The three days festival will have many Cultural events,Sports events, Film festival, Food festival, Kite festival and also Health Mela. Many Artists of National and International fame have confirmed their performances in Bidar Utsav 2009 and the details of the events can be seen by clicking the respective events.

On behalf of the District Council of Culture, Bidar, I welcome one and all for the three days Bidar Utsav 2009. Please Come and Enjoy, the festive atmosphere in the city of Whispering Monuments, Bidar.

Harsh Gupta IAS District Collector & Chairman District Council of Culture, Bidar

Bidar is the northern most District of Karnataka State. It is 140 Kms from Hyderbad Airport and well connected by National Highway No. 9. The District Council of Culture, Bidar is organising a three days Bidar District festival called Bidar Utsav 2009 at historic Bidar Fort Premises from 27th January 2009 to 29th January 2009.

Bidar has glorious chapters of past as capital of Chalukyas and later as kingdom of Bhamani's. Its achievemnets in statecraft are immense but stand surpassed by those in socio cultural and religious fields Viz., revolution by Jagadguru Basavanna, One of the five holy places of Sikhs in the form of Gurudwara Nanak Jhira, 15th Century Persian University of Mohammed Gawan and so on. The list is endless.