JAIPUR FESTIVAL:
About the festival
Kite Festival is festive crossroads of India's
cultural past and future, old and new. This is a unique
meeting point of Jaipur's arts, buildings, crafts and culinary
delights, dance and development, exhibitions, film, history,
music, theatre, sports and Jaipur's fabled shopping.
Activities
Unique Combination of Arts, Crafts, Culture and Conservation:
Enjoy the work of world-class musicians, dancers, artists
and craftspeople from all over Rajasthan, India and the
world. Celebrate the rich heritage of this unique planned
city through a wide range of cultural activities, talks,
walks and special events that will give you an insight into
the sophistication and diversity of the region's cultural
traditions.
Rajasthan Folk Performances: An extraordinary
and wide range of performing arts from the core of Rajasthan,
some of them never seen before. Many performances will be
held every day in many venues.
Culinary and Shopping Experience: Relish
local and regional cuisines in the famed hotels and the
restaurants of the city. The fabled crafts of Rajasthan
and India will be spread in an unrivalled abundance: jewellery,
silver, paintings, textiles, carpets and rugs, and much
more.
Elephants, Horses and Classic Cars: Rajasthan's
distinctive sports will be there to enjoy in exhibition
matches of traditional horse polo, elephant polo, bicycle
polo, kite flying and vintage car displays, while motor
cross and radio-controlled model car and plane competitions
bring excitement and fun.