Hornbill Festival

CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA OF ALL NAGA TRIBES

HORNBILL FESTIVAL

The showcase of Naga culture and traditions

The Hornbill Festival, a yearly festival is a modern day cultural extravaganza of all Naga tribes. The Festival showcases Naga culture and tradition in the spirit of unity in diversity. This Festival is held at the heritage village of Kisama, about 12 km from Kohima. During the festival, a visitor gets the opportunity to catch a ringside view of all the Naga tribes, their culture, and distinctiveness at one place. The Heritage complex consists of a cluster of seventeen indigenously designed houses (also called Morung meaning Youth Dormitory), each representative of different tribes.