LALITPUR, JANUARY 31

Jhamsikhel Youth Club is organizing the "5th Jhamsikhel Street Festival" on Saturday, February 3, to continue the tradition of organizing festivals to maintain the vibrancy of Jhamsikhel's tourism sector.

According to the Chairperson of Jhamsikhel Youth Club, Sandan Thapa Magar, the festival is also a part of the government's ongoing efforts to promote internal tourism.

Spokesperson of the club, Kaushal Ghimire, said it would be the fifth time that the club was organizing the street festival.

"We have been organizing the street festival once every four years. We did it in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019, and now we are organizing it again," Ghimire said.

According to the organizers, the street festival will have many attractions including a Rock concert featuring Mukti and Revival, Anuprastha, Cobweb, and the new addition, Brothers N Band.

"The festival will also feature Lok Dohori singers including Komal Oli. There will also be stand up comedy performances by artists like Raja Rajendra, Purna Thapa, and Ravi Dangol," Ghimire added.

The streets of Jhamsikhel will have food, handicraft, and face painting stalls along with bingo and carnival games for the children, the organizers said.