The 20th edition of Jodhpur RIFF 2026, India’s international roots music festival, is all set to be held from October 22 to October 26, 2026, at the historic Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur. The festival will coincide with Sharad Purnima, the full moon that is traditionally associated with the year’s brightest moonlit night in North India.

Held under the Mehrangarh Museum Trust’s aegis, Jodhpur RIFF has built a platform for partnerships between traditional Rajasthani artists and musicians from India and around the world. The 2026 edition will feature more than 250 folk musicians from different communities including Meghwal, Meena, Langa, Manganiyar, Bhopa, Kalbelia and Bhil.

The festival will bring artists from different countries, including Scotland, Chile, Poland, Cabo Verde and Colombia. Several performers will also make their debut in India at the festival.

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The lineup includes Latin American folk duo Camila y Silvio, rapper and composer DOBB, Filipino-Murrawari drummer Printz Board’s Butter Funk Family, American roots duo Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby and Cabo Verdean guitarist Guitare Voginha.

Another highlight of the festival is The Book of Queens, featuring Persian-speaking French opera singer Camille Bordet, Hindustani vocalist Smita Bellur and Rajasthani kamaicha maestro Kode Khan Manganiyar.

Jodhpur RIFF 2026 will feature mind-blowing performances across multiple spaces at Mehrangarh. The programme includes evening performances at the Zenana Courtyard, workshops, dawn concerts at Jaswant Thada and late-night sessions.

Folk and Indian classical traditions will also feature prominently, with artists including Jasleen Kaur Monga,Mangka Mayanglambam, Padma Shri vocalist Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Merlin D’Souza and Ambi Subramaniam.

Tickets are available through the official website of the festival and Live Your City by Fever. A Day Pass costs ₹7,300, while the price of Full Festival Pass is ₹17,800. The opening night on October 22 offers free entry from 7:30 pm onwards.