Festivals and Fairs of Patiala
In fact, the Patiala Heritage Festival has already crossed its infancy and is well into its fourth year. Among all the Heritage Festivals organized across Punjab, the Patiala Heritage Festival can easily be rated as the most spectacular and the most efficiently arranged cultural event. Undoubtedly, this Festival is headed for greater display of art and culture and towards more dizzying heights in the days to come. Festival is literally an art and cultural extravaganza. The highlights of the Festival have to be seen, heard and savored in order to be believed. These include the Crafts Mela (the Crafts Fair) held at the Sheesh Mahal Art Gallery premises. Another remarkable aspect of this ten-day treat is the whole dazzling array of Indian Classical music (both Vocal and Instrumental) and dance concerts organized and held in the courtyard of the majestic Darbar Hall in the Qila Mubarak Complex.
Basant
Being the famous seasonal fair heralds the advent of spring. Yellow mustard flowers all around create an aura of romantic vive infecting the spirit of the Punjabis. Deeply merged in heart and soul with the Nature, every Punjabi expresses his gratitude with dance and songs. Basant is celebrated towards the close of winter in the month of January-February. The weather circle seems to be changing otherwise Basant used to bring a message of softness in the weather in place of the hard cold season. Basant is the time when mustard fields are yellow with it the spring is ushered in. Punjabis welcome the change and celebrate the day by wearing yellow clothes, holding feasts and by organising kite flying.
