Pokhara hosting 21st street festival from Dec 28 to Jan 1

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Restaurant and Bar Association Pokhara is hosting the 21st street festival in the tourism city from December 28 to January 1.

The festival with the slogan “Let’s eat and enjoy in the street” will take place in three kilometers area surrounding the Lakeside, according to the organizers.

The organizers said that the street festival will contribute to the Nepal government’s target to bring 2 million tourists to Nepal during the Visit Nepal Year 2020. The government is also set to inaugurate the tourism year in the new year from the Dasharath Stadium.

The major attractions of the street festival will be national and international cultural programs, sale of food items of national and international varieties, entertaining games, pie chart exhibition of adventure tourism sports, exhibition of handicrafts, music concerts from Raju Lama, Sabin Rai, Karma band, Avay and the steam rock band, Lahure, Anuprastha and local bands, Lok Dohari from famous artists, comedy shows and so on.

Over 2000 stalls of nine different kinds will be in the street.

Photos: Mukunda Kalikote