Kerala shopping festival

Kerala, God’s own country is a shopper’s paradise. You can expect to buy unique items here and carry home a nice memento or gift it to some one special. Shopping in Kerala is incomplete without buying some handicraft items. You can buy coir products, things made of coconut shell, wooden and brass things. You can buy Kathakali faces as gift items which are the trademark of Kerala.

Who organizes Kerala shopping festival?

The Kerala shopping festival is organized by the government of Kerala. The Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, the Industries Department, Finance Department of Kerala, The local self government Department and the State government of Kerala play an important role in organizing the shopping festival.

Time period of Kerala shopping festival:

The Kerala shopping festival commences in December (1st) every year. The festival is celebrated for about fifteen days and ends in Jan (15th). Some times, as in the year 2008, it is also a 45 day celebration. The climate is very nice and pleasant at this time of the year in Kerala. This is the basic reason why the festival is held at this time of the year in Kerala. The place is buzz with tourists from all over the world and the shopping festival also attracts many.

Advantages of Kerala shopping festival:

The Shopping festival in Kerala is very popular among the locals and tourists alike. Many foreign tourists also throng the place to get the feel of the place and buy the authentic keralite stuff. The shopping festival aims at launching Shopping Tourism in the state. This is to make the state famous as international shopping destination. You can also find many participants from various parts of the world in this shopping festival. You can purchase things like exquisite handicraft items like Aranmula metal mirror, coir products and an array of different products from the God’s own country. You can purchase garments like, the skillfully woven elegant Kerala saris and Mundus. This is also the perfect time to buy subtle gold and diamond jewelry of Kerala make.

Events and activities at the Kerala shopping festival:

You can win a number of prizes at the kerala shopping festival. The prizes range from gold jewelry and coins to different appliances. There are a number of scratch and win gifts, spot gifts and draws. There are daily draws, weekly draws and a mega bumper prize. All this shopping can be done in the festive atmosphere in Kerala. There are a number of cultural events held during the festival. You can enjoy the keralite dances and music while you shop and drop at the shopping festival.

Kerala shopping a delight for shoppers as many enjoy the festival and literally wait all the year so that they can shop in this festive atmosphere. The shoppers of Kerala shopping festival avail great discounts and prizes while they shop for their necessities or luxury. Localities and foreigners throng the venue and enjoy the shopping experience.



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