Festival of the North – The Gojal Chapter
October 20th to 23rd, 2022
Main Festival Arena, Adjacent Passu Snow Leopard Resort, Janabad, Passu, Main KKH, Upper Hunza, Gojal
Activities – Day 1
| Theme | Culture Day (October 20, 2022) | |||
| Time Slots | Activitities | Location | Parallel Activies (10 AM to 4 PM) (Subject to tourists’ interest) |
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| 1000 – 1030 Hrs | Registering SMEs and Assigning of Stalls to SMEs | Festival Team | Festival Arena | – Fruit Picking
– Guided Treks and Trails – Guided Village or Cultural Walks – Guided River side walks – Rock Climbing – Visit and Stay of Traditional Hosue |
| 1030 – 1045 Hrs | Security Check: Environment Drive (Walk from main Arena to KKH to be led by CEO and PDO) |
Open to all | Festival Arena | |
| Opening Ceremony (Moderator: Mr. Nasir from Moorkhun) | ||||
| 1045 – 1100 Hrs | Welcoming the Distinguished Guests | Festival Team | Festival Arena | |
| 1100 – 1110 Hrs | Racitation / Naat + National Anthem | |||
| 1110 – 1115 Hrs | Opening Remarks | PDO | ||
| 1115 – 1120 Hrs | Brief on SME Landscape in GB | Hunza Chamber | ||
| 1120 – 1125 Hrs | About Festival of the North | CEO SMEDA | ||
| 1125 – 1130 Hrs | Remark by the Chief Guest | CM / CS | ||
| Folkloric performances | ||||
| 1130 – 1230 Hrs | i. Sho Mubarak Bod – Welcome Song (6-8 People Group) ii. Sword Dance (2 Person) iii. Senisai Dance Local Women (6) v. Wakhi Traditional Dance (PDO, CEO, Participants) |
Local Artists | Festival Arena | |
| 1230 – 1235 Hrs | Cultural Gift Exchange + Group Photo | PDO / SMEDA | ||
| 1235 – 1300 Hrs | Visit of Stalls / Ribbon cutting | Chief Guest | ||
| 1330 – 1430 Hrs | Prayer and Lunch Break | |||
| 1500 – 1530 Hrs | Sport Opening Ceremony (by Sport dept or Dist. Administration) | DC/AC | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1530 – 1600 | Athletics (50 Metres Race, Long Jump) | Nasir Fitness School | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1600 – 1700 Hrs | First Football League Match | PYSO | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1710 – 1800 Hrs | Prayer + Dinner Break | |||
| 1800 – 2100 Hrs | Bonfire and storytelling over bonfire | Local+Tourists | Festival Arena | |
Activities – Day 2
| Theme | SME Day (October 21, 2022) | |||
| Time Slots | Activitities | Location | Parallel Activies (10 AM to 4 PM) (Subject to tourists’ interest) |
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| 1030 – 1100 Hrs | Arrival of Stalls Holders and Guests | Festival Arena | – Fruit Picking – Guided Treks and Trails – Guided Village or Cultural Walks – Guided River side walks – Rock Climbing – Visit and Stay of Traditional Hosue |
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| Tradefair | ||||
| 1100 – 1110 Hrs | SMEDA Landscape in GB | Minister/Secretary/Ddirector | Festival Arena | |
| 1110 – 1120 Hrs | Remarks by Representative from Industries Department GB | Minister/Secretary/Ddirector | ||
| 1120 – 1125 Hrs | Cultural Gift Exchange + Group Photo | PDO/SMEDA | ||
| 1150 – 1130 Hrs | Ribon Cutting and Stall Visit | Ind Dept. | ||
| 1330 – 1430 Hrs | Prayer and Lunch Break | |||
| 1430: 1515 Hrs | Art Sessions | Local Artists | Festival Arena | |
| 1600 – 1630 Hrs | Athletics (100 Metre Race, T-Jump) | Nasir Fitness School | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1630 – 1700 Hrs | Football Leagues Matches | PYSO | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1700 – 1800 Hrs | Prayer + Dinner Break | |||
| 1800 – 2100 Hrs | Musical Evening (Local Music) | Local+Tourists | Festival Arena | |
Activities – Day 3
| Theme | Tourism Day (October 22, 2022) | |||
| Time Slots | Activitities | Location | Parallel Activies (10 AM to 4 PM) (Subject to tourists’ interest) |
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| 1030 – 1100 Hrs | Arrival of Stalls Holders and Guests | Festival Arena | – Fruit Picking – Guided Treks and Trails – Guided Village or Cultural Walks – Guided River side walks – Rock Climbing – Visit and Stay of Traditional Hosue |
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| Talk on Tourism Potential in GB | ||||
| 1100 – 1110 Hrs | Remarks by Representative from Tourism Department GB | Minister/Secretary/Director | Festival Arena | |
| 1110 – 1120 Hrs | Cultural Gift Exchange and Group Photo | PDO/SMEDA | ||
| 1120 – 1130 Hrs | Stalls Visit | All | ||
| 1230 – 1330 Hrs | Prayer + Lunch Break | |||
| 1330: 1400 Hrs | Art Sessions | Local Artists | Festival Arena | |
| 1600 – 1630 Hrs | Athletics (Marathon Race, Discuss Throw) | Nasir Fitness School | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1630 – 1700 Hrs | Football League Matches | PYSO | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1700 – 1800 Hrs | Prayer + Dinner Break | |||
| 1800 Hrs | Sky Lanterns Activity | Festival Arena | ||
| 1800 – 2100 Hrs | Musical Evening (Local Music) | Local+Tourists | Festival Arena | |
Activities – Day 4
| Theme | Sport Day (October 23, 2022) | |||
| Time Slots | Activitities | Location | Parallel Activies (10 AM to 4 PM) (Subject to tourists’ interest) |
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| 1100 – 1400 Hrs | Limited activities at Festval arena given non-availability of Local Community due to religious celebration of the local community. | – | Festival Arena | – Fruit Picking – Guided Treks and Trails – Guided Village or Cultural Walks – Guided River side walks – Rock Climbing – Visit and Stay of Traditional Hosue |
| Closing Ceremony | ||||
| 1500 – 1530 Hrs | Cycle Race (Janaabad to Passu | |||
| 1530 – 1615 Hrs | Athletics (50/60 Years 50 metre Raec, High Jump, Javeline Through, Short Put) | Nasir Fitness School | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1615 – 1700 Hrs | Football Final Match (Girls) | PYSO | Football Stadium, Passu | |
| 1700 – 1710 Hrs | Remark by Local Government | AC/DC | Festival Arena | |
| 1710 – 1800 Hrs | Prize + Certificaiton Distribution | PDO/SMEDA/Local Government | Festival Arena | |
| 1800 – 1815 Hrs | Closing Remarks / Thank Note to Festival Partners | SMEDA | Festival Arena | |
| 1815 Hrs | Group Photo | Festival Arena | ||
| 1815 Hrs | Sky Lanterns Activity + Firework | Festival Arena | ||
Note: Camping (for all) and Paying Guests Facility (for family ONLY) will be avaiable: Cost to be borne by the Tourists