The Rose Festival of Chandigarh is one of the biggest rose festivals organized in Asia as well as in India. People eager to visit for Chandigarh Rose Festival 2018 have expressed their excitement by posting their thoughts on social media in a warm manner. A number of events, shows, and competitions will be organized and a huge number of people would attend the Rose Festival Chandigarh in the month of February. Helicopter ride in Chandigarh 2018 will also be an excellent source of adventure for the people. The venue is the Zakir Hussein Rose Garden Chandigarh which is located in Sector 16, on Madhya Marg. In this rose festival, over 45,000 plants with over 850 varieties were available to admire for the public.
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden was created in 1967 under the guidance of Dr. M.S.Randhawa. The garden has not only famous for quality roses but also trees of medicinal value. Some of the medicinal plants that can be located here are Bel, Bahera, Harar, Camphor and Yellow Gulmohar. Zakir Rose Garden serves as the venue for hosting Rose festival annually which is a major cultural event organized in the last week of February. The rose festival Chandigarh spans for over 3 days and becomes a source of entertainment for the visitors. Rose festival Chandigarh 2018 dates, timings and address are mentioned below.
Chandigarh Rose Festival 2018 – Event Details
Date: February 23, 2018 / February 25, 2018
Time: 10:am to 8:00pm
Address: TRACK 16B, SECTOR 16, CHANDIGARH, INDIA
Center of attractions
Chandigarh Rose Festival 2018 will be one of the biggest events in Chandigarh 2018. Not only the locals but also the people from the nearby states as well as countries visit to attend this mega event. The rose garden Chandigarh is decorated with a wide variety of flowers which leads to beautiful views and scenic environment. Also, various events, competitions, and food stalls are organized to help people enjoy to the fullest. The famous attractions of Rose Festival Chandigarh 2018 is:
- Planted Rose Bed
- Musical Tree
- Helicopter Ride
- Children zone is an attraction for kids.
- Musical fountain refreshes your mood.
- Tall Wind Chime
- 850 Variety of Roses.
- Unique Variety of Trees.
Events
Rose Festival 2018 will make you available with a variety of events like Flower shows, Photography exhibition, Beauty Shows, Competitions, Dance performance, Kids Shows, Camel Ride, singing events. Famous national and international singers come to this event to entertain the visitors. Rost Festival association will provide the prize money for winners of various competitions and provide them the authorized certificates too.
Stalls
Chandigarh Rose Festival 2018 will also introduce the visitors to cultural traditions and ready-made as well as handicrafts stalls. The participants will display the variety of dresses and unique cultural handicraft showcases. It will open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Various school, as well as college students, come to show their creative work on clothes. Also, stalls of various traditional food items are portrayed to help people eat a variety of interesting food items. Kids toys, art and craft section as well as electronic gadgets etc. are also displayed on stalls. Rose festival Chandigarh 2018 competition on various grounds attracts source of entertainment for all the people.
Helicopter Ride
Rose Garden Chandigarh will organize the Helicopter ride, which was the higher attraction of last year Rose Festival Chandigarh. Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has finalized the company named Heritage Aviation that will take you to the chopper ride of the Rose festival 2018. Last year, the tender for the chopper ride was given away to Green Hawk Air. Also, the ticket fare for the Rose Festival chopper ride 2018 has been reduced from the previous year to ensure more participation of people towards it.
Details of the Helicopter ride Rose Festival – 2018 Chandigarh
In the last year, people had an opportunity to enjoy 7- 10 minutes ride of the chopper during the Chandigarh Rose Festival 2017. Municipal Corporation has declared the Rose Festival Chandigarh 2018 will serve same Helicopter ride for visitors. A helicopter will take off from Sector 17 Parade Ground and it will make people experience the view of Chandigarh’s Rose Fest 2018 from above 800 Feet. the visitor will enjoy the view of Rose Garden, Sector 17 market, Sukhna Lake & Leisure Valley from the top.
Helicopter Ride Ticket Booking Contract and Price
Helicopter ride in rose festival Chandigarh 2018 is cheaper than the previous year. Last year, the price was set at Rs. 3500 per person but this time, it has been decided to charge Rs. 2400. And the tender for the helicopter ride is given to the company named Heritage Aviation. Helicopter ride ticket booking can be done at the following three places:
- Hotel Mount View, Sector 10
- Hotel Shivalik View, Sector 17
- Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
Rose Festival Chandigarh Musical Nights
Rose Festival’s popular event is the musical night which is a great opportunity for the audience to dance freely and listen to their favorite singers. Chandigarh rose festival 2018 singer list comprise of popular names such as Kulwinder Billa, Gippy Grewal, and Ankit Tiwari. The musical night during Chandigarh rose festival is organized by Society for tourism & Entertainment Promotion & Chandigarh Tourism. It is held at open ground opposite Museum & Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh. The passes for the musical nights are made available at Garden of Palms, Capitol Complex, Plaza 17, Sukhna Lake, etc.
So, the above information justifies why Chandigarh rose festival 2018 is going to a whole lot of joy for the visitors. One must visit rose garden Chandigarh this year in the month of February to enjoy the scenic views of roses. All the details about rose festival Chandigarh 2019 will be made available to our readers as soon as it is out.