Sri Vijaya Puram, May 19: The Department of Tourism, A&N Administration has invited participants to join the Island Coconut Festival 2025 on 24th and 25th May, 2025 at the ITF Pavilion, Sri Vijaya Puram. The festival, with the theme ‘Celebrating Coconut – Culture, Cuisine & Crafts of the Islands’, aims to celebrate the diverse uses of coconut in food, crafts, wellness, and cultural expressions. This grand event will feature a series of competitions and a special Creative Kids Zone, offering a unique opportunity for locals and tourists to engage with the island’s coconut culture
The objectives of the ‘Island Coconut Festival -2025’ are to promote coconut-based tourism and livelihoods, highlight traditional and modern uses of coconut in food, crafts, and wellness & create an immersive experience for tourists through activities, exhibitions, and tasting zone. The Department has planned to make the event more colourful and attractive, therefore following arrangements has been made for visitors/kids/tourist/islanders etc.
Competitions & Events:
Coconut Rangoli Competition & Coconut De-husking Competition in coordination with the Agriculture Department- Contact: Dr. Rekha (Asst. Director, Agriculture dept., South Andaman) – 9434273939. Shri Navashakti (Asst. Director, Extension, Agriculture dept.) – 9474213525
Cookery Competition (Both days) in coordination with Rural Development & Panchayat Department
Contact: Smti Gurjeet Kaur, BDO- 9434277298 & Smt. Reshma, Coordinator- 7063970389.
Management of Creative Kid’s Zone in coordination with the Education Department.
The winners of the competitions will be rewarded suitably by the Tourism Department. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase talent and gain recognition in front of a vibrant audience also to acquire knowledge about the hidden secrets of ‘Coconut’. Interested participants have been requested to submit their entries to the above Officers. For any clarification, contact Smt. Rabia Mustafa, Manager (Operational)-9933255364, Dte. of IP&T & Shri Chander Rao, HK Asst. Manager – 943428232.