High-impact events drive tourist surges — the AI forecast uses these multipliers automatically.
| Festival | Dates | Location | Category | Traffic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Holi Festival of colours — peaks at Haridwar and Rishikesh Ganga ghats. | 14 Mar 2025 – 15 Mar 2025 | All Locations | 🎨 Cultural | ×2.8 traffic |
Char Dham Yatra Annual Kedarnath & Badrinath temple opening draws millions of pilgrims. | 1 May 2025 – 30 Jun 2025 | Kedarnath | 🛕 Religious | ×3.5 traffic |
Char Dham Yatra Badrinath Dham opening season. | 1 May 2025 – 30 Jun 2025 | Badrinath | 🛕 Religious | ×3.0 traffic |
Summer Peak Season School holidays drive surge across all hill stations. | 15 May 2025 – 15 Jun 2025 | All Locations | 🌸 Seasonal | ×2.2 traffic |
Valley of Flowers Season Peak blooming season — UNESCO site sees maximum footfall. | 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Sept 2025 | Valley Of Flowers | ⛷️ Adventure | ×2.5 traffic |
Navratri Nine nights of Devi worship — Haridwar becomes extremely crowded. | 22 Sept 2025 – 2 Oct 2025 | Haridwar | 🛕 Religious | ×2.4 traffic |
Diwali & Dev Deepawali Dev Deepawali at Haridwar — thousands of diyas on the Ganges. | 20 Oct 2025 – 23 Oct 2025 | Haridwar | 🛕 Religious | ×2.6 traffic |
Ski Season Opens Auli ski slopes open — peak footfall in January. | 20 Dec 2025 – 15 Mar 2026 | Auli | ⛷️ Adventure | ×2.0 traffic |
New Year Weekend All destinations see 3× normal traffic over New Year. | 30 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | All Locations | 🎨 Cultural | ×3.0 traffic |
Makar Sankranti Major bathing festival at Haridwar. | 14 Jan 2026 | Haridwar | 🛕 Religious | ×2.0 traffic |
Holi
14 Mar 2025 – 15 Mar 2025
Festival of colours — peaks at Haridwar and Rishikesh Ganga ghats.
Char Dham Yatra
1 May 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
Annual Kedarnath & Badrinath temple opening draws millions of pilgrims.
Char Dham Yatra
1 May 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
Badrinath Dham opening season.
Summer Peak Season
15 May 2025 – 15 Jun 2025
School holidays drive surge across all hill stations.
Valley of Flowers Season
1 Jul 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
Peak blooming season — UNESCO site sees maximum footfall.
Navratri
22 Sept 2025 – 2 Oct 2025
Nine nights of Devi worship — Haridwar becomes extremely crowded.
Diwali & Dev Deepawali
20 Oct 2025 – 23 Oct 2025
Dev Deepawali at Haridwar — thousands of diyas on the Ganges.
Ski Season Opens
20 Dec 2025 – 15 Mar 2026
Auli ski slopes open — peak footfall in January.
New Year Weekend
30 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026
All destinations see 3× normal traffic over New Year.
Makar Sankranti
14 Jan 2026
Major bathing festival at Haridwar.
How This Affects Forecasting
The Holt-Winters model uses these multipliers to scale tomorrow's predicted inflow. For example, a festival with ×2.8 impact during Holi means the model expects 2.8× the baseline daily inflow. When multiple events overlap, the maximum multiplier applies. During off-season months, the multiplier is 1.0 (no adjustment).