Chandigarh, February 19:- The 53rd Rose Festival shall open to a majestic opening on February 21st February amidst blooming roses in Rose Garden Sector 16, Chandigarh. For the 53rd edition of the three day mega event, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has teamed up for making all out preparations to adorn the beautiful Rose Garden as a Zero Budget festival approximately all the events and arrangements have been got sponsored for the first time in history.

While sharing the details of the 53rd edition of Rose Festival, Sh. Amit Kumar, Commissioner, MC Chandigarh said that the Rose Festival in Chandigarh will commence from 21st February and will continue consecutively for three days upto 23rd February, 2025.

The Commissioner said that the most awaited Rose Festival will get a colourful boost on 21st February, Friday, wherein the Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. Gulab Chand Kataria will inaugurate the festival at the Zakir Rose Garden amidst immense enthusiasm. The lively ceremony will commence with the beating of drums, playing of bands, folk dance performances displayed by different states, showcasing of regional art forms and flower arrangements.

He said that the event will be inaugurated on this Friday, amidst beautiful flower decoration at Rose Garden with thousands of visitors thronging to be a part of this festivity. Since, Rose Festival is an event dipped in entertainment and topped up with glamour quotient, thereby three sponsored cultural evenings will be organized on all three days besides informative stalls of MC Chandigarh, stalls of Self Help Groups, Game Zone, Food Court, Open market and many more ground performances by various artists.

He said that this time all the competitions will be organized as previous years besides showcasing beautiful cut flower arrangements and bonsai display. Regular entertaining events by prominent artists from different parts of the country on each day, the colourful festival is bound to take people to an enviable world of excitement and thrill never seen before in Chandigarh.

The programme schedule on all the three days will be as under:

Programmes Schedule for 21st February (Friday)

11.00 a.m. Inauguration of Rose Festival by the Chief Guest.

11.10 a.m. Brass & Pipe Band Show

12.30 a.m. Folk Dance Competition

4.30 p.m. Punjabi Bhangra by Chandigrh Nirol Savachar Academy

5.00 p.m. Punjabi Musical Evening by famous folk singer Sukhi Brar & Group

Programmes Schedule for 22nd February (Saturday)

9.00 a.m. Rose Prince and Rose Princess Competition

10.00 a.m. Kite Flying Show

10.30 a.m. Photography Competition

11.00 a.m. Gatka performance

11.30 a.m. Rose King & Rose Queen (Senior Citizen)

2.00 p.m. Rose Quiz Competition

3.30 p.m. Mr. Rose and Miss Rose Competition

4.30 p.m. Sufiana Gayan by Sh. Balbir ji & Group

6.30 p.m. Performance by renowned artist group Lopoke Brothers

Programmes Schedule for 23rdFebruary (Sunday)

10.00 a.m. Bengali Artists Performance

10.30 a.m. On the Spot Painting Competition

11.00 a.m. Antakshari Competition

3.00 p.m. Closing Ceremony & Prize Distribution

5.00 p.m. Geet and Ghazal by Sh. Atul Dubey & Group

6.30 p.m. Kavi Samellan by Sh. Naveen Neer & Group

In addition, various Stage and Ground performances will be showcased by famous artists all days from 21st to 23rd February, 2025.