Can anybody advise if anything is done in Goa (Calangute/Candolim/surrounding areas) for this national holiday? - various websites mention parades and ceremonies etc but nothing specific and it may be that its restricted to the bigger cities.
We fly in that morning at 4am so how we spend that first day depends on whether anything goes on! ( I'll probably be mucking in and building shacks though by the sounds of it )
We have been in Goa for the past 4 years on Republic Day and in Goa is pretty low key.
There is usually a small event in Panjim but nothing much in the resort areas.
Go to the Parade ground - it's on the left as you head out the Miramar.
They usually have a big parade with representatives of the armed forces and youth organisations.