Executive Director Lok Virsa, Shahera Shahid informed that the Cultural Mela aims to promote traditional skills, inculcate awareness among younger generation about the indigenous folk heritage of Pakistan and above all, to create a spirit of peace and unity, strengthen and re-enforce national harmony and integration through a cultural perspective.
It's main features include congregation of youth, youth artisans-at-work, live folk musical and dance performances by young folk artists, musicians and folk dancers, craft bazaar, traditional cuisine of all provinces.
The opening ceremony will be held at Lok Virsa Heritage Museum.Popular national songs, Kalam-e-Iqbal, mystic songs, live folk songs and dances will be presented in the ceremony by young artists and folk musicians attired in colourful traditional costumes.
Sindh Cultural Department will host a “Sindh cultural night” on April 28.
The Mela will conclude with a colourful “Youth Cultural Show”on April 29 wherein young folk artists, musicians and folk dancers will perform live in a concert and win recognition of their talent at national level.
Lok Virsa is in contact with local colleges and universities to ensure maximum participation of their students/youth in the Mela. It has also invited youth community from twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to join and express a message of peace, unity and harmony to the entire nation through a cultural perspective.
There will be no entry fee for public and its timings will be from 10 am to 8 pm daily.