Gear up for Nagaland's Hornbill Festival this December

Big news for those awaiting Nagaland's famous Hornbill Festival. The eagerly-awaited event is all set to kickstart in December this year, a respite from last year's COVID induced break. The festival will be held in Nagaland's Kisama Heritage Village from December 1 to December 10. It is hailed as one of the most exciting, entertaining carnivals of the country. This year's Hornbill Festival will be the coming together of 17 different tribes of Nagaland, and will be all the more happening with music, dance, sports, food, martial arts, folk art, walkathons, mountain biking, crossfit challenges, car rallies, wrestling and local handicrafts. The 10-day festival will be an exciting blend of all this and other related events. It will also include the Hornbill Music Festival, Nagaland Literature Festival, and the Nagaland Film Festival. This year will be 22nd edition of the Hornbill Festival. Hornbill Festival - COVID rules for travellers Carry proof of full-vaccination, you will be exempted from testing if asymptomatic and fully-vaccinated; otherwise, you will have to undertake a RT-PCR test at the point of entry. No testing for children below 12 years of age, if accompanied by a parent, guardian. Carry a COVID negative test report (RT-PCR/TRUENAAT/CBNAAT), undertaken not more than 72 hours before the journey, in case you are not fully vaccinated. This applies to those aged between 12 to 18 years. Apart from the COVID regulations, Indians need an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to enter Nagaland. Foreigners will need to register with the Foreigner's Registration Office (FRO) of the district they intend to travel to for the same.