In India, a cultural festival, cultfest, culfest or college fest is an annual cultural event at a college or university organised by the student community, involving participants from other colleges as well.
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In India, a cultural festival, cultfest, culfest or college fest is an annual cultural event at a college or university organised by the student community, involving participants from other colleges as well.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
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02 · Where & name
India
Placed on record in India.
03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
General formatMost college culfests last between two and five days.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Culfest in plain words?
In India, a cultural festival, cultfest, culfest or college fest is an annual cultural event at a college or university organised by the student community, involving participants from other colleges as well.
Where is Culfest practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Culfest in India.
What is the current condition of Culfest today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
How do I cite or share this Culfest entry?
Cite as: "Culfest." folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/culfest, text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
In India, a cultural festival, cultfest, culfest or college fest is an annual cultural event at a college or university organised by the student community, involving participants from other colleges as well. Professional performing artists are also typically invited, and a number of competitions are held for students. Fests are usually funded through sponsors, although some colleges have begun exploring the idea of crowdfunding. 1
General format
Most college culfests last between two and five days. The events in a culfest can be broadly classified into four sections: 1
Literary events
Literary events usually include quizzes, word games, creative writing and some form of public speaking or debate. 1
Cultural events
These include such competitions as music, dance, fine arts and drama. 1
Professional events
One or more professionally staged entertainment programs may be scheduled. 1
Gaming events
Video games and board games may be played. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cultural festival (India)”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Culfest is cultural event organized by colleges in India, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2