The city on Sunday witnessed first of its kind “Chandigarh Fun Parade”, a fun family carnival walk with Mascot - “MOGO”, which was launched as a part of the Chandigarh Establishment Day celebrations to be held from November 1 to 5.
The walk was flagged off by Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Finance Secretary, Chandigarh Administration. The city residents in large numbers gathered at leisure Valley Sector 10 here and walked towards Madhya Marg Sectors 9 and 8 and reaching back to the assembly point.
Manmeet Singh, Director, Showbizz Celebrations Pvt ltd., informed that the parade was a shout-out for the much-awaited upcoming event Chandigarh Establishment Day from November 1 to 5 at Parade Ground, Sector 17, which is being organised by Showbizz Celebrations Pvt. ltd. in partnership with Chandigarh Tourism and STEPS.
The official song for Chandigarh Establishment Day was also played and enthralled the crowd. The other attractions for the kids included the long man, cycle and the clowns which added colour to the celebrations. Prizes were also given away to categories like ‘Biggest Group’, ‘Biggest Female Group’, ‘Biggest Family’ etc. to encourage the participants.
Neha Duggal, also a Director of Showbizz Celebrations Pvt ltd., said, “Chandigarh Establishment day will be acknowledged this year by 5 days long festive celebrations to commemorate 51 glorious years of Chandigarh’s foundation as an independent UT and the capital of both Punjab and Haryana on November 1, 1966.” The grand event will showcase a mesmerising journey of Chandigarh. The opening of the celebrations will be the Icon Awards night followed by star performances every evening. Artists like Gurdas Maan, Nooran Sisters and Gippy Grewal will enthral the audience.