Lok Virsa Mela

Lok Virsa Mela is a week-long festival celebrated at Lok Virsa, Islamabad usually in the IST week of October. This festival presents a unique opportunity for people to have a first hand experience in watching provincial artisans at work, making khussa, weaving or block printing. Over the years, this festival has got due international fame and more than 20 different countries send their artisans and performers to participate in the festival. Each province of Pakistan gets a separate area to display their provincial items. Pavilions are decorated according to each province’s landmarks.