The Tourism Department would organise the annual Konark Festival in the Konark Open Air Auditorium and the International Sand Art Festival at the Chandrabhaga beach from December 1 to 5.
Since 1989, the Konark Festival has been drawing tourists and dance and music lovers to the sandy shores of Konark, said Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda.
The festival would have performances by highly-acclaimed danseuses include Jatin Goswami, Vyjayanthi Kashi, Rajashree Shirke and others in Odishi, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, Bharatnatyam, Sastriya and Kathak, Panda informed.
The International Sand Art festival would have 35 stalls. Padmashri Sudarsan Pattnaik has been declared as brand ambassador of the Sand Art festival.
Two Selfie counters and Sahitya Asara would be other attractions of the festival.
A cycle rally ‘Konark Cyclothon’ for awareness
and attraction would be
held on November 29 from Konark.