Inauguration of Dasara-2017
Venue: Sri Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hill
8.45 am: Noted poet Padma Shri awardee, Nadoja Prof. K.S.   Nissar Ahmed will inaugurate the festivities in the presence of CM Siddharamaiah and other dignitaries.
10.30 am: Inauguration of Police Helpdesk Kiosk by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah.

Dasara Sports
Venue: Sri Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hill
11 am: Sports Torch inauguration by Chess Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar in the presence of Sports Minister Pramod Madhwaraj.
Venue: Chamundi Vihar Stadium
4 pm: Dasara Sports Meet inauguration by International Cricketers Veda Krishnamurthy and Rajeshwari Gayakwad.

Art Expo and camps
Venue: Maneyangala, Kalamandira
11 am: Inauguration by Karnataka Shilpakala Academy Chairman and sculptor R. Kalachar.

Expo by Women Entrepreneurs & SHG
Venue: J.K. Grounds
11 am: Inauguration by Large & Medium Scale Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande

Film Fest
Venue: Kalamandira
11.30 am: Inauguration by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah.

Women’s Dasara
Venue: Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple premises
7.30 am to 9.30 am: Rangoli Competitions.
Venue: J.K. Grounds
11.30am: Inauguration of Mahila Dasara by Minister for Women and Child Development, Kannada and Culture Umashree.

Food Mela
Venue: Scouts and Guides Ground
1 pm: Inauguration by Minister for Food & Civil Supplies U.T. Khader.

Dasara Wrestling Contest
Venue: Devaraja Urs Multipurpose Stadium
3.30 pm: Inauguration by CM Siddharamaiah.

FLOWER SHOW
Venue: Kuppanna Park (Nishad Bagh)
4 pm: Inauguration by Horticulture Minister S.S. Mallikarjun.
Venue: Kukkarahalli Lake
5 pm: Inauguration by Mysore University Acting VC Prof. Dayananda Mane.

Book EXPO-CUM-SALE
Venue: CADA office premises
4 pm: Inauguration by Kannada & Culture Minister Umashree.

DASARA EXHIBITION
Venue: Dasara Exhibition Grounds
5 pm: Inauguration by Minister for IT/BT and Tourism Priyank Kharge.

DASARA Illumination
Venue: Green Pandal, Sayyaji Rao Road
6.30 pm: Inauguration by Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

Yoga Dasara
Venue: Oval Grounds, near DC’s office
7 pm: Dasara Yoga Jyoti March – Inauguration by Minister for Health and  Family Welfare K.R. Ramesh Kumar.

Cultural Programmes
Venue: Mysore Palace
6 pm: Inauguration of Cultural Programmes and ‘Sangeeta Vidwan’ Award presentation by CM Siddharamaiah to Vidu. A. Rajamma Keshavamurthy of Chikmagalur.
8 pm: Dance-Drama ‘Dasara Vikasa Vaibhava’ by Prabhath Kalavidaru, Bengaluru.
8.45 pm: Dance-Drama ‘Mahishamardhini’ by actor-dancer Vidu. Sudha Chandran.