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Read Story →Festival season: planning a journey around Esala Perahera
Ten nights of drums and fire in Kandy — and how to weave the island's grandest pageant into a summer route.
Taprobane EditorialJuly 27, 2026
Each July or August, Kandy holds ten nights of processions honouring the Sacred Tooth Relic — whip-crackers, fire dancers, drummers and a hundred caparisoned elephants.
Book early
Hotels in Kandy fill a year ahead for the final nights. We hold seats on balconies along the route.
Pair it with the east
Perahera season is east-coast season — follow the procession with a week in Trincomalee or Pasikuda.
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