Hikkaduwa Beach Fest to attract large crowds
by Shirajiv SIRIMANE
The much awaited fourth edition of the Hikkaduwa Beach Fest will be
held from July 30 - 31 in selected venues in the area.
The main organizers of the event, Hikkaduwa Hoteliers Association (HHA)
is also planning to re-introduce a cultural pageant (Perahera) on the
last day to make the event more colourful.
President, HHA and Managing Director, Coral Sands Hotel Hikkaduwa,
Siri Gunawardane said that this event is promoted to increase domestic
tourism and revenue for the area. This event is also organised to
attract youth in the country and also overseas.
"Last year the event saw all the hotels in the area being occupied
for three days while the restaurants and other indirect tourist industry
too benefited from the event," he said.
Gunawardane said that foreign DJs would be flown in and the main
event would be held at Amaya Reef, Hikkaduwa.
An open beach party will be held at the beach so that more people
could participate.
"A kite festival and a sand castle competition and many other events
have been organised", Gunawardane said.
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