Alma Fiesta
Alma Fiesta is the annual socio-cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology in Bhubaneswar. It is a three-day-long event usually held during the second week of January every year. The first edition of Alma Fiesta took place in 2010. It was inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha.
Introduction
Alma Fiesta, the socio-cultural festival of IIT Bhubaneswar is conducted solely by the efforts of the students of IIT Bhubaneswar. All the activities of the fest such as Marketing, Publicity, Events management, Design and Decoration, is managed by the students.Events
Star Nites
Alma Fiesta organizes three mega star nites, one on each of the three evenings of the fest.The three shows include :
- Leela
- Head Bang
- Lamhe
Competitive Events
At Alma Fiesta, competitions cover art, music, dance, and drama. Euphony, the band competition witnesses bands from all over the country.Literary Events
- Perspective - The social case study competition. Presented in association with the SNSMT. The winner is awarded SNSMT-IIT BBSR Social Change Maker Award. The award was won by Ipsit Bibhudarshi and Barsha Behera of IGIT Sarang for the year 2012.
- Litspree - Anagrams, charades, extempore, spelling bee and crosswords
- Gone in Sixty Seconds - The Alma Fiesta version of the single minute extempore
Fine Arts events
- Leaf It Up - The leaf collage competition
- Shadez - An event for pencil sketching
- Blind Strokes - A blind folded drawing competition
- Trash Can Novelties - An event to create art by recycling junk.
Other events
- Alma Fiesta Youth Quiz - A general quizzing event
- Run against the AIDS - A youth marathon to spread awareness against AIDS