Ganga Dusshera is celebrated on the Shukla dasami of the Jyestha (May-June). The sacred Ganga is worshiped on this day and Dusshera posters (dwarpatras or dasars), which have various geometric designs on them, are put of on the doors of houses and temples. These posters, once hand written by brahmins, are now printed. On this day people bathe in the holy rivers and recite or write the following shloka:

The festival of Basant Panchami celebrates the coming of the spring season. The festivals, which also signals the end of winter, is generally celebrated during Magh (January - February). During this festival people worship the Goddess Saraswati, use yellow handkerchiefs or even yellow cloths and in a few places people put a yellow tilak on their foreheads. This festival also marks the beginning of holi baithaks.

Khatarua is essentially the special festival of pastoral - agricultural society and celebrated on the first day of the month of Ashwin in mid September, and signifies the beginning of the autumn. On this day people light bonfires, around which children dance, holding aloft colourful flags. People take special care of their animals and feed them fresh grass. Cucumbers are offered to the fire of Khatarua, which is said to destroy all evil influences. The victory of the king of Kumaon is also said to be one of the reasons for the celebrations of Khatarua.

This fair is held in a number of places including Bageshwar, Rameshwar, Sult Mahadev, Chitrashila (Ranibagh) and Hanseshwar etc. on Utarayani day. At Pancheshwar the dola of Chaumu comes down to the temple.
The fair at Bageshwar attracts maximum people. Its commercial, cultural and political importance is still very high. Goods like iron and copper pots, baskets, bamboo articles, mats, herbs and spices mattresses, carpets, blankets, are sold during this fair.
The Uttarayani fairs are often used as platforms by social and political workers and Bageshwar fair specially has played an important role in all the local movements, as also in the freedom movement. In 1921 activist had given a call for the eventual eradication of the system of bounded