Rose festival Chandigarh :- ‘Rose Festival’, also known as the ‘Festival of gardens’ is the biggest Rose Show in the country where magnificent varieties of roses are on display.
The festival organised by the Tourism Department of Chandigarh Administration is usually held in the last week of February, at the famous Dr. Zakir Rose Garden in Chandigarh. Located at Sector 16, the garden is claimed to be Asia’s largest Rose garden. Over 500 exotic varieties of roses are displayed in the three day long celebrations.
This festival is aimed at promoting people to stroll through the Rose Garden and enjoy the sight of the blooms. Companies put stalls to exhibit their products during the festival. Several competitions are also held, including Rose quiz, Antakshri etc.
Alongside the flower show, cultural performances of music and dance; both classical and folk, events for children, exhibitions by local artists; photographers and craftsman, Bollywood Musical shows etc are organized with in these 3 days.
The most talked about Rose Festival in Chandigarh is all set to be held at Rose Garden from 17th Feb 2017 and the MC (Municipal Corporation) has some big plans to make it a memorable one.
A green signal has been given to the helicopter ride in the upcoming Rose Festival by the MC. A company named as Green Hawk Air has been finalised that will provide helicopter rides to the visitors of Rose Fest in Chandigarh.
This is for the very first time that the people of the city will be able to enjoy an aerial view of the upcoming Rose Festival in Chandigarh in a Helicopter.
It will cost 3500RS per person for 7 minutes helicopter ride will be offered to the visitors, in which it will cover Sector 17 Plaza, Sukhna lake Leisure valley and Rose Garden.