Pune Festival

Pune Festival

Pune, the cultural capital of the state of Maharashtra, celebrates its popular festival known as Pune Festival every year with great enthusiasm. The festival was started in 1989 and since then it has been held successfully every year till date. The festival is a part of Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Two weeks long festival of Pune hosts many cultural programs not just of Maharashtra but of other states also. The festival of Pune is jointly arranged by Pune Festival Committee, Department of Tourism of Indian Government and Maharashtra Tourism Department Corporation.

Pune Festival starts with the installation of an idol of Lord Ganesha at Nehru stadium in Pune. Then there is long series of cultural programs touching every sphere life. The festival continues for two weeks and includes the programs like instrumental concerts, vocal recitals, dance, Lokatal Lavani Mahotsav, Marathi-Hindi Hasya Kavi Samelan, Urdu Mushiara, Loknatya, Single act play etc. Mahila Mahotsav, Maharashtrian Women plays, dramas of different languages, painting exhibition are other programs organized in the festival.
Entertaining programs like Mime & mimicry, Magic Show etc give it a charming look. Sports completion like Vintage car rally, water sport, motocross, skating competition, bicycle completion, golf competition, bullock cart race, etc make the festival more vibrant.

The festival is gaining wide popularity with many tourists from across the country participating it every year. The festival of Pune also invites the many national and international acclaimed artists to perform their art there. Indeed the festival is the moment of pride for Punekars (the people of Pune).