Held in October, the Donkey fair is one of the well known
festivals in Sanganer. Over the years the festival have lost its
vigour on Indian festival calender, but Organization like All-India
Donkey Development Mela Committee with the support of Jaipur
Municipal Corporation, the State Department of Animal Husbandry and
a voluntary group "Help in Suffering" are promoting and
celeberating the festival with full zeal.
Just like Camel festival, lot of donkeys from all over India are
brought here for buying and selling. The donkey races and sports are
organized for the merriment of people. Recently camels and horses
have also been added to the shopping list with many visitors even
feeling that the horses are fast establishing a dominant position in
the 500-year old fair's donkey tradition.
