Banipur Lok Utsab

Banipur Lok Utsab is a place under Habra Municipality at North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Banipur is famous for its Lok Utsav commonly known as Banipur Mela, starting on 1st Sunday of February, every year. It continues for next 8 days. It is the 2nd largest Lok Utsav in West Bengal. It acquired approximately 18 to 20 Bighas of land.

History

This Lok Utsav was started in the year of 1944. It was started with the inspiration of and is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. It has 4 different stages dedicated to 4 Indian Legends and the names of the Legends changes every year.

Showcase

This Lok Utsav showcases different cultures of India and their activities. Many local schools and some schools from other region of the state participate in different activities including Social, Cultural, programs and things like Science Exhibitions etc.

Basic view

This Lok Utsav has some programs for environmental awareness also. Along with these, it has many fun games and rides as in traditional Melas. Foods and Snacks are another attraction of this event. Smell of delicious foods will definitely blow you off. Doesn’t matters which kind of food you like, this Mela has foods for all. Whether it’s something light like Phuchka or Baked Papad or it’s Chinese or South Indian or may be Hot Jalebi and Malpua.