Less than an hour's drive from the city of Hyderabad is Shilparamam, a crafts village where, throughout the year, there are a series of cultural events. Shilparamam plays host to myrid traditions of arts and crafts of India. This is a home to thousands of visiting artisians, a temple to thousands of performing artistes and a breath of fresh air to lakhs of art and craft lovers.

A Cultural Center: It is spread over 50 acres of land. The vast expanse of land of this enchanting village is a gift of the Andhra Pradesh government to the South Zone Cultural Centre. In its complete form, Shilparamam will have Crafts Museum, Cultural Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Multi-purpose Auditorium, Common Facility Workshops, Research & Design Center, Dormitory accommodation for participating or visiting persons and artists and Rest Houses.

Annual Festivals : Since 1995, an annual festival of arts and crafts is conducted in the first two weeks of March every year when artisans are invited from all over the country. Cultural activities are also held during the ten days of Dussehra in October and during the Sankrant Sandadi festival of harvest in January. Here Indian festivals are celebrated in the most traditional way and unique festivals bring together talents from the world over. The festivals of Shilparamam include as The International Kite Festival, Navarathri, South India Festival, Sankranthi Sandadi, Ugadi, Annual Crafts Festival etc.

The Hyderabad Haat: The crafts fair is organised once a month bringing exclusive crafts from different States of the Country. And through the recently started GRIHA BHOJAN Centre, the most diverse of traditional native delicacies of various cultures are cooked and served by women in the most traditional way.

Other Attractions Within Shilparamam : At the heart of this picturesque crafts village, is an amphi theatre that has staged performances ranging from classical music concerts to flute rectals, Bharata Natyam to Bhangra and Perini to contemporary English plays. Further inside is the boating facility with both peddling and rowing boats. Shiparamam is a perfect place to take a day off from the busy city life.

An Educational Center : Shilparamam, there is an educational center which organised series of workshops, training camps and short term training classes. Training Programme successfully organised by Shilparamam as Painting Camps, ShortTerm Training programmes in Music.