Festival of Gardens or Rose Festival in Chandigarh

The Festival of Gardens or Rose Festival in Chandigarh is one of the biggest festivals of the city. You can come to this festival and spend your time looking at the different varieties of roses and basking in their sweet aroma.

The Festival of Gardens was previously known as the Rose Festival. The festival was started in order to motivate the people of the city to pay a visit to the rose garden and check out the beautiful flower. Over the years the festival gained a lot of popularity amongst the people of the city. Today it has become one of the biggest rose festivals in India.

The Festival of Gardens or Rose Festival in Chandigarh is held in the Zakir Hussain Rose Garden. The festival is held during the last week of February every year. It is a three-day extravaganza, which is celebrated with great pomp and gaiety. The cool and comfortable weather is absolutely perfect to hold this grand festival. Once here, you can take a look at the different varieties of roses displayed over here. You can get to se yellow roses, pink roses red roses, white roses and roses of other colors in this amazing flower festival. During the festival a large number of programs and events are also organized for the guests. You can come over here and take part in the flower arrangements contests and flower cutting contests. Children and youngsters can participate in the spot painting competition or in the Rose Prince and Rose Princess competitions. The Festival of Gardens or Rose Festival in Chandigarh is extremely popular amongst the college goers.

Apart from these, a large number of cultural programs are also held in this festival. You can enjoy the Gidda, Bhangra or the garb dance performances listen to the Ghazals and Qawallis sung by some of the most famous singers of the country. You can also check out the food stalls to try out the different kinds of Indian delicacies.