The Lucknow Mahotsav or Lucknow festival is a ten day
long event held annually in the month of November-December. This festival
celebrates Lucknow's living culture is organized by the U.P. Tourism and
Government of India at Lakshman Mela Ground, MG Road, Lucknow. Lucknow
festival is a brilliant showcase of arts & crafts and cuisines of
the bygone Nawabi days.
The main highlights of Lucknow festival are the colorful processions,
traditional dramas, Kathak dances in the style of the famous Lucknow gharana,
sarangi and sitar recitals along with ghazals, qawalis and thumri performances.
Exciting events like ekka races, kite flying, cock fighting and other
traditional village games makes the city alive. Lucknow Festival gives
a platform to the local talents of UP to showcase the rich and unique
art, music, dance, literature and cuisine of Lucknow. One can also taste
the traditional delicacies of Lucknowi cuisine, ranging from vegetarian
cusine to the non-vegetarian.
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