08/11/2025
Orchid Music Festival 2025 | Press Release
Gangtok hoteliers join as key stakeholders, Offer special discounts for festival attendees
Gangtok, November 8: Local hotels and hoteliers have come forward as key stakeholders of the Orchid Music Festival 2025, confirming their partnership in promoting the concert tourism vision of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang-Golay and the Government of Sikkim.
Representatives from 19 leading hotels in Gangtok attended a meeting with the festival organisers on Saturday, where they were briefed on how the Orchid Music Festival - Sikkim’s first international music festival - aims to attract thousands of music lovers from across India and abroad. The historic event, supported by the Government of Sikkim, will take place on December 13, 2025, at Paljor Stadium, Gangtok.
The festival will feature global headliners including UK-based band Blue and K-pop sensation Everglow, along with regional stars Nitesh Jung Kunwar from Nepal, Sonam Wangchen from Bhutan, and Sikkim’s own Sofiyum.
Given the massive popularity of these international acts, a large inflow of visitors from outside Gangtok is expected to attend the Orchid Music Festival 2025 on December 13. To enhance the visitor experience, Gangtok’s hoteliers attending the meeting today have agreed in principle to offer exclusive room discounts for festival attendees between December 11 and 15. Visitors can avail these offers by presenting their festival ticket during check-in or online booking.
The initiative not only provides affordable accommodation for festival-goers but also helps to extend their stay, allowing them to explore Gangtok and nearby attractions. This collaboration is expected to bring substantial business to hotels and tourism stakeholders during the typically lean December period, while strengthening Sikkim’s initiative as a concert tourism destination.
Hoteliers at the meeting welcomed the festival and expressed confidence that the event would boost the local tourism and hospitality industry. They also committed to promoting the festival through in-house displays, hoardings, and digital campaigns.
The international musical event, with this level of visitor inflow, effectively extends Sikkim’s festival season of December, coming just ahead of Christmas and New Year. It provides a substantial boost to tourism during the typically lean winter months, benefiting the wider hospitality and tourism ecosystem of Sikkim, expressed the hoteliers.
Today marked the first phase of meetings with Gangtok’s hoteliers. In the next phases, similar discussions will be held with other hoteliers, homestays, and lodges of Gangtok. There is significant interest among almost all hotels in Gangtok to partner with the festival by offering special discounts, given the expected inflow of visitors for the event.
The final discount structure and list of partnering hotels will be announced in the next few days through the festival’s official website, media partners, and ticketing platforms.
The organisers expressed their deep gratitude to the Gangtok hotel community for their cooperation and support to the Sikkim’s first international musical festival. Concert tourism concept is a collaborative effort and we welcome every tourism stakeholder to come on board in this shared vision of establishing Sikkim as a premier concert tourism destination, said the organisers.
