For centuries, the Silk Route remained the main trading route between the south Asia and the central Asia. The Silk Routes Festival has provided a great opportunity to travelers to explore the natural beauty, unique cultural and ancient traditions of the Northern Areas and together with other Silk Route countries like China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, to Turkmenistan participate in this event reflecting the work of their artisans, craftsmen and folk musicians.

This unique festival has recently been introduced and takes place along the Karakoram Highway in the high valleys of Karakoram Mountains at different locations for a week.