Aghanashini River Festival

Aghnashini River Festival, is the first river festival of the Uttara Kannada district. The 2 day river festival is organized by Eco-Watch and aims at promoting Uttara Kannada's it's rich forests, folk and cultural heritage.

From getting to know about a river older than the Ganges to discovering the 140 million years old evergreen forests - "Kaarikaan" and its virgin beaches ,introducing the tourists to the lip smacking sea food dishes made from the local spices in the traditional way over spectacular performances by the Yakshagana troupes,the folk dance of the Siddhi and Vakkaliga tribes are going to leave you spell bound.