Shandur Polo Festival is arranged in July every year and a traditional
Polo Match is played between the teams of
Gilgit and
Chitral at the
highest Polo Ground of the World in
Shandur.
Shandur is located at a height of 3,700 m (12,650 ft) above mean sea level at the border of Gilgit and Chitral Districts.
Shandur Polo Event is a traditional event dating back to old colonial times. In 1930s, then
British Political Agent in the area
Major Evelyn Cobb was extremely fond of playing
Polo and he initiated playing
Polo in the moonlight of
Shandur. The first
Polo Tournament at Shandur took place in 1936.
Since then,
Shandur Polo Festival is held almost every year and guests are invited from all over the globe to witness the event.
To celebrate the event, a camping village is set up at
Shandur and various activities like folk music and dancing are held.
Shandur Polo Festival is held in the
2nd week of July every year and offers activities like trout fishing, trekking, mountaineering, horse riding and folk music performances.
In 2006,
Pakistan Post issued a Rs 5 Commemorative Stamp to celebrate the event.
You can see some beautiful Pictures of
Shandur Polo Festival here.
