Thamel Street Festival
Thamel, the tourist hub of Kathmandu, will witness first-of-its-kind cultural street festival from September 27, officials said.
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Thamel Tourism Development Council have decided to organise the festival to mark the 39th World Tourism Day.
Organising a press conference here today, Council’s President Samir Gurung informed that the festival aims to promote Thamel, the centre of tourism industry in the country for more than four decades, as well as Nepal’s tourism.
President Gurung said, “The festival is expected to support the government’s Visit Nepal 2020 campaign which aims to attract more than 2 million tourists.”