Sibi Mela 2020 Visit in One Day

Sibi Mela is a cultural festival that has been regularly organized over the past centuries. Basically a livestock trade venue, the festival is considered as an extension of Mehrgarh Civilization (world’s second oldest agricultural settlement) where domestication of animals was a practice. Per tradition, a large number of livestock breeders gather every spring at Sibi town for sale/purchase, competition and display of various breeds of camels, cattle and goats. Sibi Mela has a great significance for the people of this region in Balochistan. Sibi’s Community is so much associated with the festival that they plan marriages; settle debts etc. around the date set for the Mela every year. Sibi remained the principal seat for convening the Shahi Jirga in olden times, mostly to settle tribal disputes. Still, the Local Bodies Convention is arranged at the conclusion of Sibi Mela. Of the twelve months in a year, it is said that, Sibians spend six months to prepare for the Mela and the remaining six months to remember it. Other activities include appreciating natural beauty of Sibi’s terrain and visiting cultural sites.