Navratri Games — Garba Night, Kitty Party & Family Games
Nine nights of Garba need breaks — these are the games for the breaks, the kitty party and the family gathering. All 33 games are free to play, with no sign-up needed.
Navratri is nine nights of Garba and Dandiya in Gujarat and Maharashtra, Durga Puja pandals in Bengal, Golu steps in the South and Bathukamma in Telangana — and everywhere it is nine evenings of people in one place who want to play something between the dances. This page runs those games from one phone: musical chairs and freeze dance to your own Garba playlist, a Navratri quiz for the pandal or the kitty party, pass the parcel with dandiya sticks, and quick Bollywood rounds while the food is served.
Everything is free and needs no download. Cast the quiz to a TV, or pass one phone around the circle.
💃Garba-night games (between the dances)
Play these to your own Garba and Dandiya songs — the phone runs the music stops.
👜Navratri games for kitty parties
One-minute games, Tambola and the ladies’ favourites, in festive colours.
🎬Bollywood rounds for the food break
Dumb charades, emoji puzzles and Antakshari — the loudest ten minutes of the night.
🧒Navratri games for kids
For the children who have finished dancing before the adults have started.
🎁Lucky draws and prize picks
Best-dressed vote, raffle winner, who dances first.
A Garba-night games plan (for the organisers)
Garba nights are long, and the gaps — the DJ’s break, the food queue, the wait for the aarti — are where a games host earns the evening. Keep a phone on the sound system: musical chairs to a Dandiya track for the first break (the phone stops the music so the DJ can eat), the Navratri quiz on the projector during dinner with the room shouting answers, and a best-dressed lucky draw with the wheel of names before the last round of Garba. None of it needs printing or a second person.
Navratri games for the kitty party
The kitty party version is a sitting-down evening: Tambola with the caller and printed tickets, a round of one-minute games (each guest gets sixty seconds), Name Place Animal Thing with a Bollywood twist (Name, Place, Actor, Movie), and dumb charades with Hindi film names. The Navratri quiz works as the closing round: ten questions, the winner takes the first prize home.
Golu, Bathukamma and Durga Puja evenings
The South’s Golu evenings are visiting evenings — guests come, sing, and go — so the games are short: the emoji quiz, a riddle round (Tamil vidukathai, Telugu podupu kathalu, Hindi paheliyan) and Antakshari. Bathukamma gatherings and pandal committees in Bengal use the same quiz and draw tools for the cultural programme between the dhunuchi dance and dinner.
❓Navratri Games — FAQ
What games can you play at a Garba night?
Musical chairs and freeze dance to Garba songs, pass the parcel with a dandiya stick, a Navratri quiz during the food break, and a lucky draw for best dressed. All of them run from one phone on the sound system.
What are good Navratri games for a kitty party?
Tambola, one-minute games, Name Place Animal Thing (Bollywood columns), dumb charades with Hindi film names, and the Navratri quiz as the closing round.
When is Navratri in 2026?
Sharad Navratri 2026 runs from 11 October to 19 October, with Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on 20 October. Dates follow the lunar calendar, so check a panchang for your city.
Do these games need printing?
No. Tambola tickets can be printed from the ticket generator, but everything else runs on a phone or the TV.
About this page
Curated by the AllPartyGames.com team. Every game here is built in-house, free to play and tested on phones, tablets and computers before it goes live. Rules follow the traditional versions of each game, and anything written for children is kept kid-safe.
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