Dwarka Sector 10 metro station is seeing a lot of footfall. Delhi Tourism has organized a Kite Festival on this Makar Sankranti at a rather unusual location Dwarka. The festival is being held at DDA Park near Sector 10 metro station.

There are free shuttles to reach the venue for the Kite Festival from the metro station. The fair was inaugurated on Makar Sankranti, traditionally a day to fly kites. The events comprised competitions among kite flyers from many countries as well as cultural performances by local artists.

We loved the entrance. It was colorful, smart yet very Indian. The prints Kite Festival mascot Patanga were visible on every corner. The beautiful entrance also doubles up as a selfie zone. We were tempted too…

The other part of the International Kite Festival of India fairground has some exhibition stalls and a food zone. We saw some very pretty kites in the shape of birds, squid, SpongeBob, and parachutes. These kites involved some electronic mechanism. Alongside we could see our good old paper kites or patangs/guddi flying with equal panache. We loved the one with the Indian tricolor.

In addition to kites, they had entertaining programs going on at the venue. We saw a magic show and a music program by a local band. Punjabi singer Ravinder Grewal was to perform late in the evening.

Festivals of any sort aim to provide a break from the mundane. To this end, we laud the efforts of Delhi Tourism which has an impressive lineup of Festivals for the year.

The kite festival in Delhi was the first in this series. Kite flyer or not it is quite a hit with visitors. Fly high-Delhi Tourism, we say!