National Street Food Festival
National Street Food Festival takes place Dec 2026 (expected ~Dec 25 - 27; NASVI confirms December dates yearly) in New Delhi, India. The dress code is Casual with warm layers; Delhi December evenings are cold, so bring a jacket. Typical cost ranges from 1 to 10 EUR per person.
Organised by the National Association of Street Vendors of India, this festival gathers regional street cooks from across the country at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for chaat, kebabs, momos and sweets at true street prices. Bustling, cheap and hugely popular with Delhi locals, it compresses India's astonishing street-food diversity into one cold December weekend.
- When
- Dec 2026 (expected ~Dec 25 - 27; NASVI confirms December dates yearly)
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Dress code
- Casual with warm layers; Delhi December evenings are cold, so bring a jacket
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 1 to 10 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 7 - 22C, cold nights, mild days, morning fog and haze
- When to book
- No advance booking needed; pay at the gate and go early evening for the widest spread
- Getting there
- DEL (Delhi), 30 - 45 min to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
- Where to stay
- The Oberoi New Delhi, The Lodhi, Bloomrooms @ Link Road
- Official site
- https://nasvinet.org/category/national-street-food-festival/
How to attend
Open to everyone: pay the very low entry fee (around INR 50) at the gate, then buy food pay-per-plate inside. It runs roughly noon to 10pm over three or four days at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Gate 14 on Lodhi Road. Confirm exact dates on NASVI's site a few weeks ahead, as the December window moves slightly each year.
There is no advance ticket - you pay a small entry fee of around INR 50 at the gate at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Insider tip
Seek out the regional state stalls rather than the Delhi chaat you can get any day - vendors travel from Bihar, the Northeast and the south specifically for this weekend.
Get inside National Street Food Festival
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