Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Araku Chali Festival Inaugurated by CM
The Araku Chali Festival is a four-day event in the beautiful Araku Valley.
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh will start the festival on January 29.
There will be many exciting activities like paragliding, trekking, and even scuba diving for the first time.
People from different tribal communities all over India will come to show their traditional dances and sell their handicrafts.
You can also try delicious tribal food and see a flower show.
In the evenings, there will be live music performances, and the festival will end with a drone show on February 1.
The ‘Araku Chali’ festival will be inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on January 29 at the Degree College grounds in Araku.
The festival will feature adventure activities like paragliding, paramotoring, helicopter rides, hot air balloon experiences, and scuba diving for the first time.
Trekking expeditions and a 5K Araku Marathon are also planned as part of the festival.
Tribal communities from across India, including the Northeast, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Telangana, will participate in the festival.
The festival will showcase traditional dances, tribal handicrafts, authentic tribal cuisine, a flower show, and live performances by renowned artists.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, tribal communities from across India, participants from various states
- What
- Inauguration of the four-day ‘Araku Chali’ festival
- When
- January 29 to February 1, 2024
- Where
- Araku Valley, Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To promote tourism, showcase tribal culture, and offer adventure activities
- Event
- Araku Chali Festival
- Duration
- January 29 to February 1
- Location
- Araku Valley, Alluri Sitarama Raju district
- Inauguration
- January 29 at noon by CM N. Chandrababu Naidu
- Adventure Activities
- Paragliding, paramotoring, helicopter rides, hot air balloon, scuba diving, trekking, 5K marathon
- Participants
- Tribal communities from across India, including Northeast, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana
- Highlights
- Traditional dances, tribal handicrafts, tribal cuisine, flower show, live performances, drone show
