International Kite Festival to be held at Sabarmati riverfront from January 8

Ahmedabad: Over 180 expert kite fliers including more than 100 from 31 countries will participate in the annual International Kite Festival to be held here at the Sabarmati riverfront from January 8 to 14.

Governor O P Kohli and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will jointly inaugurate the week long festival organized by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited on the occasion of Uttrayan each year.

As many as 2000 students from the schools run by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will do ‘suryanamaskar’ on the inaugural day. Special attractions at IKF this year include a theme pavilion based on ‘Tourist Destinations of Gujarat’, kite workshop, adventure games for kids, craft stalls to display the local art and food stalls with local delicacies for the visitors.

An estimated of 186 kite fliers, which includes 51 from 8 different states and more than 100 kite fliers from more than 31 countries, will participate this year.

Kite lovers and experts from Argentina, Australia, France, Brazil, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Netherlands, New-Zealand, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the U.K, the U.S.A and Vietnam will be a part of this mega event. Also, the celebrations of the Kite Festival is not just limited to

Apart from the main event in Ahmedabad kite festivals will also be held across the state including Palanpur, Rajkot, Vadodara, Pavagadh, Valsad, Gandhidham, and many other locations, an official release today said.

Notably this year the Kite festival will also coincide partially with the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit to be held from January 10 to 13.

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