noida the noida stadium in sector 21a is gearing up to host the shilpotsav2016 that has been receiving a tremendous response from the past six consecutive years the up tourism is holding the festival in association with noida authority and ministry of tourism from october 18 to 27 the shilpotsav will be inaugurated by upminister for tourism om prakash at 1830 hours next fridayaccording to officials this year the theme model and design of the shilpotsav is based on tourism culture and handicrafts entrance gates will be designed on red fort and village themes the 10day art crafts and trade fair will host 300 national craftsmen and artisans from across the country artisans from asian middleeastern and saarc countries have also been invited to showcase their talent said up tourism deputy director amit srivastavathe craftsmen will showcase their exquisite and unique products in various segments at the stadium grounds apart from the crafts mega cultural events are also listed for the days of the utsav live performances of famed artists is on the cards on different dates and every evening from 700 pm onwards said srivastava popular singers artists like bollywood playback singer will perform on oct 27 during the mega star night while rajan srivastava and johnny levers brother jimmy moses will hold a laughter show on october 21 other performers include husain brothers on october 26 qawali night and bollywood singer shabab sabri on october 22 sufi night kathak dancer and folk singer malini awasthi will perform on october 24 classical night delhi indie project on october 19 rock bandoctober 25 will be celebrated as uttarakhand day on the day we will host a food festival of the state besides showcasing their culture srivastava said artisans from thailand and srilanka will also participate for food lovers around 20 food stalls will be available including dominoes punjabi lucknavi south indian kashmiri and rajsthani food and more will be available he added for more details and information people can log on to wwwshilpotsavcomkeeping in view the security of visitors shopkeepers and artisans there will be 80 cctv cameras at different strategic points along with more than 200 security personnel including up policemen and private security guards keeping a vigil cops will be perched on watch towers to keep an eye on every activity weekly markets in the vicinity of the shilpotsav will not be allowed to operate during the shilpotsav the shilpotsav tickets have been priced at rs 20 and entry will be from gates 1 4 and 6 extensive parking arrangements for vehicles will also be made shuttle service from sector 16 and city center metro stations will also be available for visitors to the fair