The flagship cultural festival of the Mising community of Assam — a celebration of heritage, language, handloom and youth leadership, bringing together troupes and delegations from across Northeast India on the banks of the Brahmaputra.
Initiated in 1996 by the Takam Mising Porin Kébang to celebrate, preserve and promote the rich traditions of the Mising community.
What began in 1996 as a village meet — allowed to proceed only after a High Court order — now fills a permanent riverside arena beside the Bogibeel Bridge, with delegations drawn from across the tribes of Northeast India.
Traditional music, dance and folk arts — Gumrag So:nam, Oi-Nitom, Paksong Momam, and revived forms such as the Jinjug dance — performed by troupes from villages across the Brahmaputra valley.
An exhibition ground for weavers, potters, herbalists and food producers — promoting endangered art forms and the communitarian craft economy of the Mising household.
Cultural troupes and delegations from across Northeast India share one stage — a platform for regional harmony, intercultural dialogue and shared indigenous identity.
The festival exists to give Mising youth a stake in their own heritage — a space for talent, civic responsibility and generational continuity rather than drift.
Mising Agom — the only Tani language spoken in Assam — is spoken, taught and celebrated throughout the festival, alongside literature sessions of the Mising Agom Kébang.
The festival carries the community's nature-worship tradition — Ali-Aye-Ligang, the agrarian calendar, and a deep reverence for the river that shaped Mising history.
Scenes from the 10th Mising Youth Festival at Kareng Chapori — the largest gathering of the community on the banks of the Brahmaputra.
A taster of the scheduled rundown — the full day-by-day schedule is published separately.
Festival Committee
Main Stage · 90 min
Gumrag troupes — all districts
Main Stage · 90 min
Community artistes
Main Stage · 180 min
Mising Dírbí Kébang (MDK)
Murong Pavilion · 150 min
Invitees from MCRC & academics
Seminar Tent · 120 min
Featured guest artistes
Main Stage · 150 min
Ten editions, recorded as the community lived them — including the High Court order that allowed the very first one to take place.
Declared the permanent home of the festival at the 9th edition in 2024.
Kareng Chapori is a riverside sandbar (*chapori*) in the flood-prone Brahmaputra belt — terrain that is itself part of the Mising story. At the 9th edition (February 2024), Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma declared it the festival's permanent venue and announced an annual state grant of ₹1 crore through the Cultural Affairs Department.
At the 10th edition (January 2026) the government announced ₹100 crore for development of the festival area — the largest single commitment in the festival's history.
Food is part of the festival itself — stalls at Kareng Chapori serve the dishes that mark every Mising celebration, from the sowing season to the community feast.
Rice beer, central to every celebration
Rice cake prepared for festivals
Fermented and dried fish
Curry from the hills and the plains
Served simply with salt
Apin, the traditional rice dish
Served at the community feast
The Festival Cell · Cultural Affairs runs a helpdesk throughout the preparation period. District registrars and authorised staff can also sign in to the management platform.
