Promising a week full of merriment and entertainment, the World Tourism Week in the City Beautiful will begin on September 27, the occasion of World Tourism Day.
From food festivals to musical nites, street plays to sham-e-qawwali, competitions to walkathon, the tourism week would have it all. For the first time, a cartoon & kids food festival will be organised during the World Tourism Week.
During the cartoon & kids food festival, life-sized cartoon characters shall entertain kids and youngsters.
The celebrations would kick off on September 27 with morning raga on Indian classical and fusion music at city’s prime tourist spot — Sukhna lake. Bollywood nite featuring renowned singer Javed Ali will be organised at Sector 17 Plaza on the same day. A photography exhibition would be organised at Shopping Plaza, Sector 17 on September 27.
A Punjabi musical nite featuring Jasbir Jassi is lined up on September 28 at New lake, Sector 42 here.
A sham-e-qawwali, will be organised on September 29 at Sector 17 Plaza at 6.30 pm onwards. On the same day, run for Tourism at 6.30 am onwards from Open Hand Monument to Government Museum & Art Gallery and a tourism Quiz at Government Museum & Art Gallery would also be organised.
On September 30, a Painting Competition at Garden of Palms, Sector 42 and Hasya Kavi Sammelan at Tagore Theatre is lined for the city residents. Also, various Street Plays on social theme would be staged at Sukhna lake, New lake, Sector 42, Plaza, Sector 17 and Elante Mall during the four-day tourism week celebrations.
Besides this, food festivals will be organised in various hotels and restaurants during the celebrations.
Also, the food connoisseurs have all the reason to smile as special discounts will also be availed to the customers by the restaurants and Chandigarh hotels.
Director, UT Tourism Department, Kashish Mittal said that the week-long celebrations shall provide an ample opportunity to visitors and citizens of Tricity to participate in variety of events and activities, to promote Chandigarh as a hub of tourism and culture in this region.