Hva som skjer i Madikeri, India gjennom året

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Christmas to New Year rush

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Coffee harvest (15. nov – 31. jan (vanligvis)), Christmas to New Year rush (22. des – 2. jan (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Coffee blossom

  1. mar – 20. apr · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  A day or two after the first pre-monsoon showers the estates flower all at once in white, with a jasmine-like scent that lasts little more than a week, so it cannot be booked to the day. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Kodava Hockey Festival, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India

• Festival

  Kodava Hockey Festival

  1. apr – 10. mai · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folk

  A month-long field hockey tournament between hundreds of Kodava family teams, hosted by a different clan somewhere in Kodagu each year (Napoklu in 2026). Finals weekend brings the whole district out. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Coffee blossom (1. mar – 20. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Kodava Hockey Festival, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Kodava Hockey Festival (1. apr – 10. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer vacation (north & east) i India, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads

  10. jun – 31. aug · vanligvisSkredsesong i bratt terrengStengninger

  Heavy rain brings landslides onto NH 275 through the Sampaje ghat; the district bans heavy vehicles for weeks and has closed the ghat at night, so allow for detours and avoid driving after dark. Kilde ↗

Rolig — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Abbey Falls at full flow

  1. jul – 30. sep · vanligvisHøy vannføring

  The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.

Fortsatt på gang: Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads (10. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads (10. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis)), Abbey Falls at full flow (1. jul – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Madikeri Dasara, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Kail Podh

  3. sepStor festival

  The Kodava festival of arms, kept on the third of September, when the guns come down off the wall, are cleaned and blessed, and the families shoot at targets in the yard. A household affair rather than a public one. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Madikeri Dasara

  20. sep – 25. okt · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folkBestill tidlig

  Ten nights building to a procession of illuminated mantapas the height of a house, dragged through the town until dawn. The last two nights the streets are impassable and every room in the district is taken. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Abbey Falls at full flow (1. jul – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Madikeri Dasara, Kaveri Sankramana at Talakaveri

• Festival

  Kaveri Sankramana at Talakaveri

  14.–20. okt · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folk

  At a set moment in mid-October the spring at the river's source rises in the tank, and thousands are there on the hill to see it and bathe. The road up from Bhagamandala is single track and takes hours that morning. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Diwali

  15. okt – 15. nov · vanligvisMye folkBestill tidligStengninger

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Madikeri Dasara (20. sep – 25. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Diwali

• Natur

  Coffee harvest

  15. nov – 31. jan · vanligvis

  Arabica comes off first and robusta into January, and the estates run on migrant labour and drying yards for three months. Homestays on working estates are the point of coming here in this window.

• Festival

  Puttari

  20. nov – 15. des · vanligvisInnhøsting

  The Kodava harvest festival, always on a full moon night at the end of the year: the first sheaf is cut by torchlight, then the village dances in the open ground until it gets light. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Diwali (15. okt – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break i India

• Helligdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22. des – 2. jan · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Coffee harvest (15. nov – 31. jan (vanligvis)), Puttari (20. nov – 15. des (vanligvis))