Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Parade
The Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Parade was the Inaugural Event of the KK Festival 2001. It was conducted with a lot of fanfare and a huge crowd of spectators and participants attended the Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Parade. The parade included floats of various Karavan Committees and Sponsors which represented the cultural heritage of Pakistan and carried the participants of streetfests as well as musicians and singers. The route of the parade was around the Mazaar (excluding M.A.Jinnah Road). One side of the road along the route was dedicated to spectators and food stalls and at certain intervals stages had been constructed for performances by school and college students as well as ethnic dancers and musicians. The Parade consisted of a number of floats and school children dressed in colourful costumes. It had a mela-like atmosphere alongwith folk music groups and performances by students and street theatre groups in the manner of heritage streetfests that had been held prior to the September Festival.
The street poles were decorated with colourful banners and the Karavan Karachi Signature Roll which is 4oo meters long was spread out for people to sign it.
The programme was divided into two sections. The Parade started at 4:45 p.m. and went on till 5:30 p.m. when the Joint Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held by over 100 eminent people. The Governor of Sindh graced the occasion after which the KaravanKarachi Dua was held for the city of Karachi and Fateha at the Quaid’s Mazar was held. The parade continued throughout this period and the culminated with a firework display at the end.