Hornbill Festival
Hornbill Festival 2026
1 December 2026 to 10 December 2026 · Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, near Kohima
Plan your visit--days--hours--minutes--seconds
Source: Directorate of Tourism, Nagaland
Plan
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Read the ILP guide
Nagaland Tourist Guide (ILP and Hornbill 2026)2
Apply on the official portal
ilp.nagaland.gov.in3
First-timer guide
Hornbill Festival 2026: A First-Timer's Planning Guide4
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Stay
Published village profiles and homestays only. Nothing is listed here until it is published.
Villages
- Botsa, Kohima
- Chedema Model, Kohima
- Chedema Village, Kohima
- Chiechama, Kohima
- Dihoma, Kohima
- Dzudza, Kohima
- Dzulakema, Kohima
- Dzuleke, Kohima
- Gareiphe Basa, Kohima
- Gareiphema, Kohima
- Gariphema Basa, Kohima
- Gariphema Bawe, Kohima
- Jakhama Vill., Kohima
- Jotsoma, Kohima
- Kezo Basa, Kohima
- Kezoma, Kohima
- Khonoma, Kohima
- Khonoma Basa, Kohima
- Khuzama, Kohima
- Kidima, Kohima
- Kigwema, Kohima
- Kijumetouma, Kohima
- Kijumetouma Basa, Kohima
- Kijumetouma Bawe, Kohima
- Kiruphema Basa, Kohima
- Kiruphema Bawe, Kohima
- Kisama (Naga Heritage Village), Kohima
- Kohima Village (Ct), Kohima
- Menguzouma, Kohima
- Merema, Kohima
- Mezo Basa, Kohima
- Mezoma, Kohima
- Mima, Kohima
- Mitelephe, Kohima
- Nachama, Kohima
- Nerhema, Kohima
- Nerhema Model, Kohima
- Peducha, Kohima
- Pfuchama, Kohima
- Phekerkrie Basa, Kohima
- Phekerkrie Bawe, Kohima
Homestays
None published yet.
Reach
Dimapur to Kohima to Kisama, from the first-timer guide.
Here is how to reach the festival from outside Nagaland.
Reaching Nagaland
Dimapur is the main gateway, with the state's airport and its main railway station. Many travellers also connect through Guwahati.
Dimapur to Kohima
The road from Dimapur climbs into the hills to Kohima. Most travellers report around 3 hours, but festival traffic and roadworks can stretch this (check before travel). Shared taxis and private cabs both run this route. Try to travel in daylight.
Kohima to Kisama
Kisama is roughly 12 km from Kohima on the highway south of town. Taxis and shared vehicles run during the festival, and some stays arrange transport. Plan your ride back before evening, because finding a vehicle late can be harder (check before travel for any official shuttle).
Hornbill through the years
Compiled from official and media sources. Lineups are not an official list.
Artists announced or reported
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Rock Contest winners
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