Tourism & Food Festival in Kolkata from Jan 7

It is for the 6th time that the tourism and food festival is going to be held in Kolkata from January 7. Being organised at Nalban Ecopark in Salt Lake (Kolkata), the tourism and food fair is a collaborative effort by the West Bengal Tourism Department and The Times of India. The five-day tourism and food festival also witnesses the participation of Kunming Tourism of China. States taking part in this tourism festival in Kolkata include Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka and Rajasthan along with several states in north eastern India.


The food festival is going to be organised at Nalban, a food plaza. Extending to the waterbody, the venue presents a matching ambiance for the festival. Apart from savouring a range of expertly prepared delicacies, you can also enjoy traditional dances, music and other cultural programmes. To add to the visitors excitement, all the cultural programmes will be performed on a stage, set up on the lake. A major crowd-puller for visitors at this tourism and food festival in Kolkata would be a colourful ballet by a Chinese troupe from Kunming.

Other Attractions at Tourism & Food Festival in Kolkata

> Group dance by Preeti Patel & Tanushree Shankar
> Songs by Anwesha & the Vyas Brothers
> Songs by Anika Dhar (January 10)
> Special performances by Army & BSF bands
> Fashion show
> Tribal dance performances
> Display of fireworks

The tourism and food festival in Kolkata aims to bring together tourism industry stakeholders and the public. Visitors can get useful destination information at this festival in Kolkata. To tickle the taste buds of visitors, a number of leading restaurant chains from Kolkata will be featuring a wide range of delectable dishes. These include Tamarind, Bhajahori Manna and Golbari.

Venue : Nalban Ecopark, Salt Lake
City : Kolkata
State : West Bengal
No. of stalls at the festival : 57
Entry fees : Rs 5 per head
Timings : 12 noon – 9 pm