Island Tourism Festival

The Island Tourism Festival is the annual cultural event organised in Port Blair. Various programmes, as a part of festival are also organised in other places such as Wimberlygunj, Wandoor, Neil, Havelock, Rangat, Mayabunder, Diglipur, Hut Bay, Car Nicobar, Kamorta and Campbell Bay. The 10-day festival will be held from January 5 to 15, 2016. The highlights of the festival are the exhibition depicting strides made by the Island Administration, sale of merchandise, food stalls, and stalls of interest to tourists, floating restaurant and more. The main focal point, however, is the performance of mainland artists, especially music bands, dancers, performers, etc. Artists of East Zone, South Zone Cultural Centers are also invited by the Art and Culture department and performed simultaneously in outlying islands.

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