"International kite festival "- Gujarat

Attractions : colorful kites of sizes and hues.

International Kite Festival is held at Ahmadabad,Gujarat.Kite festival is celebrated every year in January and it is major tourist attraction over the world.The Patang Bazaar (kite market), situated in the heart of Ahmadabad city, is open 24 hours a day during the Uttarayan week.

'Makar Sankranti' is celebrated as the kite-flying day because it shows a change of season marking the movement of the sun into the northern hemisphere means a celebration to mark the end of winter.Expert kite-makers and flyers comes from cities of India and People from all over the world display their exotic kites of various designs.Tremendous variety of kites are seen.This festival now attracts corporate world as kites provide for cost effective opportunity for branding.