Ziro Festival of Music in Northeast India

Most visitors to ZFM stayed in tents on the designated campsite.

Music lovers relax and listen to a performance by a band from the Northeast India on the open fields.

Bamboo was used extensively at the ZFM- as stage props and to make installations.

Festival goers found many interesting places to relax during ZFM.

Festival attendees witnessed and joined the Daminda dance by the apatani women that created a spectacle of colours across the ZFM venue.

Cultural exchange was widely prevalent in the music festival and musician Dawda Jaborteh added to it with his performance of Kora.

ZFM provided a platform for indigenous small scale entrepreneurs to interact with tourists from across the world.

The stalls at the ZFM came with an array of exclusive collectibles.

International act Gramlines performed at the festival, mesmerising crowds.

Happy first-time festival attendees promise to keep coming back every year at ZFM.

Ziro Festival of Music (ZFM) , an annual music festival held in the Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, held in September, saw delightful participation from music lovers and travellers from all over. The lush golden, green and brown feilds of the Ziro Valley served as a wonderful backdrop for enthralling musical performances by local and international musicians, and many called this festival the Woodstock of the East. Campers and backpackers were also in for a treat with campsites located at the venue of the festival along with other spaces. Stalls and shops inside the venue had much to offer to visitors. The ZFM was a was a vibrant, lively experience for all, out in the pristine lush surroundings of the Ziro valley, and music lovers look forward to more such events.