In which country is the annual Pomegranate Festival held?

Pomegranate Festival is an annual cultural festival that is held in Goychay, Azerbaijan. The festival features Azerbaijani fruit-cuisine mainly the pomegranates from Goychay. At the festival, a parade is held with traditional Azerbaijani dances and Azerbaijani music.

There are also several competitions such as the biggest pomegranate or pomegranate eating competition. The festival usually takes place in October and attracts about 5000 to 7000 visitors.

Goychay Pomegranate Festival was held for the first time on 3 November 2006 jointly by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Executive Authority of the Goychay Region. Indeed, starting from 2006, the festival has been held annually in every autumn (mainly in October) displaying original dishes from different varieties of pomegranate. In fact, the spectators and participants of the festival expand each year. In 2013, Representatives from approximately 20 foreign countries participated in the event along with the state and government officials.