Zanjan to Host 1st Summer Festival
First Summer Festival will be held in Zanjan province from August 23-28 as part of efforts to introduce the province’s cultures and traditions.
Announcing this, secretary of the festival Hamid Azarshab told Iran Daily’s Farzaneh Shokri that all 35 provinces will take part in the event by presenting their cultural and tourism achievements in the fields of music, traditional sports, cultural traditions in different areas as well as the comic and satiric programs performed in the cities.
Identifying provincial capacities to attract investments is one of the main objectives of the festival, he noted, adding that taking advantage of relevant achievements of researchers, which will help the strategic development of the provinces, is also on the agenda.
Commenting on the programs of the festival, Azarshab further said that commercial exhibits as well as the ones featuring Zanjan province’s achievements in various fields such as handicrafts will be held during the event.
Organizing genuine Azari music concert, pop music concert as well as comic and theater programs are among the other programs, he said.
Zanjan Summer Festival will also include alpine cycling contests, rallies and kite festival exclusively for children, he said.
The objective of the festival is to promote tourism in the province, he said, noting that it will give the experts a chance to discuss the latest cultural and research findings.
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