Festivals in Chandigarh

Apart from traditional religious festivals of India, people of Chandigarh enjoy many local festivals.

Rose Festival

The Rose Festival is celebrated at Rose Garden in the month of February end or beginning of March. It is the biggest Rose Show in the country. Over 500 exotic varieties of roses are displayed in the three day long celebrations. The festival features performances of music and dance, both classical and folk, flower shows, events for children, exhibitions by local artists, photographers and craftsman and a wide range of other activities.

Companies put stalls to exhibit their products during the festival.

The Rose Festival has been included in the National Calendar of Fairs and Festivals of the Ministry of Tourism.

The Mango Festival

It is celebrated in the month of June at Pinjore Gardens. Generally over 2,000 mangoes of different varieties grown in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are displayed at the festival.

Mango growers from all over India get together at one place giving a chance to public to taste the varieties of mangoes. At the festival, mango products like juice, squash, jams, pickles and aam papad are also displayed.  Agro and food industries processing units display their jams, pickles and canned fruits.

The Chrysanthemums Show

A flower show is held every year in the Terrace Garden of Sector 33 in the month of December . The Chrysanthemum Show attracts a lot of visitors as well as participants to Chandigarh. Hundreds of varieties of the flower are on display and city gardeners vie for coveted honors in the competitions.

The Chandigarh Carnival

This carnival is celebrated in the second week of November (just before Children’s Day) every year for three days. The carnival opens with a colorful procession followed by number of competitions. The carnival is a time for students and children to show their talent and elders too participate in a number of competitions.

The Plaza Carnival

Every Saturday evening, people of Chandigarh enjoy the three-hour Plaza Carnival held on an open-air stage set up in Sector 17’s central plaza. The carnival is free for all and draws a large crowd. It intends to promote local artists from every field. The attractions vary every Saturday and it could be anything from dance, music, and magic show to painting display, sculpture display, acrobatics, or mimicry.

Related Articles
1. Travel Tips for you

   Traveling is generally supposed to be fun irrespective of whether it is for business meetings or pleasure. When planning to travel it is of paramount importance to gain some personal knowledge ideas as well as the local knowledge to guarantee a travel experience that is Continue reading Travel Tips for you...

2. Temples in Chandigarh

   Mata Mansa Devi Temple at Panchkula is a symbol of Himalayan culture and faith. The shrine located on the foot hills of Shivalik is an epitome of age old tradition of ‘Shakti’ worship in northern India. During Navratras millions of devotees from all over the country visit this temple for blessings of goddess Mansa Devi....

3. Chandigarh Shopping Guide

   Chandigarh being a modern planned city has the best managed shopping areas with the perfectly lined up shopping arcades, well managed and ample embarked parking lots, and well behaved shoppers in general. Unlike other tourist destinations in India, Chandigarh is not a city steeped in history and heritage. So shopping in Chandigarh is a different...

4. Things to see and do

   Visit to Sukhna Lake in the evening Created by building an artificial dam on a seasonal stream, Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake is spread over a large area. A 2-km-long promenade along the lakeshore is a popular place to be visited in Chandigarh by the tourists and localities Continue reading Things to see and do...

5. Popular Eating Joints

   The cuisine of Punjab has an enormous variety of mouth-watering dishes. The spice content ranges from minimal to pleasant to high. At the restaurants, the chefs make a liberal use of desi ghee, butter and cream to make the food lip smacking and finger Continue reading Popular Eating Joints...