FESTIVALS

The Uchal Festival is the Kalash people’s tribute to the summer harvest season.
 It reflects gratitude, celebration, and the continuation of the Kalash identity —...

The Chawmos Festival (also called Chaumos) is the largest and most sacred celebration of the Kalash people — a nine-day winter solstice ritual that marks...

The Chilam Joshi Festival marks the arrival of spring in the Kalash Valleys of Chitral — one of the most unique cultural regions in the...

The Shandur Polo Festival is Pakistan’s most iconic summer event — a three-day cultural and sporting celebration held on the world’s highest polo ground at...