Hornbill National Rock Contest
The Government, and most specifically with the initiative of the Chief Minister, Shri. Neiphiu Rio, started the Hornbill National Rock Contest which is an integral event of the Hornbill Festival. The Hornbill National Rock Contest, as the name suggests, is a National-level contest and boasts of being the longest music festival in the country, it being a seven-day-long festival. Attractive cash prizes and music educated/music loving crowd makes the Hornbill National Rock Contest/Festival a unique experience for performers. The winning prize of 5,00,000 (5 lakh of rupees) is considered to be one of the highest in the country.
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