The 15th Silk & Spices festival will be held in Bukhara on 26-28 May, 2016, - reports the Uzbektourism National company. Annual holiday of the colorful oriental culture will again gather artisans, artists and folklore ensembles, souvenir vendors, designers, and cooks in one of the biggest touristic destinations of the Great Silk Road.
The festival program includes performances of folklore bands from different regions of the country, national games and fun, master-classes, degustation of Uzbek plov at the event “Palovsayli”, fashion show from young designers of Uzbekistan. Beautiful festive procession will create atmosphere of oriental fairy-tale that will take the guests of Bukhara to thousand years back, when caravans loaded with silk and spices went from China to Europe through the mountain passes and abandoned deserts, and would stop in blooming valleys.
Organizers of the event are Hakimiyat (Major’s office) of the Bukhara region, Bukhara regional branch of Uzbektourism National Company and Khunarmand Artisans’ Association.
