1 photo from past seasons
The experience
Kalash Uchal Autumn Harvest Festival
The Kalash valleys celebrate the harvest with two days of dance, song and shared feasts under the autumn sun.
Culture & character
Day by day
Autumn harvest thanksgiving, grape pressing and evening circle dances in the three Kalash valleys.
The programme
- D1Islamabad to Chitral
Road or flight, evening in town.
- D2Enter Bumburet
Harvest processions and first dances.
- D3Rumbur & Uchal Day
Grape pressing, feasts and the main dance ground.
- D4Departure
Return to Chitral and onward.
Event facts
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Festival dates20 to 23 August 2027
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Duration4 days
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RegionsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Best seasonAugust
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