The 5 day 15th National Youth Festival started with a group of artists performing lively traditional state folk dance. Later, artists from different places of the country performed. Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister M.S. Gill, who inaugurated the Youth festival, described the assemblage as a mini
The Colourful 5- day National Youth Festival ended the evening, January 12 after National Anthem and Fire works. The closing ceremony of the festival started after the Suryakiran Show by the Indian Air Force & Culture Display by the Event Management. Sky divers of the Indian Air Force (IAF) parachuted into the middle of the Kalinga Stadium while a ceremonial band of the Indian Navy performed 'Beating the Retreat' - the 5 day National Youth Festival concluded in Bhubaneswar with a spectacular show. The enthralling aerobatic show by the IAF personnel was viewed by a crowd of over 50,000 people in the stadium. The audience was excited and elated when the sky divers drifted down from a height of thousands of feet to land in the middle of the stadium.
A vivid march past by the state contingents Hum Yuba followed by the welcome address by the Minister of State Sports and Youth Services Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo, address by Celebrity Guest Vijendra Singh, Bronze Medallist (Boxing) Beijing 2008 and then address by the Union Minister of State Youth Affairs and Sports Pratik Prakashbapu Patil. On this occasion, the Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik also released a souvenir and distributed the awards to the winners of the various competitions held during the past five days and said the festival demonstrated India's unity in diversity. After that, The Commissioner cum Secretary, Sports and Youth Services P.K. Mohapatra proposed the vote of thanks.
The Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik announced the close of 15th National Youth Festival 2010. Then, several song and dance items were presented Malkhamba presentation, Chhau Dance, Dance of Prince Dance Group on the theme ‘Sare Jahanse Achha’. More than 3500 artistes from different places of the country showed up at the event, hosted by Orissa for the first time and at last a ceremonial band of the Indian Navy performed 'Beating the Retreat'. And it was really a grand success.