
BalugaonBook fairs
The inaugural fair was announced for Balugaon College, bringing publishers and readers to the Chilika region.
Historical announced dates; completion was not independently checked. No annual recurrence assumed.
Source checked 2026-10-145–6 September 2026
BhubaneswarLiterature festivals
The 14th edition brought literature, publishing and arts conversations to Mayfair Convention.
2026 edition completed; next edition not verified.
Source checked 2026-10-146 September 2026
KoraputPoetry & storytelling
Sahitya Akademi and Koraput Sahitya Paribar announced an Odia poetry reading at the Tribal Museum.
Historical programme; not a recurring weekly event.
Source checked 2026-10-1411 September 2026
CuttackLiterature festivals
Sahitya Akademi and Utkal Sahitya Samaj announced a seminar at Satabdi Bhawan, Town Hall Road.
A dated seminar within the wider literary scene; future programmes require fresh announcements.
Source checked 2026-10-1424 September 2026
BhubaneswarPoetry & storytelling
Sahitya Akademi’s young-poet programme was announced at Raja Madhusudan Dev Degree College.
Historical programme; no new dates inferred.
Source checked 2026-10-1426–27 September 2026
BhubaneswarLiterature festivals
The fifth edition was reported at Gita Govinda Bhavan and Jayadev Bhavan, with multilingual poetry, translation and storytelling.
Name does not establish a Puri venue; the reported 2026 event was in Bhubaneswar.
Source checked 2026-10-14March 2026
CuttackBook fairs
A district book fair at Bali Yatra Ground, jointly organised by CMC, CDA and the state government, according to contemporary reporting.
The report describes a ten-day fair inaugurated on 20 March. Exact closing date and next edition require an official notice.
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