{"id":104265,"date":"2025-12-20T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104265"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:19:06","slug":"basant-2026-venues-finalized-in-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/basant-2026-venues-finalized-in-lahore.html","title":{"rendered":"Basant 2026 venues finalized in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Preparations are underway in Lahore for the Basant festival, which will be celebrated from February 6 to 8, with authorities finalizing venues, safety measures, and administrative arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to local reports, selected locations for the festivities include Greater Iqbal Park, Jallo Park, Jilani Park, Gulshan Iqbal Park, and Model Town Park. Officials have also indicated that some areas of the Walled City may be opened for Basant activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have announced a complete ban on metallic, wire, and chemical-coated kite strings to ensure public safety. To encourage compliance, a reward of Rs. 5,000 will be offered to individuals who report the use of banned kite strings. Kite flying will be permitted only with traditional or weak glass-coated manja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/safe-basant-bike-antennas-barcode-strings-more.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Safe Basant: Bike antennas, barcode strings &amp; more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special monitoring teams will remain active throughout the festival to prevent violations and ensure the safety of citizens, property, and public spaces. Officials emphasized that all necessary security and administrative arrangements are being put in place to make the celebrations safe and enjoyable for residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The administration urged the public to follow the regulations strictly and cooperate with authorities to ensure a safe and festive Basant 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Preparations are underway in Lahore for the Basant festival, which will be celebrated from February 6 to 8, with authorities finalizing venues, safety measures, and administrative arrangements. According to local reports, selected locations for the festivities include Greater Iqbal Park, Jallo Park, Jilani Park, Gulshan Iqbal Park, and Model Town Park. Officials have also indicated that some areas of the Walled City may be opened for Basant activities. Authorities have announced a complete ban on metallic, wire, and chemical-coated kite strings to ensure public safety. To encourage compliance, a reward of Rs. 5,000 will be offered to individuals who report the use of banned kite strings. Kite flying will be permitted only with traditional or weak glass-coated manja. Read: Safe Basant: Bike antennas, barcode strings &amp; more Special monitoring teams will remain active throughout the festival to prevent violations and ensure the safety of citizens, property, and public spaces. Officials emphasized that all necessary security and administrative arrangements are being put in place to make the celebrations safe and enjoyable for residents and visitors alike. The administration urged the public to follow the regulations strictly and cooperate with authorities to ensure a safe and festive Basant 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":103589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[69986,69990,69987,69995,69991,69805,69989,69994,69985,1397,69202,69993,69992,69988,211],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104265","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-basant-2026","9":"tag-basant-festival-lahore","10":"tag-basant-venues","11":"tag-cultural-festivals-pakistan","12":"tag-kite-flying-lahore","13":"tag-kite-string-ban","14":"tag-lahore-basant","15":"tag-lahore-district-administration","16":"tag-lahore-events-2026","17":"tag-lahore-news","18":"tag-local-governance","19":"tag-public-safety-measures","20":"tag-punjab-administration","21":"tag-seasonal-festivals","22":"tag-walled-city-lahore","23":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Basant 2026 venues finalized in Lahore - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Special monitoring teams will remain active throughout the festival to prevent violations and ensure the safety of citizens, property...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/basant-2026-venues-finalized-in-lahore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Basant 2026 venues finalized in Lahore - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Special monitoring teams will remain active throughout the festival to prevent violations and ensure the safety of citizens, property...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/basant-2026-venues-finalized-in-lahore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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