Uttar Pradesh Tourism department, along with the Noida Authority, on Monday said that the Shilpotsav fair is going to begin on Tuesday at Sector-21. Noida Shilpotsav has received tremendous response over the past six years. It will be held from October 18-27 for next ten days. The highlight of the handicraft fair has been kept as Tourism Cultural and Craft fair this year.
Organisers on Monday said they have planned to set up the art and crafts fair having 400 handicrafts stalls participating from India and abroad. It has also planned to organise two-day Bollywood night programmes where prominent singers and folk artiste will perform. The handicrafts fair will also hosts musical concerts and cultural events for ten days.
The craft participants will be from several States, including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Karnataka. Chief Executive Officer of the Noida authority said that Shilpotsav this year will be inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Om Parkash.
The organisers have provided two entry gates for visitors that will have the themes of a village and Delhi’s Red Fort.
Amit Srivastava, deputy director, UP Tourism, and the secretary of the Shilpotsav Organising Committee said in a Press conference that they have planned cultural programmes at every evening between 7 to 11 pm. “Plans have been prepared to launch handicraft fair from Tuesday. We have provided sufficient parking spaces for the visitors near stadium,” Srivastav said.