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Rajshahi Mango Festival in Rajshahi
Rajshahi pairs its mango harvest with its silk industry at this three-day June fair, mixing tastings of varieties like Himsagar and Langra with silk garment stalls and Gambhira folk performances. Timing follows the district's official mango-release calendar, so fruit on sale has just become legally sellable rather than picked early.
Rajshahi calls itself both the Silk City and the Mango Capital of Bangladesh, and its mango festival is built to prove both claims at once: stalls selling fresh mango varieties sit alongside silk saris and fabric, with Gambhira folk performances filling the gaps between browsing.