The Desert Festival or the Jaisalmer Desert Festival as it is more popularly known, is an annual event organized every year in February at the beautiful desert city with the Golden Fortress of Jaisalmer – Rajasthan, India. The dates of Jaisalmer Desert festival-2012 are from February05, to 07, 2012. This three days’ Desert festival and cultural extravaganza showcases the rich and colorful heritage of Rajasthan and its folk culture. During the Jaisalmer Desert Festival, the folk artists from around Rajasthan sing and dance eloquently to the triumphs and the tragedies of this land steeped in history. Along with this, a number of competitions are held in the festival like the turban tying competition, longest moustaches competition, etc. Even the camels take part in a number of events, including camel polo and camel dance. Not only the Jaisalmer fort but the whole Jaisalmer city brims with excitement during the Desert Festival. Following is the detailed programme schedule of Jaisalmer Desert Festival-2012
| Date and Time | Programme | Venue |
| 05-02-2012 | ||
| 07.00 a.m. | Mangal Aarti withSunrise | ShriLaxminathTempleFort |
| 10.30 to 11.00 a.m. | Shobha Yatra (Ceremonial Procession) | GadsisarLaketo Shahid |
| 11.30 a.m. | Inauguration of Desert Festival – 2012 | Poonam Singh Stadium |
| 02.30 pm | Turban Tying Competition(Indians) | Shahid Poonam |
| Turban Tying Competition(foreigners) | Singh Stadium | |
| Momal Mahendra Competition | -do- | |
| Moustache Competition | -do- | |
| Miss Moomal Competition | -do- | |
| Mr. Desert Competition | -do- | |
| 07.30 p.m. | Cultural Programme of Folk Music | -do- |
| 09.30 p.m. | Dance and Fire work Display | -do- |
| 06-02-2012 | ||
| 09.30 a.m. to | Camel Decoration Competition | Dedansar Stadium |
| 01.00 p.m. | Shan-e-marudhara Competition | -do- |
| Tug of War CompetitionIndian v/s foreigners (Men) | -do- | |
| Tug of War CompetitionIndian v/s foreigners (Women) | -do- | |
| Camel polo Match | -do- | |
| Panihari Matka Race CompetitionIndian and foreigners (Women) | -do- | |
| Kabaddi Match | -do- | |
| 04.30 p.m. to06.00 p.m. | Camel Tattoo Show by BSF | -do-Shahid Poonam Singh Stadium |
| 07.30 p.m. to | Cultural Programme of Folk | Shahid Poonam |
| 09.30 p.m. | Music & Dance and Fire work Display | Singh Stadium |
| 07-02-2012 | ||
| 10.00 a.m. to | Showcasing of Village Life | Kuldhara Deserted Village |
| 12.00 noon | Sam Sand Dunes | |
| 04.30 to 5.00 | Camel Race | -do- |
| 05.00 p.m. | Kite Flying Show | -do- |
| 06.00 to 8.30 p.m. | Cultural Programme of Folk Music & Dance and Fire Work Display | -do- |
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