18 Nov : Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned Central Financial Assistance amounting to Rs.15.00 lakh to the Union Territory of Chandigarh Administration for organizing Chandigarh Carnival on 22nd and 23rd of Nov.,2008.
Chandigarh Carnival is the annual mega tourism festival of the UT Administration. A lot of cultural activities will be held during these two days which include a theme based carnival village, fun and games, folks of North India, Art & Culture, Culture & cuisine of North India and two mega musical nites which also attract additional tourist traffic besides the locals.