Pomegranate Festival is an annual cultural festival that is held in Goychay

Goychay (city)

Goychay is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan...

, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. The festival features Azerbaijani fruit-cuisine mainly the pomegranate

Pomegranate

The pomegranate , Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall.Native to the area of modern day Iran, the pomegranate has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times. From there it spread to Asian areas such as the Caucasus as...

s from Goychay. At the festival, a parade is held with traditional Azerbaijani dances and Azerbaijani music.

There are also several competitions such as; biggest pomegranate or eating contest

Yearly some 5,000-7,000 people come to the festival and enjoyed the sights. Pomegranate Festival usually takes place in October.