Festivals add a little color and gaiety to the life of the people in the Jammu city. A number of festivals are celebrated in Jammu, ranging from Lohri to Ramnavmi to Navratri.

Lohri festival is celebrated on the 13th of January to welcome the onset of spring season and the end of the winter season. The people rejoice on the harvesting of the winter crop at the time of Lohri. Sweets, puffed rice and popcorn are thrown into the flames and the fire is worshipped.

Baisakhi Festival falls on April 13th or April 14th and marks the beginning of the solar year. People of North India, particularly Punjab thank God for good harvest. For the Sikhs Baisakhi is the day their tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh, formed the Khalsa sect in 1699.

Bahu Festival in Jammu is held in the Bahu Fort where the idol of Goddess Kali is worshipped. People adore Kali Goddess because of her miraculous power which is said to do magic and solve men's problems. The Bahu Fort, in which the idol of Mother Goddess Kali has been kept, is situated 5 kilometer from the Jammu City.

Chaitre Chaudash is celebrated at Uttar Behni and Purmandal, about 25 km and 28 from Jammu respectively. Uttar Behni gets its name from the fact that the Devak river (locally also known as Gupt Ganga) flows here in the northerly direction.

Purmandal Mela is organized at a venue that is 39 km from Jammu. This three-day fair is held during the time of Shivratri. It is a celebration of the marriage between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, the darling daughter of the king of the Himalayas who arranged his daughter's marriage with Lord Shiva after a lot of hesitation.

Jhiri Mela A tribute to a legendary farmer is an annual fair held in Jammu every year in the months of October-November. The fair is celebrated to salute the courage of a farmer, his sacrifice for the liberation of the farming community. The Samadhi of Baba Jit Mal, popularly known as Baba Jitto at Shama Chak Jhiri, about 22 km from Jammu.

Navaratri is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshipped.

Urs In Srinagar the saints, holy men and pious people are seen on the altar of life. The Urs (Ziarats) Festival in Srinagar is a portrayal of the reverence and admiration of the saints and pious people. This festival is related to the Sufi movement in the valley of Kashmir. The Urs (Ziarats) Festival in Kashmir takes places annually. This celebration takes place to recollect the death anniversaries of Muslim Saints.

Ramnavami
Ramnavami commemorates the birth anniversary of Lord Rama. On this festival, processions are taken out in the city, with the major attention being tableaux that portray scenes from the Ramayana.