Month

Event

Proposed Date

Venue

Organized by

January

1. Training / Workshop on Tourism with Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan

Mid January

Islamabad

FTIP / PTDC

February

1. Sibi Mela – in coordination with Balochistan Tourism

2. Participation in Dawn Lifestyle Exhibition

3. National Ski Championship at Naltar

4. Opening of Tourist Facilitation Centre

5. Cholistan Jeep Rally –
with TDCP

6. Khanpur Lake Spring Festival 2009

20 – 24 Feb

14-15 Feb

Mid Feb.

19^th Feb

26 Feb to 1^st March

28 Feb to 2^nd March

Sibi

Islamabad

Naltar (Gilgit)

Abbottabad

Cholistan (Derawar)

Khanpur Lake

Government of Balochistan / PTDC

Dawn / PTDC

PTDC / PAF

PTDC / I-LED

TDCP / PTDC

STC / PTDC

March

1. Sufi (Mystical) Festival (Urs Bahawuddin Zikria)

2. All Pakistan Rock Climbing Competition

3. Spring Blossom Festival in Northern Areas

4. Gandhara Week

5. Air Safari

1^st Week of March

5-6 March

Mid March

24^th to 31^st

Last Week

Multan

Islamabad

Gilgit / Hunza

Islamabad / Taxila / Peshawar
Islamabad

PTDC

MOT / Adventure Club

PTDC

M/o Tourism & PTDC
PTDC / Hawks Gliding Club

April

1. Besakhi Mela

2. Foreign Services Academy Visit – Seminar on Tourism

3. Photographic Exhibition on Kaghan Valley

4. Train Safari to Khewra Salt Mines

5. Awareness Seminars on Tourism to Educational institutions

2^nd Week

3^rd Week

3^rd Week

Last Week

Mid April

Hassanabdal

Islamabad

Karachi

Rawalpindi / Khewra

Islamabad / Rwp

PTDC

PTDC

PTDC / I-LED

PTDC / PRACS

PTDC

May

1. Kalash Festival in coordination with STC

2. White Water Rafting Competition

3. Conference on Tourism NOT Terrorism

4. Photographic Exhibition on Kaghan Valley

Mid May

Mid May

Last Week

1^st Week

Kalash Valley Chitral

Jaglot to Thakot

Islamabad

Karachi

STC / PTDC

PTDC / NA Tourism

PTDC

PTDC

June

1. Shogran Festival

Mid June

Kaghan Valley

STC / PTDC

July

1. Shandur Polo Festival

7^th to 9^th

Shandur, Chitral

STC / PTDC

August

1. Freedom Jeep Rally at Ormara

2. Photo Exhibition at Rawalpindi / Islamabad

13^th to 14^th Aug

14^th August

Ormara, Balochistan

PNCA / Flashman’s

Balochistan Tourism Department / PTDC

PTDC

September

1. Silk Route Festival at Hunza and Gilgit

2. World Tourism Day

15^th Sept

27^th Sept

Hunza and Gilgit

Islamabad / Lahore

PTDC / NAs Tourism

PTDC

October

1. Hot Air Ballooning Competition

2. Motorized Gliding Show

15^th to 18^th Oct

25^th to 27^th Oct

Islamabad

F-9, Islamabad

PTDC / AFP

PTDC / PAFF

November

1. Autumn Tourism Gala

2. Birthday Celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Jee

Mid November

3^rd, 4^th Nov.

Islamabad

Nankana Sahib

PTDC/ CDA

PTDC / TDCP

December

1. International Mountain Tourism Conference

2. Cultural Train Safari

11^th Dec.

Mid Dec

Islamabad

Rawalpindi / Golra

PTDC

PTDC / PRACS