Update: Basohli Utsav Begins Today With a Bike Rally From the Tawi Riverfront

The story so far

JammuBeat earlier reported that Basohli Utsav 2026 would bring live cartooning to the Ravi town from October 19 to 21; read it here: Basohli Utsav 2026 Brings Live Cartooning to the Ravi Town.

What's new

The three-day fourth edition opens today with a bike rally from the Tawi Riverfront in Jammu at 9 am to Basohli, on the banks of the Ravi in Kathua district, according to IBTimes India. Riders from Jammu and the wider region take the Jammu-Basohli route to promote the festival and the area's tourism potential. Dhananjay Bali, media coordinator of Vishwasthali Basohli, said the festival would begin with a grand bike rally from Jammu to Basohli.

• Organisers listed: the J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, the Jammu Divisional Administration, Vishwasthali Basohli and IGNCA's J&K local office.
• Programme highlights: Basohli paintings, a traditional Ramleela, Dogri traditions, local crafts and a planned cruise from Thein to Atal Setu.
• The aim: IGNCA's director Shruti Awasthi said the goal is to make Basohli a destination for visitors through the year, not only during the festival.

Still not announced

The image above is not from the festival: it is a Basohli-school miniature painting (Raja Hari Dev of Jammu State, c. 1700) from Wikimedia Commons (public domain), the art form the festival showcases. The report gives no entry price, full day-by-day schedule or exact venue within Basohli. The festival was launched in 2023.

Source: IBTimes India, Basohli Utsav 2026.