The Chandigarh Carnival will be conducted from December 2 to December 4 at Open Ground opposite Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10 here after a gap of three years. This carnival will be organised under the aegis of the Department of Tourism, Chandigarh Administration, said UT Adviser Dharampal. He said that during this festival various fun and flora activities including setting up of amusement park, day cultural programmes including three Mega Musical Nites are also being organized as a part of celebration.
As a part of the event, the department is also organizing a day cultural programme from December 2 to 4, at New Lake, Sector 42, and Morning Raga on December 3 and December 4, at Botanical Garden and Sukhna Lake respectively with classical artists, he added.
This year the Theme of Carnival is “Apna Shehar Apna Jashan”. The Carnival Parade will be organized from Open Ground opposite Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10 to New Lake, Sector 42, with 75 Dholis. Accident-prone amusements like Giant Wheel, Columbus Boat, Breakdance, Ranger, etc. will not be installed due to the safety of visitors, he added.