Kharagpur is a place where people from every religion and caste from all over the country reside. Kharagpur still retains its small-town charm. Movie theaters include "Bombay Talkies", "Aurora", "Sitala", "South Cinema" etc. Bombay Cimema is now equipped with digital projection and surround sound system.
Places of worship include a "Durga Mandir" at Gole Bazar,& Sitala Mandir at Puratan Bazar, "Jagannath Mandir" near Gate Bazar, "Church" at Golebazar,"Gurudwara" at Subhaspally and one at Nimpura, "Masjid" near Gole Bazar, and several temples and churches. The most famous festivals here are Durga Puja, Ganesh Puja, Saraswati Puja, Kali Puja and Ammavaari Puja, etc. Also Raas, and Mata Puja is conducted in a year by locals in the whole railway colony. Rath Mela celebrated near the premises of Jagannath Temple. But the biggest festival of all is the Dussehra" or "Ravan Pora.
Kharagpur also have its own bookfair called "Kharagpur-er Boimela" in Bengali,which started from 2000 and happen in January every year. A Flower Fair ("Ful Mela" in Bengali) is also organised every year
