Events / September
Gilgit-Baltistan
Silk Road Festival
Gilgit's autumn celebration of trade routes, music, and mountain culture, a harvest-season counterpoint to summer polo.
The Silk Road Festival in Gilgit brings traders' crafts, folk musicians, and food from across GB together before winter closes the high passes. It is a useful cultural anchor for September itineraries.
- Folk music
- Craft bazaar
- Autumn travel
- GB culture
- When to plan
- September; pair with autumn colour in Hunza and Nagar.
- Getting there
- Fly to Gilgit or drive the KKH, festival grounds are in and around Gilgit city with day trips to Hunza.
- Region
- Gilgit-Baltistan guide →
Autumn timing
September offers clear skies and golden poplars, among the best photography weeks of the year before cold nights set in.
Northern loop
Combine the festival with Hunza, Attabad, and a Khunjerab attempt if the pass remains open.
More in Gilgit-Baltistan
Region guide →
March - April
Spring Blossom Festival
Apricot and cherry blossoms wake the orchards of Hunza and Skardu, the first sign of mountain spring.
Summer
Water Sports Festival
Boating and competitive events on Sadpara Lake, the warmest weeks at altitude.
Winter
Snow Cross Jeep Rally
High-altitude winter motorsport, jeeps on a snow-cross course beneath Saran Pir Chanasi.
