OOTY SUMMER FESTIVAL 2022 - SCHEDULE

 



 


       SUMMER FESTIVAL 2022 – UDHAGAMANDALAM

                       EVENT SCHEDULE

S NO

DATE

RECREATION EVENT

VENUE

1

07/05/2022

DOG SHOW

GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE GROUND, OOTY

2

07/05/2022 – 08/05/2022

VEGETABLE SHOW

NEHRU PARK, KOTAGIRI

3

07/05/2022 – 31/05/2022

PHOTOGRAPH EXHIBITION

HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT AUDITORIUM, CHARRING CROSS, OOTY

4

13/05/2022 – 15/05/2022

SPICE SHOW

GUDALUR

5

14/05/2022 – 15/05/2022

ROSE SHOW

ROSE GARDEN, OOTY

6

19/05/2022

BOAT RACE

OOTY LAKE, OOTY

7

20/05/2022 – 24/05/2022

FLOWER SHOW

BOTANICAL GARDEN, OOTY

8

28/05/2022 – 29/05/2022

FRUITS SHOW

SIMS PARK, COONOOR

9

18/05/2022 – 24/05/2022

CULTURAL EVENTS

TRIBAL WELFARE CENTRE, OOTY

10

25/05/2022

CULTURAL FESTIVAL

BOTANICAL GARDEN, OOTY

11

18/05/2022 – 31/05/2022

CULTURAL EVENTS

BOAT HOUSE , OOTY

12

18/05/2022 – 31/05/2022

EXHIBITION (WOMEN SELF HELP GROUP PRODUCTS, INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME, AAVIN, INDCO SERVE, TANTEA)

TRIBAL KALAACHAARA MAIYAM, OOTY

 

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